Day dial for New Delhi, Saturday 15 February 2003A 24-hour dial with noon at the top. Sunrise 07:00, sunset 18:11. Gulika Kalam 07:00 to 08:24. Rahu Kalam 09:48 to 11:12. Abhijit 12:13 to 12:58. Yamaganda 13:59 to 15:23.00061218Moonset 06:40Moonrise 16:27

Panchanga · New Delhi · Saturday 15 February 2003

Saturday in New Delhi.

Trayodashi until 09:09, then Chaturdashi.

Times forNew Delhi · 15 February

Rahu Kalam runs 09:48 to 11:12. Avoid new starts then.

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

  1. SunriseThe panchanga day begins.07:00
  2. Gulika KalamWhat starts now tends to repeat.07:00 to 08:24
  3. Rahu KalamAvoid new starts.09:48 to 11:12
  4. AbhijitThe midday window for beginnings.12:13 to 12:58
  5. YamagandaHold travel and new ventures.13:59 to 15:23
  6. MoonriseThe dot on the bezel where the Moon rises.16:27
  7. SunsetNight hours follow.18:11
  8. MoonsetThe dot on the bezel where the Moon sets.06:40 Sun

Subdial: the Moon, waxing, Shukla Trayodashi.

The five limbs

What the day is made of.

  • VaraShanivaraSaturday, the day of Saturn (Sa)From sunrise at 07:00 to the next sunrise
  • TithiTrayodashi, then ChaturdashiThe thirteenth and fourteenth lunar days of the waxing MoonTrayodashi until 09:09 · Chaturdashi until 07:32 Sun
  • NakshatraPushya, then AshleshaThe lunar mansion the Moon is passing throughUntil 23:58, then Ashlesha until 22:39 Sun
  • YogaAyushman, Saubhagya, then ShobhanaOne of 27 Sun and Moon combinationsUntil 08:42, then Saubhagya until 06:13 Sun, then Shobhana until 03:17 Mon
  • KaranaTaitila, Gara, then VanijaHalf of a lunar dayTaitila until 09:09 · Gara until 20:25 · Vanija until 07:32 Sun

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
  • Moonset06:40Upper edge of the Moon on the horizon, seen from the citySunday
  • Moonrise16:27Upper 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
  • SamvatsaraChitrabhanuThe name of the year in the 60-year cycle

Observances

The fasts ahead.

  • No major festival or fast falls on this day in New Delhi.

Next Ekadashi

  • Vijaya EkadashiWednesday 26 FebruaryBreak the fast on Thursday between 13:44 and 18:19.
  • Vijaya Ekadashi (Vaishnava)Thursday 27 FebruaryFollowers of the Vaishnava tradition (ISKCON and others) keep this Ekadashi one day later.Break the fast on Friday after sunrise.
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These timings follow tradition. They are not predictions.