Day dial for New Delhi, Wednesday 27 February 2008A 24-hour dial with noon at the top. Sunrise 06:49, sunset 18:19. Yamaganda 08:15 to 09:42. Gulika Kalam 11:08 to 12:34. Rahu Kalam 12:34 to 14:00.00061218Moonset 09:57Moonrise 00:11

Panchanga · New Delhi · Wednesday 27 February 2008

Wednesday in New Delhi.

Shashthi until 16:06, then Saptami.

Observed today shashthi

Times forNew Delhi · 27 February

Rahu Kalam runs 12:34 to 14:00. Avoid new starts then.

The day runs from sunrise at 06:49 to the next sunrise.

  1. SunriseThe panchanga day begins.06:49
  2. YamagandaHold travel and new ventures.08:15 to 09:42
  3. MoonsetThe dot on the bezel where the Moon sets.09:57
  4. Gulika KalamWhat starts now tends to repeat.11:08 to 12:34
  5. Rahu KalamAvoid new starts.12:34 to 14:00
  6. SunsetNight hours follow.18:19
  7. MoonriseThe dot on the bezel where the Moon rises.00:11 Thu

Subdial: the Moon, waning, Krishna Shashthi.

The five limbs

What the day is made of.

  • VaraBudhavaraWednesday, the day of Mercury (Me)From sunrise at 06:49 to the next sunrise
  • TithiShashthi, then SaptamiThe sixth and seventh lunar days of the waning MoonShashthi until 16:06 · Saptami until 18:35 Thu
  • NakshatraVishakha, then AnuradhaThe lunar mansion the Moon is passing throughUntil 06:26 Thu, then Anuradha until 09:21 Fri
  • YogaDhruva, then VyaghataOne of 27 Sun and Moon combinationsUntil 15:13, then Vyaghata until 16:03 Thu
  • KaranaVanija, Vishti, then BavaHalf of a lunar dayVanija until 16:06 · Vishti until 05:20 Thu · Bava until 18:35 Thu

Sun and Moon

When the lights rise and set.

  • Sunrise06:49The Sun's upper edge meets the horizonThe panchanga day begins
  • Sunset18:19Day hours end, night hours begin11 h 30 min of daylight
  • Moonset09:57Upper edge of the Moon on the horizon, seen from the city
  • Moonrise00:11Upper edge of the Moon on the horizon, seen from the cityThursday

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.

  • shashthiWednesday 27 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.