Day dial for New Delhi, Friday 24 February 2006A 24-hour dial with noon at the top. Sunrise 06:52, sunset 18:18. Gulika Kalam 08:17 to 09:43. Rahu Kalam 11:09 to 12:35. Abhijit 12:12 to 12:57. Yamaganda 15:26 to 16:52.00061218Moonset 14:02Moonrise 04:50

Panchanga · New Delhi · Friday 24 February 2006

Friday is Vijaya Ekadashi, a day for fasting.

Ekadashi until 19:51, then Dwadashi. Break the fast on Saturday between 06:51 and 09:08.

Times forNew Delhi · 24 February

Rahu Kalam runs 11:09 to 12:35. Avoid new starts then.

The day runs from sunrise at 06:52 to the next sunrise.

  1. SunriseThe panchanga day begins.06:52
  2. Gulika KalamWhat starts now tends to repeat.08:17 to 09:43
  3. Rahu KalamAvoid new starts.11:09 to 12:35
  4. AbhijitThe midday window for beginnings.12:12 to 12:57
  5. MoonsetThe dot on the bezel where the Moon sets.14:02
  6. YamagandaHold travel and new ventures.15:26 to 16:52
  7. SunsetNight hours follow.18:18
  8. MoonriseThe dot on the bezel where the Moon rises.04:50 Sat

Subdial: the Moon, waning, Krishna Ekadashi.

The five limbs

What the day is made of.

  • VaraShukravaraFriday, the day of Venus (Ve)From sunrise at 06:52 to the next sunrise
  • TithiEkadashi, then DwadashiThe eleventh and twelfth lunar days of the waning MoonEkadashi until 19:51 · Dwadashi until 16:54 Sat
  • NakshatraPurva Ashadha, then Uttara AshadhaThe lunar mansion the Moon is passing throughUntil 00:26 Sat, then Uttara Ashadha until 22:06 Sat
  • YogaSiddhi, then VyatipataOne of 27 Sun and Moon combinationsUntil 16:03, then Vyatipata until 12:32 Sat
  • KaranaBava, Balava, Kaulava, then TaitilaHalf of a lunar dayBava until 09:06 · Balava until 19:51 · Kaulava until 06:26 Sat · Taitila until 16:54 Sat

Sun and Moon

When the lights rise and set.

  • Sunrise06:52The Sun's upper edge meets the horizonThe panchanga day begins
  • Sunset18:18Day hours end, night hours begin11 h 26 min of daylight
  • Moonset14:02Upper edge of the Moon on the horizon, seen from the city
  • Moonrise04:50Upper edge of the Moon on the horizon, seen from the citySaturday

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.

  • Vijaya EkadashiFriday 24 FebruaryBreak the fast on Saturday between 06:51 and 09:08.

Next Ekadashi

  • Amalaki EkadashiFriday 10 MarchBreak the fast on Saturday between 06:36 and 08:58.
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These timings follow tradition. They are not predictions.