Day dial for New Delhi, Sunday 16 February 2003A 24-hour dial with noon at the top. Sunrise 06:59, sunset 18:12. Abhijit 12:13 to 12:58. Yamaganda 12:35 to 14:00. Gulika Kalam 15:24 to 16:48. Rahu Kalam 16:48 to 18:12.00061218Moonrise 17:34

Panchanga · New Delhi · Sunday 16 February 2003

Sunday in New Delhi.

Chaturdashi until 07:32, then Purnima.

Observed today Full moon, Purnima fast

Times forNew Delhi · 16 February

Rahu Kalam runs 16:48 to 18:12. Avoid new starts then.

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

  1. SunriseThe panchanga day begins.06:59
  2. AbhijitThe midday window for beginnings.12:13 to 12:58
  3. YamagandaHold travel and new ventures.12:35 to 14:00
  4. Gulika KalamWhat starts now tends to repeat.15:24 to 16:48
  5. Rahu KalamAvoid new starts.16:48 to 18:12
  6. MoonriseThe dot on the bezel where the Moon rises.17:34
  7. SunsetNight hours follow.18:12

Subdial: the Moon, waxing, Shukla Chaturdashi.

The five limbs

What the day is made of.

  • VaraRavivaraSunday, the day of the Sun (Su)From sunrise at 06:59 to the next sunrise
  • TithiChaturdashi, then Purnima, then PratipadaThe fourteenth lunar day of the waxing Moon, then the fifteenth and first of the waning MoonChaturdashi until 07:32 · Purnima until 05:21 Mon · Pratipada until 02:46 Tue
  • NakshatraAshlesha, then MaghaThe lunar mansion the Moon is passing throughUntil 22:39, then Magha until 20:53 Mon
  • YogaShobhana, then AtigandaOne of 27 Sun and Moon combinationsUntil 03:17 Mon, then Atiganda until 00:00 Tue
  • KaranaVanija, Vishti, Bava, then BalavaHalf of a lunar dayVanija until 07:32 · Vishti until 18:30 · Bava until 05:21 Mon · Balava until 16:06 Mon

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 13 min of daylight
  • MoonsetNo moonsetOn some days the Moon does not rise, or does not set, between one midnight and the next
  • Moonrise17:34Upper 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.

  • Full moonSunday 16 February
  • Purnima fastSunday 16 February

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.