Day dial for New Delhi, Wednesday 14 February 2007A 24-hour dial with noon at the top. Sunrise 07:01, sunset 18:10. Yamaganda 08:24 to 09:48. Gulika Kalam 11:12 to 12:36. Rahu Kalam 12:36 to 13:59.00061218Moonset 14:31Moonrise 05:16

Panchanga · New Delhi · Wednesday 14 February 2007

Wednesday is Vijaya Ekadashi (Vaishnava), a day for fasting.

Dwadashi until 04:38 Thu, then Trayodashi. Break the fast on Thursday after sunrise.

Times forNew Delhi · 14 February

Rahu Kalam runs 12:36 to 13:59. Avoid new starts then.

The day runs from sunrise at 07:01 to the next sunrise.

  1. SunriseThe panchanga day begins.07:01
  2. YamagandaHold travel and new ventures.08:24 to 09:48
  3. Gulika KalamWhat starts now tends to repeat.11:12 to 12:36
  4. Rahu KalamAvoid new starts.12:36 to 13:59
  5. MoonsetThe dot on the bezel where the Moon sets.14:31
  6. SunsetNight hours follow.18:10
  7. MoonriseThe dot on the bezel where the Moon rises.05:16 Thu

Subdial: the Moon, waning, Krishna Dwadashi.

The five limbs

What the day is made of.

  • VaraBudhavaraWednesday, the day of Mercury (Me)From sunrise at 07:01 to the next sunrise
  • TithiDwadashi, then TrayodashiThe twelfth and thirteenth lunar days of the waning MoonDwadashi until 04:38 Thu · Trayodashi until 02:51 Fri
  • NakshatraPurva Ashadha, then Uttara AshadhaThe lunar mansion the Moon is passing throughUntil 05:56 Thu, then Uttara Ashadha until 04:48 Fri
  • YogaVajra, then SiddhiOne of 27 Sun and Moon combinationsUntil 15:49, then Siddhi until 13:30 Thu
  • KaranaKaulava, Taitila, then GaraHalf of a lunar dayKaulava until 17:16 · Taitila until 04:38 Thu · Gara until 15:49 Thu

Sun and Moon

When the lights rise and set.

  • Sunrise07:01The Sun's upper edge meets the horizonThe panchanga day begins
  • Sunset18:10Day hours end, night hours begin11 h 9 min of daylight
  • Moonset14:31Upper edge of the Moon on the horizon, seen from the city
  • Moonrise05:16Upper edge of the Moon on the horizon, seen from the cityThursday

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

Observances

The fasts ahead.

  • Vijaya Ekadashi (Vaishnava)Wednesday 14 FebruaryFollowers of the Vaishnava tradition (ISKCON and others) keep this Ekadashi one day later.Break the fast on Thursday after sunrise.

Next Ekadashi

  • Amalaki EkadashiTuesday 27 FebruaryBreak the fast on Wednesday between 06:48 and 09:06.
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These timings follow tradition. They are not predictions.