Day dial for New Delhi, Wednesday 20 February 2008A 24-hour dial with noon at the top. Sunrise 06:56, sunset 18:14. Yamaganda 08:21 to 09:46. Gulika Kalam 11:10 to 12:35. Rahu Kalam 12:35 to 14:00.00061218Moonset 06:54Moonrise 17:34

Panchanga · New Delhi · Wednesday 20 February 2008

Wednesday in New Delhi.

Chaturdashi until 09:39, then Purnima.

Observed today Purnima fast

Times forNew Delhi · 20 February

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

The day runs from sunrise at 06:56 to the next sunrise.

  1. SunriseThe panchanga day begins.06:56
  2. YamagandaHold travel and new ventures.08:21 to 09:46
  3. Gulika KalamWhat starts now tends to repeat.11:10 to 12:35
  4. Rahu KalamAvoid new starts.12:35 to 14:00
  5. MoonriseThe dot on the bezel where the Moon rises.17:34
  6. SunsetNight hours follow.18:14
  7. MoonsetThe dot on the bezel where the Moon sets.06:54 Thu

Subdial: the Moon, waxing, Shukla Chaturdashi.

The five limbs

What the day is made of.

  • VaraBudhavaraWednesday, the day of Mercury (Me)From sunrise at 06:56 to the next sunrise
  • TithiChaturdashi, then PurnimaThe fourteenth and fifteenth lunar days of the waxing MoonChaturdashi until 09:39 · Purnima until 09:01 Thu
  • NakshatraAshlesha, then MaghaThe lunar mansion the Moon is passing throughUntil 18:44, then Magha until 18:55 Thu
  • YogaShobhana, then AtigandaOne of 27 Sun and Moon combinationsUntil 17:41, then Atiganda until 16:06 Thu
  • KaranaVanija, Vishti, then BavaHalf of a lunar dayVanija until 09:39 · Vishti until 21:16 · Bava until 09:01 Thu

Sun and Moon

When the lights rise and set.

  • Sunrise06:56The Sun's upper edge meets the horizonThe panchanga day begins
  • Sunset18:14Day hours end, night hours begin11 h 19 min of daylight
  • Moonset06:54Upper edge of the Moon on the horizon, seen from the cityThursday
  • Moonrise17:34Upper 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.

  • Purnima fastWednesday 20 February

Next Ekadashi

  • Vijaya EkadashiMonday 3 MarchBreak the fast on Tuesday between 07:46 and 09:03.
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These timings follow tradition. They are not predictions.