Day dial for New Delhi, Thursday 21 February 2008A 24-hour dial with noon at the top. Sunrise 06:55, sunset 18:15. Yamaganda 06:55 to 08:20. Gulika Kalam 09:45 to 11:10. Abhijit 12:12 to 12:58. Rahu Kalam 14:00 to 15:25.00061218Moonrise 18:35

Panchanga · New Delhi · Thursday 21 February 2008

Thursday in New Delhi.

Purnima until 09:01, then Pratipada.

Observed today Full moon

Times forNew Delhi · 21 February

Rahu Kalam runs 14:00 to 15:25. 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.06:55 to 08:20
  3. Gulika KalamWhat starts now tends to repeat.09:45 to 11:10
  4. AbhijitThe midday window for beginnings.12:12 to 12:58
  5. Rahu KalamAvoid new starts.14:00 to 15:25
  6. SunsetNight hours follow.18:15
  7. MoonriseThe dot on the bezel where the Moon rises.18:35

Subdial: the Moon, waxing, Shukla Purnima.

The five limbs

What the day is made of.

  • VaraGuruvaraThursday, the day of Jupiter (Ju)From sunrise at 06:55 to the next sunrise
  • TithiPurnima, then PratipadaThe fifteenth lunar day of the waxing Moon, then the first of the waning MoonPurnima until 09:01 · Pratipada until 08:52 Fri
  • NakshatraMagha, then Purva PhalguniThe lunar mansion the Moon is passing throughUntil 18:55, then Purva Phalguni until 19:36 Fri
  • YogaAtiganda, then SukarmaOne of 27 Sun and Moon combinationsUntil 16:06, then Sukarma until 14:56 Fri
  • KaranaBava, Balava, then KaulavaHalf of a lunar dayBava until 09:01 · Balava until 20:52 · Kaulava until 08:52 Fri

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 20 min of daylight
  • MoonsetNo moonsetOn some days the Moon does not rise, or does not set, between one midnight and the next
  • Moonrise18:35Upper 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.

  • Full moonThursday 21 February

Next Ekadashi

  • Vijaya EkadashiMonday 3 MarchBreak the fast on Tuesday between 07:46 and 09:03.
All festivals this year

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These timings follow tradition. They are not predictions.