Day dial for New Delhi, Saturday 23 February 2013A 24-hour dial with noon at the top. Sunrise 06:52, sunset 18:17. Gulika Kalam 06:52 to 08:18. Rahu Kalam 09:44 to 11:09. Abhijit 12:12 to 12:58. Yamaganda 14:00 to 15:26.00061218Moonset 05:29Moonrise 16:07

Panchanga · New Delhi · Saturday 23 February 2013

Saturday in New Delhi.

Trayodashi until 01:31 Sun, then Chaturdashi.

Observed today Pradosh

Times forNew Delhi · 23 February

Rahu Kalam runs 09:44 to 11:09. Avoid new starts then.

The day runs from sunrise at 06:52 to the next sunrise.

  1. SunriseThe panchanga day begins.06:52
  2. Gulika KalamWhat starts now tends to repeat.06:52 to 08:18
  3. Rahu KalamAvoid new starts.09:44 to 11:09
  4. AbhijitThe midday window for beginnings.12:12 to 12:58
  5. YamagandaHold travel and new ventures.14:00 to 15:26
  6. MoonriseThe dot on the bezel where the Moon rises.16:07
  7. SunsetNight hours follow.18:17
  8. MoonsetThe dot on the bezel where the Moon sets.05:29 Sun

Subdial: the Moon, waxing, Shukla Trayodashi.

The five limbs

What the day is made of.

  • VaraShanivaraSaturday, the day of Saturn (Sa)From sunrise at 06:52 to the next sunrise
  • TithiTrayodashi, then ChaturdashiThe thirteenth and fourteenth lunar days of the waxing MoonTrayodashi until 01:31 Sun · Chaturdashi until 02:00 Mon
  • NakshatraPushya, then AshleshaThe lunar mansion the Moon is passing throughUntil 00:16 Sun, then Ashlesha until 01:21 Mon
  • YogaSaubhagya, then ShobhanaOne of 27 Sun and Moon combinationsUntil 16:07, then Shobhana until 15:33 Sun
  • KaranaKaulava, Taitila, then GaraHalf of a lunar dayKaulava until 13:03 · Taitila until 01:31 Sun · Gara until 13:50 Sun

Sun and Moon

When the lights rise and set.

  • Sunrise06:52The Sun's upper edge meets the horizonThe panchanga day begins
  • Sunset18:17Day hours end, night hours begin11 h 25 min of daylight
  • Moonset05:29Upper edge of the Moon on the horizon, seen from the citySunday
  • Moonrise16:07Upper 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
  • MasaMaghaLunar month, counted to the full moonMagha when counted to the new moon
  • RituShishiraLate winter, one of the six seasons
  • SamvatsaraNandanaThe name of the year in the 60-year cycle

Observances

The fasts ahead.

  • PradoshSaturday 23 February

Next Ekadashi

  • Vijaya EkadashiThursday 7 MarchBreak the fast on Saturday 9 Mar after sunrise.
  • Vijaya Ekadashi (Vaishnava)Friday 8 MarchFollowers of the Vaishnava tradition (ISKCON and others) keep this Ekadashi one day later.Break the fast on Saturday after sunrise.
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These timings follow tradition. They are not predictions.