Day dial for New Delhi, Wednesday 13 February 2008A 24-hour dial with noon at the top. Sunrise 07:02, sunset 18:09. Yamaganda 08:25 to 09:49. Gulika Kalam 11:12 to 12:36. Rahu Kalam 12:36 to 13:59.00061218Moonset 00:44Moonrise 10:35

Panchanga · New Delhi · Wednesday 13 February 2008

Wednesday in New Delhi.

Saptami until 22:08, then Ashtami.

Observed today Kumbha sankranti

Times forNew Delhi · 13 February

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

The day runs from sunrise at 07:02 to the next sunrise.

  1. SunriseThe panchanga day begins.07:02
  2. YamagandaHold travel and new ventures.08:25 to 09:49
  3. MoonriseThe dot on the bezel where the Moon rises.10:35
  4. Gulika KalamWhat starts now tends to repeat.11:12 to 12:36
  5. Rahu KalamAvoid new starts.12:36 to 13:59
  6. SunsetNight hours follow.18:09
  7. MoonsetThe dot on the bezel where the Moon sets.00:44 Thu

Subdial: the Moon, waxing, Shukla Saptami.

The five limbs

What the day is made of.

  • VaraBudhavaraWednesday, the day of Mercury (Me)From sunrise at 07:02 to the next sunrise
  • TithiSaptami, then AshtamiThe seventh and eighth lunar days of the waxing MoonSaptami until 22:08 · Ashtami until 19:59 Thu
  • NakshatraBharani, then KrittikaThe lunar mansion the Moon is passing throughUntil 02:00 Thu, then Krittika until 00:32 Fri
  • YogaShukla, then BrahmaOne of 27 Sun and Moon combinationsUntil 14:37, then Brahma until 11:40 Thu
  • KaranaGara, Vanija, then VishtiHalf of a lunar dayGara until 11:13 · Vanija until 22:08 · Vishti until 09:03 Thu

Sun and Moon

When the lights rise and set.

  • Sunrise07:02The Sun's upper edge meets the horizonThe panchanga day begins
  • Sunset18:09Day hours end, night hours begin11 h 8 min of daylight
  • Moonset00:44Upper edge of the Moon on the horizon, seen from the cityThursday
  • Moonrise10:35Upper 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
  • MasaMaghaLunar month, counted to the full moonMagha when counted to the new moon
  • RituShishiraLate winter, one of the six seasons
  • SamvatsaraSarvajitThe name of the year in the 60-year cycle

Observances

The fasts ahead.

  • Kumbha sankrantiWednesday 13 February

Next Ekadashi

  • Jaya EkadashiSunday 17 FebruaryBreak the fast on Monday between 06:58 and 09:12.
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These timings follow tradition. They are not predictions.