Day dial for New Delhi, Friday 25 February 2011A 24-hour dial with noon at the top. Sunrise 06:51, sunset 18:18. Gulika Kalam 08:17 to 09:43. Rahu Kalam 11:09 to 12:34. Abhijit 12:12 to 12:57. Yamaganda 15:26 to 16:52.00061218Moonset 11:37Moonrise 02:02

Panchanga · New Delhi · Friday 25 February 2011

Friday in New Delhi.

Ashtami until 16:39, then Navami.

Observed today ashtami

Times forNew Delhi · 25 February

Rahu Kalam runs 11:09 to 12:34. Avoid new starts then.

The day runs from sunrise at 06:51 to the next sunrise.

  1. SunriseThe panchanga day begins.06:51
  2. Gulika KalamWhat starts now tends to repeat.08:17 to 09:43
  3. Rahu KalamAvoid new starts.11:09 to 12:34
  4. MoonsetThe dot on the bezel where the Moon sets.11:37
  5. AbhijitThe midday window for beginnings.12:12 to 12:57
  6. YamagandaHold travel and new ventures.15:26 to 16:52
  7. SunsetNight hours follow.18:18
  8. MoonriseThe dot on the bezel where the Moon rises.02:02 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 06:51 to the next sunrise
  • TithiAshtami, then NavamiThe eighth and ninth lunar days of the waning MoonAshtami until 16:39 · Navami until 16:36 Sat
  • NakshatraAnuradha, then JyeshthaThe lunar mansion the Moon is passing throughUntil 13:22, then Jyeshtha until 13:50 Sat
  • YogaHarshana, then VajraOne of 27 Sun and Moon combinationsUntil 02:21 Sat, then Vajra until 01:21 Sun
  • KaranaKaulava, Taitila, then GaraHalf of a lunar dayKaulava until 16:39 · Taitila until 04:32 Sat · Gara until 16:36 Sat

Sun and Moon

When the lights rise and set.

  • Sunrise06:51The Sun's upper edge meets the horizonThe panchanga day begins
  • Sunset18:18Day hours end, night hours begin11 h 27 min of daylight
  • Moonset11:37Upper edge of the Moon on the horizon, seen from the city
  • Moonrise02:02Upper 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
  • SamvatsaraVikritaThe name of the year in the 60-year cycle

Observances

The fasts ahead.

  • ashtamiFriday 25 February

Next Ekadashi

  • Vijaya EkadashiMonday 28 FebruaryBreak the fast on Tuesday between 06:47 and 09:05.
All festivals this year

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These timings follow tradition. They are not predictions.