Day dial for New Delhi, Monday 28 February 2005A 24-hour dial with noon at the top. Sunrise 06:47, sunset 18:20. Rahu Kalam 08:14 to 09:41. Yamaganda 11:07 to 12:34. Abhijit 12:11 to 12:57. Gulika Kalam 14:01 to 15:27.00061218Moonset 09:00Moonrise 22:16

Panchanga · New Delhi · Monday 28 February 2005

Monday in New Delhi.

Chaturthi until 13:52, then Panchami.

Observed today chaturthi

Times forNew Delhi · 28 February

Rahu Kalam runs 08:14 to 09:41. Avoid new starts then.

The day runs from sunrise at 06:47 to the next sunrise.

  1. SunriseThe panchanga day begins.06:47
  2. Rahu KalamAvoid new starts.08:14 to 09:41
  3. MoonsetThe dot on the bezel where the Moon sets.09:00
  4. YamagandaHold travel and new ventures.11:07 to 12:34
  5. AbhijitThe midday window for beginnings.12:11 to 12:57
  6. Gulika KalamWhat starts now tends to repeat.14:01 to 15:27
  7. SunsetNight hours follow.18:20
  8. MoonriseThe dot on the bezel where the Moon rises.22:16

Subdial: the Moon, waning, Krishna Chaturthi.

The five limbs

What the day is made of.

  • VaraSomavaraMonday, the day of the Moon (Mo)From sunrise at 06:47 to the next sunrise
  • TithiChaturthi, then PanchamiThe fourth and fifth lunar days of the waning MoonChaturthi until 13:52 · Panchami until 13:41 Tue
  • NakshatraChitra, then SwatiThe lunar mansion the Moon is passing throughUntil 18:56, then Swati until 19:17 Tue
  • YogaVriddhi, then DhruvaOne of 27 Sun and Moon combinationsUntil 01:33 Tue, then Dhruva until 00:04 Wed
  • KaranaBalava, Kaulava, then TaitilaHalf of a lunar dayBalava until 13:52 · Kaulava until 01:50 Tue · Taitila until 13:41 Tue

Sun and Moon

When the lights rise and set.

  • Sunrise06:47The Sun's upper edge meets the horizonThe panchanga day begins
  • Sunset18:20Day hours end, night hours begin11 h 33 min of daylight
  • Moonset09:00Upper edge of the Moon on the horizon, seen from the city
  • Moonrise22:16Upper 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.

  • chaturthiMonday 28 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.