Day dial for New Delhi, Monday 28 February 2011A 24-hour dial with noon at the top. Sunrise 06:48, sunset 18:20. Rahu Kalam 08:14 to 09:41. Yamaganda 11:07 to 12:34. Abhijit 12:11 to 12:57. Gulika Kalam 14:00 to 15:27.00061218Moonset 14:26Moonrise 04:24

Panchanga · New Delhi · Monday 28 February 2011

Monday is Vijaya Ekadashi, a day for fasting.

Ekadashi until 18:18, then Dwadashi. Break the fast on Tuesday between 06:47 and 09:05.

Times forNew Delhi · 28 February

Rahu Kalam runs 08:14 to 09:41. Avoid new starts then.

The day runs from sunrise at 06:48 to the next sunrise.

  1. SunriseThe panchanga day begins.06:48
  2. Rahu KalamAvoid new starts.08:14 to 09:41
  3. YamagandaHold travel and new ventures.11:07 to 12:34
  4. AbhijitThe midday window for beginnings.12:11 to 12:57
  5. Gulika KalamWhat starts now tends to repeat.14:00 to 15:27
  6. MoonsetThe dot on the bezel where the Moon sets.14:26
  7. SunsetNight hours follow.18:20
  8. MoonriseThe dot on the bezel where the Moon rises.04:24 Tue

Subdial: the Moon, waning, Krishna Ekadashi.

The five limbs

What the day is made of.

  • VaraSomavaraMonday, the day of the Moon (Mo)From sunrise at 06:48 to the next sunrise
  • TithiEkadashi, then DwadashiThe eleventh and twelfth lunar days of the waning MoonEkadashi until 18:18 · Dwadashi until 19:52 Tue
  • NakshatraPurva Ashadha, then Uttara AshadhaThe lunar mansion the Moon is passing throughUntil 16:34, then Uttara Ashadha until 18:38 Tue
  • YogaVyatipata, then VariyanOne of 27 Sun and Moon combinationsUntil 00:41 Tue, then Variyan until 00:52 Wed
  • KaranaBalava, then KaulavaHalf of a lunar dayBalava until 18:18 · Kaulava until 07:02 Tue

Sun and Moon

When the lights rise and set.

  • Sunrise06:48The Sun's upper edge meets the horizonThe panchanga day begins
  • Sunset18:20Day hours end, night hours begin11 h 32 min of daylight
  • Moonset14:26Upper edge of the Moon on the horizon, seen from the city
  • Moonrise04:24Upper edge of the Moon on the horizon, seen from the cityTuesday

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.

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

Next Ekadashi

  • Amalaki EkadashiWednesday 16 MarchBreak the fast on Thursday between 06:30 and 08:53.
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These timings follow tradition. They are not predictions.