Day dial for New Delhi, Sunday 24 February 2013A 24-hour dial with noon at the top. Sunrise 06:51, sunset 18:18. Abhijit 12:12 to 12:57. Yamaganda 12:35 to 14:00. Gulika Kalam 15:26 to 16:52. Rahu Kalam 16:52 to 18:18.00061218Moonset 06:06Moonrise 17:03

Panchanga · New Delhi · Sunday 24 February 2013

Sunday in New Delhi.

Chaturdashi until 02:00 Mon, then Purnima.

Times forNew Delhi · 24 February

Rahu Kalam runs 16:52 to 18:18. Avoid new starts then.

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

  1. SunriseThe panchanga day begins.06:51
  2. AbhijitThe midday window for beginnings.12:12 to 12:57
  3. YamagandaHold travel and new ventures.12:35 to 14:00
  4. Gulika KalamWhat starts now tends to repeat.15:26 to 16:52
  5. Rahu KalamAvoid new starts.16:52 to 18:18
  6. MoonriseThe dot on the bezel where the Moon rises.17:03
  7. SunsetNight hours follow.18:18
  8. MoonsetThe dot on the bezel where the Moon sets.06:06 Mon

Subdial: the Moon, waxing, Shukla Chaturdashi.

The five limbs

What the day is made of.

  • VaraRavivaraSunday, the day of the Sun (Su)From sunrise at 06:51 to the next sunrise
  • TithiChaturdashi, then PurnimaThe fourteenth and fifteenth lunar days of the waxing MoonChaturdashi until 02:00 Mon · Purnima until 01:56 Tue
  • NakshatraAshlesha, then MaghaThe lunar mansion the Moon is passing throughUntil 01:21 Mon, then Magha until 01:54 Tue
  • YogaShobhana, then AtigandaOne of 27 Sun and Moon combinationsUntil 15:33, then Atiganda until 14:31 Mon
  • KaranaGara, Vanija, then VishtiHalf of a lunar dayGara until 13:50 · Vanija until 02:00 Mon · Vishti until 14:02 Mon

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 26 min of daylight
  • Moonset06:06Upper edge of the Moon on the horizon, seen from the cityMonday
  • Moonrise17:03Upper 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.

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

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.