Day dial for New Delhi, Sunday 23 February 2003A 24-hour dial with noon at the top. Sunrise 06:53, sunset 18:17. Abhijit 12:12 to 12:58. Yamaganda 12:35 to 14:00. Gulika Kalam 15:26 to 16:51. Rahu Kalam 16:51 to 18:17.00061218Moonset 11:10Moonrise 01:17

Panchanga · New Delhi · Sunday 23 February 2003

Sunday in New Delhi.

Saptami until 11:09, then Ashtami.

Times forNew Delhi · 23 February

Rahu Kalam runs 16:51 to 18:17. Avoid new starts then.

The day runs from sunrise at 06:53 to the next sunrise.

  1. SunriseThe panchanga day begins.06:53
  2. MoonsetThe dot on the bezel where the Moon sets.11:10
  3. AbhijitThe midday window for beginnings.12:12 to 12:58
  4. YamagandaHold travel and new ventures.12:35 to 14:00
  5. Gulika KalamWhat starts now tends to repeat.15:26 to 16:51
  6. Rahu KalamAvoid new starts.16:51 to 18:17
  7. SunsetNight hours follow.18:17
  8. MoonriseThe dot on the bezel where the Moon rises.01:17 Mon

Subdial: the Moon, waning, Krishna Saptami.

The five limbs

What the day is made of.

  • VaraRavivaraSunday, the day of the Sun (Su)From sunrise at 06:53 to the next sunrise
  • TithiSaptami, then AshtamiThe seventh and eighth lunar days of the waning MoonSaptami until 11:09 · Ashtami until 09:29 Mon
  • NakshatraVishakha, then AnuradhaThe lunar mansion the Moon is passing throughUntil 09:31, then Anuradha until 08:31 Mon
  • YogaVyaghata, then HarshanaOne of 27 Sun and Moon combinationsUntil 01:13 Mon, then Harshana until 22:52 Mon
  • KaranaBava, Balava, then KaulavaHalf of a lunar dayBava until 11:09 · Balava until 22:16 · Kaulava until 09:29 Mon

Sun and Moon

When the lights rise and set.

  • Sunrise06:53The Sun's upper edge meets the horizonThe panchanga day begins
  • Sunset18:17Day hours end, night hours begin11 h 24 min of daylight
  • Moonset11:10Upper edge of the Moon on the horizon, seen from the city
  • Moonrise01:17Upper edge of the Moon on the horizon, seen from the cityMonday

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.