Day dial for New Delhi, Saturday 15 February 2014A 24-hour dial with noon at the top. Sunrise 07:00, sunset 18:11. Gulika Kalam 07:00 to 08:24. Rahu Kalam 09:48 to 11:12. Abhijit 12:13 to 12:58. Yamaganda 13:59 to 15:23.00061218Moonrise 18:39

Panchanga · New Delhi · Saturday 15 February 2014

Saturday in New Delhi.

Pratipada all day.

Times forNew Delhi · 15 February

Rahu Kalam runs 09:48 to 11:12. Avoid new starts then.

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

  1. SunriseThe panchanga day begins.07:00
  2. Gulika KalamWhat starts now tends to repeat.07:00 to 08:24
  3. Rahu KalamAvoid new starts.09:48 to 11:12
  4. AbhijitThe midday window for beginnings.12:13 to 12:58
  5. YamagandaHold travel and new ventures.13:59 to 15:23
  6. SunsetNight hours follow.18:11
  7. MoonriseThe dot on the bezel where the Moon rises.18:39

Subdial: the Moon, waning, Krishna Pratipada.

The five limbs

What the day is made of.

  • VaraShanivaraSaturday, the day of Saturn (Sa)From sunrise at 07:00 to the next sunrise
  • TithiPratipadaThe first lunar day of the waning MoonPratipada until 07:22 Sun
  • NakshatraMagha, then Purva PhalguniThe lunar mansion the Moon is passing throughUntil 03:35 Sun, then Purva Phalguni until 05:48 Mon
  • YogaShobhana, then AtigandaOne of 27 Sun and Moon combinationsUntil 09:43, then Atiganda until 10:06 Sun
  • KaranaBalava, then KaulavaHalf of a lunar dayBalava until 18:24 · Kaulava until 07:22 Sun

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
  • MoonsetNo moonsetOn some days the Moon does not rise, or does not set, between one midnight and the next
  • Moonrise18:39Upper 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
  • SamvatsaraVijayaThe 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 EkadashiTuesday 25 FebruaryBreak the fast on Wednesday between 08:10 and 09:07.
  • Vijaya Ekadashi (Vaishnava)Wednesday 26 FebruaryFollowers of the Vaishnava tradition (ISKCON and others) keep this Ekadashi one day later.Break the fast on Thursday after sunrise.
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These timings follow tradition. They are not predictions.