Day dial for New Delhi, Wednesday 21 February 2007A 24-hour dial with noon at the top. Sunrise 06:55, sunset 18:15. Yamaganda 08:20 to 09:45. Gulika Kalam 11:10 to 12:35. Rahu Kalam 12:35 to 14:00.00061218Moonset 22:26Moonrise 09:05

Panchanga · New Delhi · Wednesday 21 February 2007

Wednesday in New Delhi.

Chaturthi until 09:19, then Panchami.

Observed today chaturthi

Times forNew Delhi · 21 February

Rahu Kalam runs 12:35 to 14:00. Avoid new starts then.

The day runs from sunrise at 06:55 to the next sunrise.

  1. SunriseThe panchanga day begins.06:55
  2. YamagandaHold travel and new ventures.08:20 to 09:45
  3. MoonriseThe dot on the bezel where the Moon rises.09:05
  4. Gulika KalamWhat starts now tends to repeat.11:10 to 12:35
  5. Rahu KalamAvoid new starts.12:35 to 14:00
  6. SunsetNight hours follow.18:15
  7. MoonsetThe dot on the bezel where the Moon sets.22:26

Subdial: the Moon, waxing, Shukla Chaturthi.

The five limbs

What the day is made of.

  • VaraBudhavaraWednesday, the day of Mercury (Me)From sunrise at 06:55 to the next sunrise
  • TithiChaturthi, then Panchami, then ShashthiThe fourth, fifth and sixth lunar days of the waxing MoonChaturthi until 09:19 · Panchami until 06:34 Thu · Shashthi until 04:10 Fri
  • NakshatraRevati, then AshwiniThe lunar mansion the Moon is passing throughUntil 15:36, then Ashwini until 13:40 Thu
  • YogaShubha, then ShuklaOne of 27 Sun and Moon combinationsUntil 12:53, then Shukla until 09:28 Thu
  • KaranaVishti, Bava, Balava, then KaulavaHalf of a lunar dayVishti until 09:19 · Bava until 19:54 · Balava until 06:34 Thu · Kaulava until 17:19 Thu

Sun and Moon

When the lights rise and set.

  • Sunrise06:55The Sun's upper edge meets the horizonThe panchanga day begins
  • Sunset18:15Day hours end, night hours begin11 h 21 min of daylight
  • Moonset22:26Upper edge of the Moon on the horizon, seen from the city
  • Moonrise09:05Upper edge of the Moon on the horizon, seen from the city

The calendar

Where the day sits in the year.

  • PakshaShuklaThe waxing fortnight, new moon to full moon
  • MasaPhalgunaLunar month, counted to the full moonPhalguna 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.

  • chaturthiWednesday 21 February

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.