Day dial for New Delhi, Thursday 27 February 2003A 24-hour dial with noon at the top. Sunrise 06:49, sunset 18:19. Yamaganda 06:49 to 08:15. Gulika Kalam 09:42 to 11:08. Abhijit 12:11 to 12:57. Rahu Kalam 14:00 to 15:27.00061218Moonset 14:43Moonrise 05:11

Panchanga · New Delhi · Thursday 27 February 2003

Thursday is Vijaya Ekadashi (Vaishnava), a day for fasting.

Dwadashi until 06:27 Fri, then Trayodashi. Break the fast on Friday after sunrise.

Times forNew Delhi · 27 February

Rahu Kalam runs 14:00 to 15:27. Avoid new starts then.

The day runs from sunrise at 06:49 to the next sunrise.

  1. SunriseThe panchanga day begins.06:49
  2. YamagandaHold travel and new ventures.06:49 to 08:15
  3. Gulika KalamWhat starts now tends to repeat.09:42 to 11:08
  4. AbhijitThe midday window for beginnings.12:11 to 12:57
  5. Rahu KalamAvoid new starts.14:00 to 15:27
  6. MoonsetThe dot on the bezel where the Moon sets.14:43
  7. SunsetNight hours follow.18:19
  8. MoonriseThe dot on the bezel where the Moon rises.05:11 Fri

Subdial: the Moon, waning, Krishna Dwadashi.

The five limbs

What the day is made of.

  • VaraGuruvaraThursday, the day of Jupiter (Ju)From sunrise at 06:49 to the next sunrise
  • TithiDwadashi, then TrayodashiThe twelfth and thirteenth lunar days of the waning MoonDwadashi until 06:27 Fri · Trayodashi until 06:36 Sat
  • NakshatraPurva Ashadha, then Uttara AshadhaThe lunar mansion the Moon is passing throughUntil 07:40, then Uttara Ashadha until 08:05 Fri
  • YogaVyatipata, then VariyanOne of 27 Sun and Moon combinationsUntil 17:33, then Variyan until 16:20 Fri
  • KaranaKaulava, Taitila, then GaraHalf of a lunar dayKaulava until 18:31 · Taitila until 06:27 Fri · Gara until 18:29 Fri

Sun and Moon

When the lights rise and set.

  • Sunrise06:49The Sun's upper edge meets the horizonThe panchanga day begins
  • Sunset18:19Day hours end, night hours begin11 h 30 min of daylight
  • Moonset14:43Upper edge of the Moon on the horizon, seen from the city
  • Moonrise05:11Upper edge of the Moon on the horizon, seen from the cityFriday

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 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.

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.