Day dial for New Delhi, Thursday 12 February 1998A 24-hour dial with noon at the top. Sunrise 07:02, sunset 18:09. Yamaganda 07:02 to 08:26. Gulika Kalam 09:49 to 11:12. Abhijit 12:13 to 12:58. Rahu Kalam 13:59 to 15:22.00061218Moonset 07:25Moonrise 19:04

Panchanga · New Delhi · Thursday 12 February 1998

Thursday in New Delhi.

Pratipada until 17:42, then Dwitiya.

Observed today Kumbha sankranti

Times forNew Delhi · 12 February

Rahu Kalam runs 13:59 to 15:22. Avoid new starts then.

The day runs from sunrise at 07:02 to the next sunrise.

  1. SunriseThe panchanga day begins.07:02
  2. YamagandaHold travel and new ventures.07:02 to 08:26
  3. MoonsetThe dot on the bezel where the Moon sets.07:25
  4. Gulika KalamWhat starts now tends to repeat.09:49 to 11:12
  5. AbhijitThe midday window for beginnings.12:13 to 12:58
  6. Rahu KalamAvoid new starts.13:59 to 15:22
  7. SunsetNight hours follow.18:09
  8. MoonriseThe dot on the bezel where the Moon rises.19:04

Subdial: the Moon, waning, Krishna Pratipada.

The five limbs

What the day is made of.

  • VaraGuruvaraThursday, the day of Jupiter (Ju)From sunrise at 07:02 to the next sunrise
  • TithiPratipada, then DwitiyaThe first and second lunar days of the waning MoonPratipada until 17:42 · Dwitiya until 19:55 Fri
  • NakshatraMagha, then Purva PhalguniThe lunar mansion the Moon is passing throughUntil 20:52, then Purva Phalguni until 23:35 Fri
  • YogaShobhana, then AtigandaOne of 27 Sun and Moon combinationsUntil 08:53, then Atiganda until 09:22 Fri
  • KaranaKaulava, Taitila, then GaraHalf of a lunar dayKaulava until 17:42 · Taitila until 06:46 Fri · Gara until 19:55 Fri

Sun and Moon

When the lights rise and set.

  • Sunrise07:02The Sun's upper edge meets the horizonThe panchanga day begins
  • Sunset18:09Day hours end, night hours begin11 h 7 min of daylight
  • Moonset07:25Upper edge of the Moon on the horizon, seen from the city
  • Moonrise19:04Upper edge of the Moon on the horizon, seen from the city

The calendar

Where the day sits in the year.

  • PakshaKrishnaThe waning fortnight, full moon to new moon
  • MasaPhalgunaLunar month, counted to the full moonMagha when counted to the new moon
  • RituShishiraLate winter, one of the six seasons
  • SamvatsaraIshvaraThe name of the year in the 60-year cycle

Observances

The fasts ahead.

  • Kumbha sankrantiThursday 12 February

Next Ekadashi

  • Vijaya EkadashiMonday 23 FebruaryBreak the fast on Tuesday between 06:52 and 07:23.
All festivals this year

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These timings follow tradition. They are not predictions.