Day dial for New Delhi, Sunday 24 February 2008A 24-hour dial with noon at the top. Sunrise 06:52, sunset 18:17. Abhijit 12:12 to 12:58. Yamaganda 12:35 to 14:00. Gulika Kalam 15:26 to 16:52. Rahu Kalam 16:52 to 18:17.00061218Moonset 08:22Moonrise 21:24

Panchanga · New Delhi · Sunday 24 February 2008

Sunday in New Delhi.

Tritiya until 10:14, then Chaturthi.

Observed today Sankashti Chaturthi

Times forNew Delhi · 24 February

Rahu Kalam runs 16:52 to 18:17. Avoid new starts then.

The day runs from sunrise at 06:52 to the next sunrise.

  1. SunriseThe panchanga day begins.06:52
  2. MoonsetThe dot on the bezel where the Moon sets.08:22
  3. AbhijitThe midday window for beginnings.12:12 to 12:58
  4. YamagandaHold travel and new ventures.12:35 to 14:00
  5. Gulika KalamWhat starts now tends to repeat.15:26 to 16:52
  6. Rahu KalamAvoid new starts.16:52 to 18:17
  7. SunsetNight hours follow.18:17
  8. MoonriseThe dot on the bezel where the Moon rises.21:24

Subdial: the Moon, waning, Krishna Tritiya.

The five limbs

What the day is made of.

  • VaraRavivaraSunday, the day of the Sun (Su)From sunrise at 06:52 to the next sunrise
  • TithiTritiya, then ChaturthiThe third and fourth lunar days of the waning MoonTritiya until 10:14 · Chaturthi until 11:46 Mon
  • NakshatraHasta, then ChitraThe lunar mansion the Moon is passing throughUntil 22:36, then Chitra until 00:52 Tue
  • YogaShula, then GandaOne of 27 Sun and Moon combinationsUntil 13:55, then Ganda until 14:02 Mon
  • KaranaVishti, Bava, then BalavaHalf of a lunar dayVishti until 10:14 · Bava until 22:56 · Balava until 11:46 Mon

Sun and Moon

When the lights rise and set.

  • Sunrise06:52The Sun's upper edge meets the horizonThe panchanga day begins
  • Sunset18:17Day hours end, night hours begin11 h 25 min of daylight
  • Moonset08:22Upper edge of the Moon on the horizon, seen from the city
  • Moonrise21:24Upper 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.

  • Sankashti ChaturthiSunday 24 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.