Day dial for New Delhi, Friday 29 February 2008A 24-hour dial with noon at the top. Sunrise 06:47, sunset 18:21. Gulika Kalam 08:14 to 09:41. Rahu Kalam 11:07 to 12:34. Abhijit 12:11 to 12:57. Yamaganda 15:27 to 16:54.00061218Moonset 11:19Moonrise 02:03

Panchanga · New Delhi · Friday 29 February 2008

Friday in New Delhi.

Ashtami until 20:59, then Navami.

Observed today ashtami

Times forNew Delhi · 29 February

Rahu Kalam runs 11:07 to 12:34. Avoid new starts then.

The day runs from sunrise at 06:47 to the next sunrise.

  1. SunriseThe panchanga day begins.06:47
  2. Gulika KalamWhat starts now tends to repeat.08:14 to 09:41
  3. Rahu KalamAvoid new starts.11:07 to 12:34
  4. MoonsetThe dot on the bezel where the Moon sets.11:19
  5. AbhijitThe midday window for beginnings.12:11 to 12:57
  6. YamagandaHold travel and new ventures.15:27 to 16:54
  7. SunsetNight hours follow.18:21
  8. MoonriseThe dot on the bezel where the Moon rises.02:03 Sat

Subdial: the Moon, waning, Krishna Ashtami.

The five limbs

What the day is made of.

  • VaraShukravaraFriday, the day of Venus (Ve)From sunrise at 06:47 to the next sunrise
  • TithiAshtami, then NavamiThe eighth and ninth lunar days of the waning MoonAshtami until 20:59 · Navami until 23:06 Sat
  • NakshatraAnuradha, then JyeshthaThe lunar mansion the Moon is passing throughUntil 09:21, then Jyeshtha until 12:05 Sat
  • YogaHarshana, then VajraOne of 27 Sun and Moon combinationsUntil 16:51, then Vajra until 17:27 Sat
  • KaranaBalava, Kaulava, then TaitilaHalf of a lunar dayBalava until 07:48 · Kaulava until 20:59 · Taitila until 10:05 Sat

Sun and Moon

When the lights rise and set.

  • Sunrise06:47The Sun's upper edge meets the horizonThe panchanga day begins
  • Sunset18:21Day hours end, night hours begin11 h 33 min of daylight
  • Moonset11:19Upper edge of the Moon on the horizon, seen from the city
  • Moonrise02:03Upper edge of the Moon on the horizon, seen from the citySaturday

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.

  • ashtamiFriday 29 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.