Day dial for New Delhi, Sunday 16 February 2014A 24-hour dial with noon at the top. Sunrise 06:59, sunset 18:12. Abhijit 12:13 to 12:58. Yamaganda 12:35 to 14:00. Gulika Kalam 15:24 to 16:48. Rahu Kalam 16:48 to 18:12.00061218Moonset 07:24Moonrise 19:31

Panchanga · New Delhi · Sunday 16 February 2014

Sunday in New Delhi.

Pratipada until 07:22, then Dwitiya.

Times forNew Delhi · 16 February

Rahu Kalam runs 16:48 to 18:12. Avoid new starts then.

The day runs from sunrise at 06:59 to the next sunrise.

  1. SunriseThe panchanga day begins.06:59
  2. MoonsetThe dot on the bezel where the Moon sets.07:24
  3. AbhijitThe midday window for beginnings.12:13 to 12:58
  4. YamagandaHold travel and new ventures.12:35 to 14:00
  5. Gulika KalamWhat starts now tends to repeat.15:24 to 16:48
  6. Rahu KalamAvoid new starts.16:48 to 18:12
  7. SunsetNight hours follow.18:12
  8. MoonriseThe dot on the bezel where the Moon rises.19:31

Subdial: the Moon, waning, Krishna Pratipada.

The five limbs

What the day is made of.

  • VaraRavivaraSunday, the day of the Sun (Su)From sunrise at 06:59 to the next sunrise
  • TithiPratipada, then DwitiyaThe first and second lunar days of the waning MoonPratipada until 07:22 · Dwitiya until 09:03 Mon
  • NakshatraPurva Phalguni, then Uttara PhalguniThe lunar mansion the Moon is passing throughUntil 05:48 Mon, then Uttara Phalguni until 07:44 Tue
  • YogaAtiganda, then SukarmaOne of 27 Sun and Moon combinationsUntil 10:06, then Sukarma until 10:17 Mon
  • KaranaKaulava, Taitila, then GaraHalf of a lunar dayKaulava until 07:22 · Taitila until 20:15 · Gara until 09:03 Mon

Sun and Moon

When the lights rise and set.

  • Sunrise06:59The Sun's upper edge meets the horizonThe panchanga day begins
  • Sunset18:12Day hours end, night hours begin11 h 13 min of daylight
  • Moonset07:24Upper edge of the Moon on the horizon, seen from the city
  • Moonrise19:31Upper 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.