Day dial for New Delhi, Monday 24 February 2003A 24-hour dial with noon at the top. Sunrise 06:52, sunset 18:17. Rahu Kalam 08:18 to 09:43. Yamaganda 11:09 to 12:35. Abhijit 12:12 to 12:58. Gulika Kalam 14:00 to 15:26.00061218Moonset 11:56Moonrise 02:22

Panchanga · New Delhi · Monday 24 February 2003

Monday in New Delhi.

Ashtami until 09:29, then Navami.

Observed today ashtami

Times forNew Delhi · 24 February

Rahu Kalam runs 08:18 to 09:43. Avoid new starts then.

The day runs from sunrise at 06:52 to the next sunrise.

  1. SunriseThe panchanga day begins.06:52
  2. Rahu KalamAvoid new starts.08:18 to 09:43
  3. YamagandaHold travel and new ventures.11:09 to 12:35
  4. MoonsetThe dot on the bezel where the Moon sets.11:56
  5. AbhijitThe midday window for beginnings.12:12 to 12:58
  6. Gulika KalamWhat starts now tends to repeat.14:00 to 15:26
  7. SunsetNight hours follow.18:17
  8. MoonriseThe dot on the bezel where the Moon rises.02:22 Tue

Subdial: the Moon, waning, Krishna Ashtami.

The five limbs

What the day is made of.

  • VaraSomavaraMonday, the day of the Moon (Mo)From sunrise at 06:52 to the next sunrise
  • TithiAshtami, then NavamiThe eighth and ninth lunar days of the waning MoonAshtami until 09:29 · Navami until 08:11 Tue
  • NakshatraAnuradha, then JyeshthaThe lunar mansion the Moon is passing throughUntil 08:31, then Jyeshtha until 07:52 Tue
  • YogaHarshana, then VajraOne of 27 Sun and Moon combinationsUntil 22:52, then Vajra until 20:48 Tue
  • KaranaKaulava, Taitila, then GaraHalf of a lunar dayKaulava until 09:29 · Taitila until 20:47 · Gara until 08:11 Tue

Sun and Moon

When the lights rise and set.

  • Sunrise06:52The Sun's upper edge meets the horizonThe panchanga day begins
  • Sunset18:17Day hours end, night hours begin11 h 25 min of daylight
  • Moonset11:56Upper edge of the Moon on the horizon, seen from the city
  • Moonrise02:22Upper edge of the Moon on the horizon, seen from the cityTuesday

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.

  • ashtamiMonday 24 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.