Day dial for New Delhi, Wednesday 19 February 2014A 24-hour dial with noon at the top. Sunrise 06:56, sunset 18:14. Yamaganda 08:21 to 09:46. Gulika Kalam 11:10 to 12:35. Rahu Kalam 12:35 to 14:00.00061218Moonset 09:10Moonrise 22:14

Panchanga · New Delhi · Wednesday 19 February 2014

Wednesday in New Delhi.

Chaturthi until 11:23, then Panchami.

Observed today chaturthi

Times forNew Delhi · 19 February

Rahu Kalam runs 12:35 to 14:00. Avoid new starts then.

The day runs from sunrise at 06:56 to the next sunrise.

  1. SunriseThe panchanga day begins.06:56
  2. YamagandaHold travel and new ventures.08:21 to 09:46
  3. MoonsetThe dot on the bezel where the Moon sets.09:10
  4. Gulika KalamWhat starts now tends to repeat.11:10 to 12:35
  5. Rahu KalamAvoid new starts.12:35 to 14:00
  6. SunsetNight hours follow.18:14
  7. MoonriseThe dot on the bezel where the Moon rises.22:14

Subdial: the Moon, waning, Krishna Chaturthi.

The five limbs

What the day is made of.

  • VaraBudhavaraWednesday, the day of Mercury (Me)From sunrise at 06:56 to the next sunrise
  • TithiChaturthi, then PanchamiThe fourth and fifth lunar days of the waning MoonChaturthi until 11:23 · Panchami until 11:54 Thu
  • NakshatraHasta, then ChitraThe lunar mansion the Moon is passing throughUntil 09:17, then Chitra until 10:24 Thu
  • YogaShula, then GandaOne of 27 Sun and Moon combinationsUntil 09:50, then Ganda until 09:07 Thu
  • KaranaBalava, Kaulava, then TaitilaHalf of a lunar dayBalava until 11:23 · Kaulava until 23:42 · Taitila until 11:54 Thu

Sun and Moon

When the lights rise and set.

  • Sunrise06:56The Sun's upper edge meets the horizonThe panchanga day begins
  • Sunset18:14Day hours end, night hours begin11 h 18 min of daylight
  • Moonset09:10Upper edge of the Moon on the horizon, seen from the city
  • Moonrise22:14Upper 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.

  • chaturthiWednesday 19 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.