Day dial for New Delhi, Saturday 23 February 2002A 24-hour dial with noon at the top. Sunrise 06:53, sunset 18:17. Gulika Kalam 06:53 to 08:18. Rahu Kalam 09:44 to 11:09. Abhijit 12:12 to 12:58. Yamaganda 14:00 to 15:26.00061218Moonset 04:20Moonrise 13:53

Panchanga · New Delhi · Saturday 23 February 2002

Saturday is Jaya Ekadashi, a day for fasting.

Ekadashi until 03:31 Sun, then Dwadashi. Break the fast on Sunday between 08:56 and 09:08.

Times forNew Delhi · 23 February

Rahu Kalam runs 09:44 to 11:09. Avoid new starts then.

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

  1. SunriseThe panchanga day begins.06:53
  2. Gulika KalamWhat starts now tends to repeat.06:53 to 08:18
  3. Rahu KalamAvoid new starts.09:44 to 11:09
  4. AbhijitThe midday window for beginnings.12:12 to 12:58
  5. MoonriseThe dot on the bezel where the Moon rises.13:53
  6. YamagandaHold travel and new ventures.14:00 to 15:26
  7. SunsetNight hours follow.18:17
  8. MoonsetThe dot on the bezel where the Moon sets.04:20 Sun

Subdial: the Moon, waxing, Shukla Ekadashi.

The five limbs

What the day is made of.

  • VaraShanivaraSaturday, the day of Saturn (Sa)From sunrise at 06:53 to the next sunrise
  • TithiEkadashi, then DwadashiThe eleventh and twelfth lunar days of the waxing MoonEkadashi until 03:31 Sun · Dwadashi until 01:08 Mon
  • NakshatraArdra, then PunarvasuThe lunar mansion the Moon is passing throughUntil 22:00, then Punarvasu until 20:30 Sun
  • YogaPriti, then AyushmanOne of 27 Sun and Moon combinationsUntil 15:03, then Ayushman until 12:16 Sun
  • KaranaVanija, Vishti, then BavaHalf of a lunar dayVanija until 16:26 · Vishti until 03:31 Sun · Bava until 14:25 Sun

Sun and Moon

When the lights rise and set.

  • Sunrise06:53The Sun's upper edge meets the horizonThe panchanga day begins
  • Sunset18:17Day hours end, night hours begin11 h 24 min of daylight
  • Moonset04:20Upper edge of the Moon on the horizon, seen from the citySunday
  • Moonrise13:53Upper 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
  • SamvatsaraVrishaThe name of the year in the 60-year cycle

Observances

The fasts ahead.

  • Jaya EkadashiSaturday 23 FebruaryBreak the fast on Sunday between 08:56 and 09:08.

Next Ekadashi

  • Vijaya EkadashiSaturday 9 MarchBreak the fast on Sunday between 06:38 and 08:58.
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These timings follow tradition. They are not predictions.