Day dial for New Delhi, Sunday 20 February 2005A 24-hour dial with noon at the top. Sunrise 06:55, sunset 18:15. Abhijit 12:12 to 12:58. Yamaganda 12:35 to 14:00. Gulika Kalam 15:25 to 16:50. Rahu Kalam 16:50 to 18:15.00061218Moonset 05:18Moonrise 14:44

Panchanga · New Delhi · Sunday 20 February 2005

Sunday in New Delhi.

Dwadashi until 04:09 Mon, then Trayodashi.

Times forNew Delhi · 20 February

Rahu Kalam runs 16:50 to 18:15. Avoid new starts then.

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

  1. SunriseThe panchanga day begins.06:55
  2. AbhijitThe midday window for beginnings.12:12 to 12:58
  3. YamagandaHold travel and new ventures.12:35 to 14:00
  4. MoonriseThe dot on the bezel where the Moon rises.14:44
  5. Gulika KalamWhat starts now tends to repeat.15:25 to 16:50
  6. Rahu KalamAvoid new starts.16:50 to 18:15
  7. SunsetNight hours follow.18:15
  8. MoonsetThe dot on the bezel where the Moon sets.05:18 Mon

Subdial: the Moon, waxing, Shukla Dwadashi.

The five limbs

What the day is made of.

  • VaraRavivaraSunday, the day of the Sun (Su)From sunrise at 06:55 to the next sunrise
  • TithiDwadashi, then TrayodashiThe twelfth and thirteenth lunar days of the waxing MoonDwadashi until 04:09 Mon · Trayodashi until 06:30 Tue
  • NakshatraPunarvasu, then PushyaThe lunar mansion the Moon is passing throughUntil 05:53 Mon, then Pushya until 08:41 Tue
  • YogaAyushman, then SaubhagyaOne of 27 Sun and Moon combinationsUntil 02:23 Mon, then Saubhagya until 03:08 Tue
  • KaranaBava, Balava, then KaulavaHalf of a lunar dayBava until 14:54 · Balava until 04:09 Mon · Kaulava until 17:21 Mon

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
  • Moonset05:18Upper edge of the Moon on the horizon, seen from the cityMonday
  • Moonrise14:44Upper 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
  • MasaMaghaLunar month, counted to the full moonMagha when counted to the new moon
  • RituShishiraLate winter, one of the six seasons
  • SamvatsaraTaranaThe 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 EkadashiSunday 6 MarchBreak the fast on Monday between 07:57 and 09:01.
  • Vijaya Ekadashi (Vaishnava)Monday 7 MarchFollowers of the Vaishnava tradition (ISKCON and others) keep this Ekadashi one day later.Break the fast on Tuesday after sunrise.
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These timings follow tradition. They are not predictions.