Day dial for New Delhi, Wednesday 15 February 2012A 24-hour dial with noon at the top. Sunrise 07:00, sunset 18:11. Yamaganda 08:24 to 09:48. Gulika Kalam 11:12 to 12:35. Rahu Kalam 12:35 to 13:59.00061218Moonset 11:56Moonrise 02:12

Panchanga · New Delhi · Wednesday 15 February 2012

Wednesday in New Delhi.

Ashtami until 09:39, then Navami.

Observed today ashtami

Times forNew Delhi · 15 February

Rahu Kalam runs 12:35 to 13:59. Avoid new starts then.

The day runs from sunrise at 07:00 to the next sunrise.

  1. SunriseThe panchanga day begins.07:00
  2. YamagandaHold travel and new ventures.08:24 to 09:48
  3. Gulika KalamWhat starts now tends to repeat.11:12 to 12:35
  4. MoonsetThe dot on the bezel where the Moon sets.11:56
  5. Rahu KalamAvoid new starts.12:35 to 13:59
  6. SunsetNight hours follow.18:11
  7. MoonriseThe dot on the bezel where the Moon rises.02:12 Thu

Subdial: the Moon, waning, Krishna Ashtami.

The five limbs

What the day is made of.

  • VaraBudhavaraWednesday, the day of Mercury (Me)From sunrise at 07:00 to the next sunrise
  • TithiAshtami, then NavamiThe eighth and ninth lunar days of the waning MoonAshtami until 09:39 · Navami until 08:01 Thu
  • NakshatraAnuradha, then JyeshthaThe lunar mansion the Moon is passing throughUntil 00:53 Thu, then Jyeshtha until 00:05 Fri
  • YogaDhruva, then VyaghataOne of 27 Sun and Moon combinationsUntil 10:10, then Vyaghata until 07:39 Thu
  • KaranaKaulava, Taitila, then GaraHalf of a lunar dayKaulava until 09:39 · Taitila until 20:48 · Gara until 08:01 Thu

Sun and Moon

When the lights rise and set.

  • Sunrise07:00The Sun's upper edge meets the horizonThe panchanga day begins
  • Sunset18:11Day hours end, night hours begin11 h 11 min of daylight
  • Moonset11:56Upper edge of the Moon on the horizon, seen from the city
  • Moonrise02:12Upper edge of the Moon on the horizon, seen from the cityThursday

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.

  • ashtamiWednesday 15 February

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.