Day dial for New Delhi, Wednesday 16 February 2000A 24-hour dial with noon at the top. Sunrise 06:59, sunset 18:12. Yamaganda 08:23 to 09:47. Gulika Kalam 11:11 to 12:35. Rahu Kalam 12:35 to 13:59.00061218Moonset 04:53Moonrise 14:44

Panchanga · New Delhi · Wednesday 16 February 2000

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

Ekadashi until 08:43, then Dwadashi. Break the fast on Thursday after sunrise.

Observed today Trisparsha Mahadwadashi

Times forNew Delhi · 16 February

Rahu Kalam runs 12:35 to 13:59. Avoid new starts then.

The day runs from sunrise at 06:59 to the next sunrise.

  1. SunriseThe panchanga day begins.06:59
  2. YamagandaHold travel and new ventures.08:23 to 09:47
  3. Gulika KalamWhat starts now tends to repeat.11:11 to 12:35
  4. Rahu KalamAvoid new starts.12:35 to 13:59
  5. MoonriseThe dot on the bezel where the Moon rises.14:44
  6. SunsetNight hours follow.18:12
  7. MoonsetThe dot on the bezel where the Moon sets.04:53 Thu

Subdial: the Moon, waxing, Shukla Ekadashi.

The five limbs

What the day is made of.

  • VaraBudhavaraWednesday, the day of Mercury (Me)From sunrise at 06:59 to the next sunrise
  • TithiEkadashi, then Dwadashi, then TrayodashiThe eleventh, twelfth and thirteenth lunar days of the waxing MoonEkadashi until 08:43 · Dwadashi until 05:57 Thu · Trayodashi until 03:09 Fri
  • NakshatraArdra, then PunarvasuThe lunar mansion the Moon is passing throughUntil 17:08, then Punarvasu until 15:04 Thu
  • YogaPriti, then AyushmanOne of 27 Sun and Moon combinationsUntil 22:24, then Ayushman until 18:54 Thu
  • KaranaVishti, Bava, Balava, then KaulavaHalf of a lunar dayVishti until 08:43 · Bava until 19:21 · Balava until 05:57 Thu · Kaulava until 16:33 Thu

Sun and Moon

When the lights rise and set.

  • Sunrise06:59The Sun's upper edge meets the horizonThe panchanga day begins
  • Sunset18:12Day hours end, night hours begin11 h 12 min of daylight
  • Moonset04:53Upper edge of the Moon on the horizon, seen from the cityThursday
  • Moonrise14:44Upper 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 Ekadashi (Vaishnava)Wednesday 16 FebruaryFollowers of the Vaishnava tradition (ISKCON and others) keep this Ekadashi one day later.Break the fast on Thursday after sunrise.
  • Trisparsha MahadwadashiWednesday 16 February

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.