Day dial for New Delhi, Wednesday 23 February 2000A 24-hour dial with noon at the top. Sunrise 06:53, sunset 18:16. Yamaganda 08:19 to 09:44. Gulika Kalam 11:09 to 12:35. Rahu Kalam 12:35 to 14:00.00061218Moonset 09:20Moonrise 22:01

Panchanga · New Delhi · Wednesday 23 February 2000

Wednesday in New Delhi.

Chaturthi until 16:49, then Panchami.

Observed today chaturthi

Times forNew Delhi · 23 February

Rahu Kalam runs 12:35 to 14:00. Avoid new starts then.

The day runs from sunrise at 06:53 to the next sunrise.

  1. SunriseThe panchanga day begins.06:53
  2. YamagandaHold travel and new ventures.08:19 to 09:44
  3. MoonsetThe dot on the bezel where the Moon sets.09:20
  4. Gulika KalamWhat starts now tends to repeat.11:09 to 12:35
  5. Rahu KalamAvoid new starts.12:35 to 14:00
  6. SunsetNight hours follow.18:16
  7. MoonriseThe dot on the bezel where the Moon rises.22:01

Subdial: the Moon, waning, Krishna Chaturthi.

The five limbs

What the day is made of.

  • VaraBudhavaraWednesday, the day of Mercury (Me)From sunrise at 06:53 to the next sunrise
  • TithiChaturthi, then PanchamiThe fourth and fifth lunar days of the waning MoonChaturthi until 16:49 · Panchami until 17:15 Thu
  • NakshatraHasta, then ChitraThe lunar mansion the Moon is passing throughUntil 07:42, then Chitra until 08:27 Thu
  • YogaGanda, then VriddhiOne of 27 Sun and Moon combinationsUntil 01:00 Thu, then Vriddhi until 00:23 Fri
  • KaranaBalava, Kaulava, then TaitilaHalf of a lunar dayBalava until 16:49 · Kaulava until 04:56 Thu · Taitila until 17:15 Thu

Sun and Moon

When the lights rise and set.

  • Sunrise06:53The Sun's upper edge meets the horizonThe panchanga day begins
  • Sunset18:16Day hours end, night hours begin11 h 23 min of daylight
  • Moonset09:20Upper edge of the Moon on the horizon, seen from the city
  • Moonrise22:01Upper 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
  • SamvatsaraPramathiThe name of the year in the 60-year cycle

Observances

The fasts ahead.

  • chaturthiWednesday 23 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.