Day dial for New Delhi, Saturday 21 February 2004A 24-hour dial with noon at the top. Sunrise 06:55, sunset 18:15. Gulika Kalam 06:55 to 08:20. Rahu Kalam 09:45 to 11:10. Abhijit 12:12 to 12:58. Yamaganda 14:00 to 15:25.00061218Moonset 19:18Moonrise 07:42

Panchanga · New Delhi · Saturday 21 February 2004

Saturday in New Delhi.

Pratipada until 13:29, then Dwitiya.

Times forNew Delhi · 21 February

Rahu Kalam runs 09:45 to 11:10. Avoid new starts then.

The day runs from sunrise at 06:55 to the next sunrise.

  1. SunriseThe panchanga day begins.06:55
  2. Gulika KalamWhat starts now tends to repeat.06:55 to 08:20
  3. MoonriseThe dot on the bezel where the Moon rises.07:42
  4. Rahu KalamAvoid new starts.09:45 to 11:10
  5. AbhijitThe midday window for beginnings.12:12 to 12:58
  6. YamagandaHold travel and new ventures.14:00 to 15:25
  7. SunsetNight hours follow.18:15
  8. MoonsetThe dot on the bezel where the Moon sets.19:18

Subdial: the Moon, waxing, Shukla Pratipada.

The five limbs

What the day is made of.

  • VaraShanivaraSaturday, the day of Saturn (Sa)From sunrise at 06:55 to the next sunrise
  • TithiPratipada, then DwitiyaThe first and second lunar days of the waxing MoonPratipada until 13:29 · Dwitiya until 12:47 Sun
  • NakshatraShatabhisha, then Purva BhadrapadaThe lunar mansion the Moon is passing throughUntil 13:17, then Purva Bhadrapada until 13:13 Sun
  • YogaShiva, then SiddhaOne of 27 Sun and Moon combinationsUntil 10:55, then Siddha until 09:06 Sun
  • KaranaBava, Balava, then KaulavaHalf of a lunar dayBava until 13:29 · Balava until 01:03 Sun · Kaulava until 12:47 Sun

Sun and Moon

When the lights rise and set.

  • Sunrise06:55The Sun's upper edge meets the horizonThe panchanga day begins
  • Sunset18:15Day hours end, night hours begin11 h 20 min of daylight
  • Moonset19:18Upper edge of the Moon on the horizon, seen from the city
  • Moonrise07:42Upper edge of the Moon on the horizon, seen from the city

The calendar

Where the day sits in the year.

  • PakshaShuklaThe waxing fortnight, new moon to full moon
  • MasaPhalgunaLunar month, counted to the full moonPhalguna when counted to the new moon
  • RituShishiraLate winter, one of the six seasons
  • SamvatsaraSvabhanuThe 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

  • Amalaki EkadashiTuesday 2 MarchBreak the fast on Wednesday between 13:44 and 18:22.
All festivals this year

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These timings follow tradition. They are not predictions.