Day dial for New Delhi, Tuesday 15 February 2000A 24-hour dial with noon at the top. Sunrise 07:00, sunset 18:11. Yamaganda 09:48 to 11:12. Abhijit 12:13 to 12:58. Gulika Kalam 12:36 to 13:59. Rahu Kalam 15:23 to 16:47.00061218Moonset 03:52Moonrise 13:45

Panchanga · New Delhi · Tuesday 15 February 2000

Tuesday is Jaya Ekadashi, a day for fasting.

Dashami until 11:21, then Ekadashi. Break the fast on Thursday 17 Feb after sunrise.

Times forNew Delhi · 15 February

Rahu Kalam runs 15:23 to 16:47. Avoid new starts then.

The day runs from sunrise at 07:00 to the next sunrise.

  1. SunriseThe panchanga day begins.07:00
  2. YamagandaHold travel and new ventures.09:48 to 11:12
  3. AbhijitThe midday window for beginnings.12:13 to 12:58
  4. Gulika KalamWhat starts now tends to repeat.12:36 to 13:59
  5. MoonriseThe dot on the bezel where the Moon rises.13:45
  6. Rahu KalamAvoid new starts.15:23 to 16:47
  7. SunsetNight hours follow.18:11
  8. MoonsetThe dot on the bezel where the Moon sets.03:52 Wed

Subdial: the Moon, waxing, Shukla Dashami.

The five limbs

What the day is made of.

  • VaraMangalavaraTuesday, the day of Mars (Ma)From sunrise at 07:00 to the next sunrise
  • TithiDashami, then EkadashiThe tenth and eleventh lunar days of the waxing MoonDashami until 11:21 · Ekadashi until 08:43 Wed
  • NakshatraMrigashira, then ArdraThe lunar mansion the Moon is passing throughUntil 19:07, then Ardra until 17:08 Wed
  • YogaVishkambha, then PritiOne of 27 Sun and Moon combinationsUntil 01:50 Wed, then Priti until 22:24 Wed
  • KaranaGara, Vanija, then VishtiHalf of a lunar dayGara until 11:21 · Vanija until 22:04 · Vishti until 08:43 Wed

Sun and Moon

When the lights rise and set.

  • Sunrise07:00The Sun's upper edge meets the horizonThe panchanga day begins
  • Sunset18:11Day hours end, night hours begin11 h 11 min of daylight
  • Moonset03:52Upper edge of the Moon on the horizon, seen from the cityWednesday
  • Moonrise13:45Upper 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
  • SamvatsaraPramathiThe name of the year in the 60-year cycle

Observances

The fasts ahead.

  • Jaya EkadashiTuesday 15 FebruaryBreak the fast on Thursday 17 Feb after sunrise.

Next Ekadashi

  • Vijaya EkadashiWednesday 1 MarchBreak the fast on Thursday between 13:44 and 18:21.
  • Vijaya Ekadashi (Vaishnava)Thursday 2 MarchFollowers of the Vaishnava tradition (ISKCON and others) keep this Ekadashi one day later.Break the fast on Friday between 06:45 and 08:14.
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These timings follow tradition. They are not predictions.