Day dial for New Delhi, Thursday 16 February 2006A 24-hour dial with noon at the top. Sunrise 06:59, sunset 18:12. Yamaganda 06:59 to 08:23. Gulika Kalam 09:47 to 11:11. Abhijit 12:13 to 12:58. Rahu Kalam 14:00 to 15:24.00061218Moonset 08:36Moonrise 20:59

Panchanga · New Delhi · Thursday 16 February 2006

Thursday in New Delhi.

Tritiya until 18:08, then Chaturthi.

Observed today Sankashti Chaturthi

Times forNew Delhi · 16 February

Rahu Kalam runs 14:00 to 15:24. Avoid new starts then.

The day runs from sunrise at 06:59 to the next sunrise.

  1. SunriseThe panchanga day begins.06:59
  2. YamagandaHold travel and new ventures.06:59 to 08:23
  3. MoonsetThe dot on the bezel where the Moon sets.08:36
  4. Gulika KalamWhat starts now tends to repeat.09:47 to 11:11
  5. AbhijitThe midday window for beginnings.12:13 to 12:58
  6. Rahu KalamAvoid new starts.14:00 to 15:24
  7. SunsetNight hours follow.18:12
  8. MoonriseThe dot on the bezel where the Moon rises.20:59

Subdial: the Moon, waning, Krishna Tritiya.

The five limbs

What the day is made of.

  • VaraGuruvaraThursday, the day of Jupiter (Ju)From sunrise at 06:59 to the next sunrise
  • TithiTritiya, then ChaturthiThe third and fourth lunar days of the waning MoonTritiya until 18:08 · Chaturthi until 20:30 Fri
  • NakshatraUttara Phalguni, then HastaThe lunar mansion the Moon is passing throughUntil 18:37, then Hasta until 21:26 Fri
  • YogaDhriti, then ShulaOne of 27 Sun and Moon combinationsUntil 00:00 Fri, then Shula until 00:41 Sat
  • KaranaVishti, then BavaHalf of a lunar dayVishti until 18:08 · Bava until 07:21 Fri

Sun and Moon

When the lights rise and set.

  • Sunrise06:59The Sun's upper edge meets the horizonThe panchanga day begins
  • Sunset18:12Day hours end, night hours begin11 h 13 min of daylight
  • Moonset08:36Upper edge of the Moon on the horizon, seen from the city
  • Moonrise20:59Upper 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
  • SamvatsaraParthivaThe name of the year in the 60-year cycle

Observances

The fasts ahead.

  • Sankashti ChaturthiThursday 16 February

Next Ekadashi

  • Vijaya EkadashiFriday 24 FebruaryBreak the fast on Saturday between 06:51 and 09:08.
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These timings follow tradition. They are not predictions.