Day dial for New Delhi, Thursday 20 February 2003A 24-hour dial with noon at the top. Sunrise 06:56, sunset 18:15. Yamaganda 06:56 to 08:21. Gulika Kalam 09:45 to 11:10. Abhijit 12:13 to 12:58. Rahu Kalam 14:00 to 15:25.00061218Moonset 09:15Moonrise 21:58

Panchanga · New Delhi · Thursday 20 February 2003

Thursday in New Delhi.

Chaturthi until 18:13, then Panchami.

Observed today chaturthi, Sankashti Chaturthi

Times forNew Delhi · 20 February

Rahu Kalam runs 14:00 to 15:25. Avoid new starts then.

The day runs from sunrise at 06:56 to the next sunrise.

  1. SunriseThe panchanga day begins.06:56
  2. YamagandaHold travel and new ventures.06:56 to 08:21
  3. MoonsetThe dot on the bezel where the Moon sets.09:15
  4. Gulika KalamWhat starts now tends to repeat.09:45 to 11:10
  5. AbhijitThe midday window for beginnings.12:13 to 12:58
  6. Rahu KalamAvoid new starts.14:00 to 15:25
  7. SunsetNight hours follow.18:15
  8. MoonriseThe dot on the bezel where the Moon rises.21:58

Subdial: the Moon, waning, Krishna Chaturthi.

The five limbs

What the day is made of.

  • VaraGuruvaraThursday, the day of Jupiter (Ju)From sunrise at 06:56 to the next sunrise
  • TithiChaturthi, then PanchamiThe fourth and fifth lunar days of the waning MoonChaturthi until 18:13 · Panchami until 15:34 Fri
  • NakshatraHasta, then ChitraThe lunar mansion the Moon is passing throughUntil 14:33, then Chitra until 12:35 Fri
  • YogaShula, then GandaOne of 27 Sun and Moon combinationsUntil 13:25, then Ganda until 10:00 Fri
  • KaranaBava, Balava, Kaulava, then TaitilaHalf of a lunar dayBava until 07:37 · Balava until 18:13 · Kaulava until 04:52 Fri · Taitila until 15:34 Fri

Sun and Moon

When the lights rise and set.

  • Sunrise06:56The Sun's upper edge meets the horizonThe panchanga day begins
  • Sunset18:15Day hours end, night hours begin11 h 19 min of daylight
  • Moonset09:15Upper edge of the Moon on the horizon, seen from the city
  • Moonrise21:58Upper 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.

  • chaturthiThursday 20 February
  • Sankashti ChaturthiThursday 20 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.