Day dial for New Delhi, Wednesday 27 February 2013A 24-hour dial with noon at the top. Sunrise 06:48, sunset 18:20. Yamaganda 08:15 to 09:41. Gulika Kalam 11:08 to 12:34. Rahu Kalam 12:34 to 14:00.00061218Moonset 07:20Moonrise 19:57

Panchanga · New Delhi · Wednesday 27 February 2013

Wednesday in New Delhi.

Dwitiya until 00:27 Thu, then Tritiya.

Times forNew Delhi · 27 February

Rahu Kalam runs 12:34 to 14:00. Avoid new starts then.

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

  1. SunriseThe panchanga day begins.06:48
  2. MoonsetThe dot on the bezel where the Moon sets.07:20
  3. YamagandaHold travel and new ventures.08:15 to 09:41
  4. Gulika KalamWhat starts now tends to repeat.11:08 to 12:34
  5. Rahu KalamAvoid new starts.12:34 to 14:00
  6. SunsetNight hours follow.18:20
  7. MoonriseThe dot on the bezel where the Moon rises.19:57

Subdial: the Moon, waning, Krishna Dwitiya.

The five limbs

What the day is made of.

  • VaraBudhavaraWednesday, the day of Mercury (Me)From sunrise at 06:48 to the next sunrise
  • TithiDwitiya, then TritiyaThe second and third lunar days of the waning MoonDwitiya until 00:27 Thu · Tritiya until 23:13 Thu
  • NakshatraUttara Phalguni, then HastaThe lunar mansion the Moon is passing throughUntil 01:41 Thu, then Hasta until 01:06 Fri
  • YogaDhriti, then ShulaOne of 27 Sun and Moon combinationsUntil 11:21, then Shula until 09:19 Thu
  • KaranaTaitila, Gara, then VanijaHalf of a lunar dayTaitila until 12:58 · Gara until 00:27 Thu · Vanija until 11:52 Thu

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 31 min of daylight
  • Moonset07:20Upper edge of the Moon on the horizon, seen from the city
  • Moonrise19:57Upper 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
  • 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.