Day dial for New Delhi, Wednesday 26 February 2003A 24-hour dial with noon at the top. Sunrise 06:50, sunset 18:19. Yamaganda 08:16 to 09:42. Gulika Kalam 11:08 to 12:34. Rahu Kalam 12:34 to 14:00.00061218Moonset 13:43Moonrise 04:20

Panchanga · New Delhi · Wednesday 26 February 2003

Wednesday is Vijaya Ekadashi, a day for fasting.

Dashami until 07:15, then Ekadashi. Break the fast on Thursday between 13:44 and 18:19.

Times forNew Delhi · 26 February

Rahu Kalam runs 12:34 to 14:00. Avoid new starts then.

The day runs from sunrise at 06:50 to the next sunrise.

  1. SunriseThe panchanga day begins.06:50
  2. YamagandaHold travel and new ventures.08:16 to 09:42
  3. Gulika KalamWhat starts now tends to repeat.11:08 to 12:34
  4. Rahu KalamAvoid new starts.12:34 to 14:00
  5. MoonsetThe dot on the bezel where the Moon sets.13:43
  6. SunsetNight hours follow.18:19
  7. MoonriseThe dot on the bezel where the Moon rises.04:20 Thu

Subdial: the Moon, waning, Krishna Dashami.

The five limbs

What the day is made of.

  • VaraBudhavaraWednesday, the day of Mercury (Me)From sunrise at 06:50 to the next sunrise
  • TithiDashami, then Ekadashi, then DwadashiThe tenth, eleventh and twelfth lunar days of the waning MoonDashami until 07:15 · Ekadashi until 06:40 Thu · Dwadashi until 06:27 Fri
  • NakshatraMula, then Purva AshadhaThe lunar mansion the Moon is passing throughUntil 07:35, then Purva Ashadha until 07:40 Thu
  • YogaSiddhi, then VyatipataOne of 27 Sun and Moon combinationsUntil 19:02, then Vyatipata until 17:33 Thu
  • KaranaVishti, Bava, Balava, then KaulavaHalf of a lunar dayVishti until 07:15 · Bava until 18:55 · Balava until 06:40 Thu · Kaulava until 18:31 Thu

Sun and Moon

When the lights rise and set.

  • Sunrise06:50The Sun's upper edge meets the horizonThe panchanga day begins
  • Sunset18:19Day hours end, night hours begin11 h 29 min of daylight
  • Moonset13:43Upper edge of the Moon on the horizon, seen from the city
  • Moonrise04:20Upper edge of the Moon on the horizon, seen from the cityThursday

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.

  • Vijaya EkadashiWednesday 26 FebruaryBreak the fast on Thursday between 13:44 and 18:19.

Next Ekadashi

  • Amalaki EkadashiFriday 14 MarchBreak the fast on Saturday between 07:37 and 08:55.
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These timings follow tradition. They are not predictions.