Day dial for New Delhi, Saturday 23 February 2008A 24-hour dial with noon at the top. Sunrise 06:53, sunset 18:17. Gulika Kalam 06:53 to 08:19. Rahu Kalam 09:44 to 11:09. Abhijit 12:12 to 12:58. Yamaganda 14:00 to 15:26.00061218Moonset 07:54Moonrise 20:29

Panchanga · New Delhi · Saturday 23 February 2008

Saturday in New Delhi.

Dwitiya until 09:16, then Tritiya.

Times forNew Delhi · 23 February

Rahu Kalam runs 09:44 to 11:09. Avoid new starts then.

The day runs from sunrise at 06:53 to the next sunrise.

  1. SunriseThe panchanga day begins.06:53
  2. Gulika KalamWhat starts now tends to repeat.06:53 to 08:19
  3. MoonsetThe dot on the bezel where the Moon sets.07:54
  4. Rahu KalamAvoid new starts.09:44 to 11:09
  5. AbhijitThe midday window for beginnings.12:12 to 12:58
  6. YamagandaHold travel and new ventures.14:00 to 15:26
  7. SunsetNight hours follow.18:17
  8. MoonriseThe dot on the bezel where the Moon rises.20:29

Subdial: the Moon, waning, Krishna Dwitiya.

The five limbs

What the day is made of.

  • VaraShanivaraSaturday, the day of Saturn (Sa)From sunrise at 06:53 to the next sunrise
  • TithiDwitiya, then TritiyaThe second and third lunar days of the waning MoonDwitiya until 09:16 · Tritiya until 10:14 Sun
  • NakshatraUttara Phalguni, then HastaThe lunar mansion the Moon is passing throughUntil 20:49, then Hasta until 22:36 Sun
  • YogaDhriti, then ShulaOne of 27 Sun and Moon combinationsUntil 14:12, then Shula until 13:55 Sun
  • KaranaGara, Vanija, then VishtiHalf of a lunar dayGara until 09:16 · Vanija until 21:41 · Vishti until 10:14 Sun

Sun and Moon

When the lights rise and set.

  • Sunrise06:53The Sun's upper edge meets the horizonThe panchanga day begins
  • Sunset18:17Day hours end, night hours begin11 h 23 min of daylight
  • Moonset07:54Upper edge of the Moon on the horizon, seen from the city
  • Moonrise20:29Upper edge of the Moon on the horizon, seen from the city

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

Observances

The fasts ahead.

  • No major festival or fast falls on this day in New Delhi.

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.