Day dial for New Delhi, Saturday 28 February 2009A 24-hour dial with noon at the top. Sunrise 06:47, sunset 18:20. Gulika Kalam 06:47 to 08:14. Rahu Kalam 09:41 to 11:07. Abhijit 12:11 to 12:57. Yamaganda 14:01 to 15:27.00061218Moonset 21:37Moonrise 08:18

Panchanga · New Delhi · Saturday 28 February 2009

Saturday in New Delhi.

Tritiya until 07:19, then Chaturthi.

Observed today chaturthi

Times forNew Delhi · 28 February

Rahu Kalam runs 09:41 to 11:07. 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.06:47 to 08:14
  3. MoonriseThe dot on the bezel where the Moon rises.08:18
  4. Rahu KalamAvoid new starts.09:41 to 11:07
  5. AbhijitThe midday window for beginnings.12:11 to 12:57
  6. YamagandaHold travel and new ventures.14:01 to 15:27
  7. SunsetNight hours follow.18:20
  8. MoonsetThe dot on the bezel where the Moon sets.21:37

Subdial: the Moon, waxing, Shukla Tritiya.

The five limbs

What the day is made of.

  • VaraShanivaraSaturday, the day of Saturn (Sa)From sunrise at 06:47 to the next sunrise
  • TithiTritiya, then Chaturthi, then PanchamiThe third, fourth and fifth lunar days of the waxing MoonTritiya until 07:19 · Chaturthi until 06:32 Sun · Panchami until 05:24 Mon
  • NakshatraRevati, then AshwiniThe lunar mansion the Moon is passing throughUntil 22:21, then Ashwini until 22:00 Sun
  • YogaShukla, then BrahmaOne of 27 Sun and Moon combinationsUntil 04:35 Sun, then Brahma until 02:31 Mon
  • KaranaGara, Vanija, Vishti, then BavaHalf of a lunar dayGara until 07:19 · Vanija until 18:59 · Vishti until 06:32 Sun · Bava until 18:00 Sun

Sun and Moon

When the lights rise and set.

  • Sunrise06:47The Sun's upper edge meets the horizonThe panchanga day begins
  • Sunset18:20Day hours end, night hours begin11 h 33 min of daylight
  • Moonset21:37Upper edge of the Moon on the horizon, seen from the city
  • Moonrise08:18Upper 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
  • MasaPhalgunaLunar month, counted to the full moonPhalguna when counted to the new moon
  • RituShishiraLate winter, one of the six seasons
  • SamvatsaraSarvadharinThe name of the year in the 60-year cycle

Observances

The fasts ahead.

  • chaturthiSaturday 28 February

Next Ekadashi

  • Amalaki EkadashiSaturday 7 MarchBreak the fast on Sunday between 06:39 and 09:00.
All festivals this year

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These timings follow tradition. They are not predictions.