Day dial for New Delhi, Tuesday 18 February 2014A 24-hour dial with noon at the top. Sunrise 06:57, sunset 18:13. Yamaganda 09:46 to 11:11. Abhijit 12:13 to 12:58. Gulika Kalam 12:35 to 14:00. Rahu Kalam 15:24 to 16:49.00061218Moonset 08:33Moonrise 21:19

Panchanga · New Delhi · Tuesday 18 February 2014

Tuesday in New Delhi.

Tritiya until 10:25, then Chaturthi.

Observed today Sankashti Chaturthi

Times forNew Delhi · 18 February

Rahu Kalam runs 15:24 to 16:49. Avoid new starts then.

The day runs from sunrise at 06:57 to the next sunrise.

  1. SunriseThe panchanga day begins.06:57
  2. MoonsetThe dot on the bezel where the Moon sets.08:33
  3. YamagandaHold travel and new ventures.09:46 to 11:11
  4. AbhijitThe midday window for beginnings.12:13 to 12:58
  5. Gulika KalamWhat starts now tends to repeat.12:35 to 14:00
  6. Rahu KalamAvoid new starts.15:24 to 16:49
  7. SunsetNight hours follow.18:13
  8. MoonriseThe dot on the bezel where the Moon rises.21:19

Subdial: the Moon, waning, Krishna Tritiya.

The five limbs

What the day is made of.

  • VaraMangalavaraTuesday, the day of Mars (Ma)From sunrise at 06:57 to the next sunrise
  • TithiTritiya, then ChaturthiThe third and fourth lunar days of the waning MoonTritiya until 10:25 · Chaturthi until 11:23 Wed
  • NakshatraUttara Phalguni, then HastaThe lunar mansion the Moon is passing throughUntil 07:44, then Hasta until 09:17 Wed
  • YogaDhriti, then ShulaOne of 27 Sun and Moon combinationsUntil 10:12, then Shula until 09:50 Wed
  • KaranaVishti, Bava, then BalavaHalf of a lunar dayVishti until 10:25 · Bava until 22:57 · Balava until 11:23 Wed

Sun and Moon

When the lights rise and set.

  • Sunrise06:57The Sun's upper edge meets the horizonThe panchanga day begins
  • Sunset18:13Day hours end, night hours begin11 h 16 min of daylight
  • Moonset08:33Upper edge of the Moon on the horizon, seen from the city
  • Moonrise21:19Upper 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.

  • Sankashti ChaturthiTuesday 18 February

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.