Day dial for New Delhi, Sunday 12 February 2012A 24-hour dial with noon at the top. Sunrise 07:03, sunset 18:09. Abhijit 12:13 to 12:58. Yamaganda 12:36 to 13:59. Gulika Kalam 15:22 to 16:45. Rahu Kalam 16:45 to 18:09.00061218Moonset 09:34Moonrise 23:00

Panchanga · New Delhi · Sunday 12 February 2012

Sunday in New Delhi.

Panchami until 15:57, then Shashthi.

Times forNew Delhi · 12 February

Rahu Kalam runs 16:45 to 18:09. Avoid new starts then.

The day runs from sunrise at 07:03 to the next sunrise.

  1. SunriseThe panchanga day begins.07:03
  2. MoonsetThe dot on the bezel where the Moon sets.09:34
  3. AbhijitThe midday window for beginnings.12:13 to 12:58
  4. YamagandaHold travel and new ventures.12:36 to 13:59
  5. Gulika KalamWhat starts now tends to repeat.15:22 to 16:45
  6. Rahu KalamAvoid new starts.16:45 to 18:09
  7. SunsetNight hours follow.18:09
  8. MoonriseThe dot on the bezel where the Moon rises.23:00

Subdial: the Moon, waning, Krishna Panchami.

The five limbs

What the day is made of.

  • VaraRavivaraSunday, the day of the Sun (Su)From sunrise at 07:03 to the next sunrise
  • TithiPanchami, then ShashthiThe fifth and sixth lunar days of the waning MoonPanchami until 15:57 · Shashthi until 13:39 Mon
  • NakshatraChitra, then SwatiThe lunar mansion the Moon is passing throughUntil 04:42 Mon, then Swati until 03:12 Tue
  • YogaShula, then GandaOne of 27 Sun and Moon combinationsUntil 18:51, then Ganda until 15:47 Mon
  • KaranaTaitila, Gara, then VanijaHalf of a lunar dayTaitila until 15:57 · Gara until 02:47 Mon · Vanija until 13:39 Mon

Sun and Moon

When the lights rise and set.

  • Sunrise07:03The Sun's upper edge meets the horizonThe panchanga day begins
  • Sunset18:09Day hours end, night hours begin11 h 6 min of daylight
  • Moonset09:34Upper edge of the Moon on the horizon, seen from the city
  • Moonrise23:00Upper edge of the Moon on the horizon, seen from the city

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
  • SamvatsaraKharaThe name of the year in the 60-year cycle

Observances

The fasts ahead.

  • No major festival or fast falls on this day in New Delhi.

Next Ekadashi

  • Vijaya EkadashiFriday 17 FebruaryBreak the fast on Saturday between 13:43 and 18:12.
  • Vijaya Ekadashi (Vaishnava)Saturday 18 FebruaryFollowers of the Vaishnava tradition (ISKCON and others) keep this Ekadashi one day later.Break the fast on Sunday after sunrise.
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These timings follow tradition. They are not predictions.