Day dial for New Delhi, Monday 17 February 2003A 24-hour dial with noon at the top. Sunrise 06:58, sunset 18:12. Rahu Kalam 08:23 to 09:47. Yamaganda 11:11 to 12:35. Abhijit 12:13 to 12:58. Gulika Kalam 14:00 to 15:24.00061218Moonset 07:23Moonrise 18:41

Panchanga · New Delhi · Monday 17 February 2003

Monday in New Delhi.

Pratipada until 02:46 Tue, then Dwitiya.

Times forNew Delhi · 17 February

Rahu Kalam runs 08:23 to 09:47. Avoid new starts then.

The day runs from sunrise at 06:58 to the next sunrise.

  1. SunriseThe panchanga day begins.06:58
  2. MoonsetThe dot on the bezel where the Moon sets.07:23
  3. Rahu KalamAvoid new starts.08:23 to 09:47
  4. YamagandaHold travel and new ventures.11:11 to 12:35
  5. AbhijitThe midday window for beginnings.12:13 to 12:58
  6. Gulika KalamWhat starts now tends to repeat.14:00 to 15:24
  7. SunsetNight hours follow.18:12
  8. MoonriseThe dot on the bezel where the Moon rises.18:41

Subdial: the Moon, waning, Krishna Pratipada.

The five limbs

What the day is made of.

  • VaraSomavaraMonday, the day of the Moon (Mo)From sunrise at 06:58 to the next sunrise
  • TithiPratipada, then DwitiyaThe first and second lunar days of the waning MoonPratipada until 02:46 Tue · Dwitiya until 23:57 Tue
  • NakshatraMagha, then Purva PhalguniThe lunar mansion the Moon is passing throughUntil 20:53, then Purva Phalguni until 18:50 Tue
  • YogaAtiganda, then SukarmaOne of 27 Sun and Moon combinationsUntil 00:00 Tue, then Sukarma until 20:31 Tue
  • KaranaBalava, Kaulava, then TaitilaHalf of a lunar dayBalava until 16:06 · Kaulava until 02:46 Tue · Taitila until 13:23 Tue

Sun and Moon

When the lights rise and set.

  • Sunrise06:58The Sun's upper edge meets the horizonThe panchanga day begins
  • Sunset18:12Day hours end, night hours begin11 h 14 min of daylight
  • Moonset07:23Upper edge of the Moon on the horizon, seen from the city
  • Moonrise18:41Upper 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
  • 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.