Day dial for New Delhi, Tuesday 18 February 1997A 24-hour dial with noon at the top. Sunrise 06:57, sunset 18:14. Yamaganda 09:46 to 11:11. Abhijit 12:13 to 12:58. Gulika Kalam 12:35 to 14:00. Rahu Kalam 15:24 to 16:49.00061218Moonset 04:37Moonrise 14:54

Panchanga · New Delhi · Tuesday 18 February 1997

Tuesday is Jaya Ekadashi (Vaishnava), a day for fasting.

Dwadashi all day. Break the fast on Wednesday between 06:57 and 08:19.

Times forNew Delhi · 18 February

Rahu Kalam runs 15:24 to 16:49. Avoid new starts then.

The day runs from sunrise at 06:57 to the next sunrise.

  1. SunriseThe panchanga day begins.06:57
  2. YamagandaHold travel and new ventures.09:46 to 11:11
  3. AbhijitThe midday window for beginnings.12:13 to 12:58
  4. Gulika KalamWhat starts now tends to repeat.12:35 to 14:00
  5. MoonriseThe dot on the bezel where the Moon rises.14:54
  6. Rahu KalamAvoid new starts.15:24 to 16:49
  7. SunsetNight hours follow.18:14
  8. MoonsetThe dot on the bezel where the Moon sets.04:37 Wed

Subdial: the Moon, waxing, Shukla Dwadashi.

The five limbs

What the day is made of.

  • VaraMangalavaraTuesday, the day of Mars (Ma)From sunrise at 06:57 to the next sunrise
  • TithiDwadashiThe twelfth lunar day of the waxing MoonDwadashi until 08:19 Wed
  • NakshatraArdra, then PunarvasuThe lunar mansion the Moon is passing throughUntil 10:59, then Punarvasu until 13:38 Wed
  • YogaPriti, then AyushmanOne of 27 Sun and Moon combinationsUntil 12:35, then Ayushman until 13:12 Wed
  • KaranaBava, then BalavaHalf of a lunar dayBava until 19:13 · Balava until 08:19 Wed

Sun and Moon

When the lights rise and set.

  • Sunrise06:57The Sun's upper edge meets the horizonThe panchanga day begins
  • Sunset18:14Day hours end, night hours begin11 h 16 min of daylight
  • Moonset04:37Upper edge of the Moon on the horizon, seen from the cityWednesday
  • Moonrise14:54Upper edge of the Moon on the horizon, seen from the city

The calendar

Where the day sits in the year.

  • PakshaShuklaThe waxing fortnight, new moon to full moon
  • MasaMaghaLunar month, counted to the full moonMagha when counted to the new moon
  • RituShishiraLate winter, one of the six seasons
  • SamvatsaraDhataThe name of the year in the 60-year cycle

Observances

The fasts ahead.

  • Jaya Ekadashi (Vaishnava)Tuesday 18 FebruaryFollowers of the Vaishnava tradition (ISKCON and others) keep this Ekadashi one day later.Break the fast on Wednesday between 06:57 and 08:19.

Next Ekadashi

  • Vijaya EkadashiWednesday 5 MarchBreak the fast on Thursday between 06:42 and 09:01.
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These timings follow tradition. They are not predictions.