Day dial for New Delhi, Wednesday 19 February 2003A 24-hour dial with noon at the top. Sunrise 06:57, sunset 18:14. Yamaganda 08:21 to 09:46. Gulika Kalam 11:11 to 12:35. Rahu Kalam 12:35 to 14:00.00061218Moonset 08:39Moonrise 20:53

Panchanga · New Delhi · Wednesday 19 February 2003

Wednesday in New Delhi.

Tritiya until 21:03, then Chaturthi.

Times forNew Delhi · 19 February

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

The day runs from sunrise at 06:57 to the next sunrise.

  1. SunriseThe panchanga day begins.06:57
  2. YamagandaHold travel and new ventures.08:21 to 09:46
  3. MoonsetThe dot on the bezel where the Moon sets.08:39
  4. Gulika KalamWhat starts now tends to repeat.11:11 to 12:35
  5. Rahu KalamAvoid new starts.12:35 to 14:00
  6. SunsetNight hours follow.18:14
  7. MoonriseThe dot on the bezel where the Moon rises.20:53

Subdial: the Moon, waning, Krishna Tritiya.

The five limbs

What the day is made of.

  • VaraBudhavaraWednesday, the day of Mercury (Me)From sunrise at 06:57 to the next sunrise
  • TithiTritiya, then ChaturthiThe third and fourth lunar days of the waning MoonTritiya until 21:03 · Chaturthi until 18:13 Thu
  • NakshatraUttara Phalguni, then HastaThe lunar mansion the Moon is passing throughUntil 16:41, then Hasta until 14:33 Thu
  • YogaDhriti, then ShulaOne of 27 Sun and Moon combinationsUntil 16:57, then Shula until 13:25 Thu
  • KaranaVanija, Vishti, then BavaHalf of a lunar dayVanija until 10:30 · Vishti until 21:03 · Bava until 07:37 Thu

Sun and Moon

When the lights rise and set.

  • Sunrise06:57The Sun's upper edge meets the horizonThe panchanga day begins
  • Sunset18:14Day hours end, night hours begin11 h 17 min of daylight
  • Moonset08:39Upper edge of the Moon on the horizon, seen from the city
  • Moonrise20:53Upper 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.
All festivals this year

Make my free kundli

These timings follow tradition. They are not predictions.