Day dial for New Delhi, Sunday 27 February 2005A 24-hour dial with noon at the top. Sunrise 06:48, sunset 18:20. Abhijit 12:11 to 12:57. Yamaganda 12:34 to 14:00. Gulika Kalam 15:27 to 16:53. Rahu Kalam 16:53 to 18:20.00061218Moonset 08:30Moonrise 21:17

Panchanga · New Delhi · Sunday 27 February 2005

Sunday in New Delhi.

Tritiya until 13:35, then Chaturthi.

Observed today Sankashti Chaturthi

Times forNew Delhi · 27 February

Rahu Kalam runs 16:53 to 18:20. Avoid new starts then.

The day runs from sunrise at 06:48 to the next sunrise.

  1. SunriseThe panchanga day begins.06:48
  2. MoonsetThe dot on the bezel where the Moon sets.08:30
  3. AbhijitThe midday window for beginnings.12:11 to 12:57
  4. YamagandaHold travel and new ventures.12:34 to 14:00
  5. Gulika KalamWhat starts now tends to repeat.15:27 to 16:53
  6. Rahu KalamAvoid new starts.16:53 to 18:20
  7. SunsetNight hours follow.18:20
  8. MoonriseThe dot on the bezel where the Moon rises.21:17

Subdial: the Moon, waning, Krishna Tritiya.

The five limbs

What the day is made of.

  • VaraRavivaraSunday, the day of the Sun (Su)From sunrise at 06:48 to the next sunrise
  • TithiTritiya, then ChaturthiThe third and fourth lunar days of the waning MoonTritiya until 13:35 · Chaturthi until 13:52 Mon
  • NakshatraHasta, then ChitraThe lunar mansion the Moon is passing throughUntil 18:09, then Chitra until 18:56 Mon
  • YogaGanda, then VriddhiOne of 27 Sun and Moon combinationsUntil 02:40 Mon, then Vriddhi until 01:33 Tue
  • KaranaVishti, Bava, then BalavaHalf of a lunar dayVishti until 13:35 · Bava until 01:47 Mon · Balava until 13:52 Mon

Sun and Moon

When the lights rise and set.

  • Sunrise06:48The Sun's upper edge meets the horizonThe panchanga day begins
  • Sunset18:20Day hours end, night hours begin11 h 31 min of daylight
  • Moonset08:30Upper edge of the Moon on the horizon, seen from the city
  • Moonrise21:17Upper edge of the Moon on the horizon, seen from the city

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
  • SamvatsaraTaranaThe name of the year in the 60-year cycle

Observances

The fasts ahead.

  • Sankashti ChaturthiSunday 27 February

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.