Day dial for New Delhi, Friday 21 February 2014A 24-hour dial with noon at the top. Sunrise 06:54, sunset 18:15. Gulika Kalam 08:20 to 09:45. Rahu Kalam 11:10 to 12:35. Abhijit 12:12 to 12:58. Yamaganda 15:25 to 16:50.00061218Moonset 10:30Moonrise 00:10

Panchanga · New Delhi · Friday 21 February 2014

Friday in New Delhi.

Shashthi until 11:53, then Saptami.

Observed today shashthi

Times forNew Delhi · 21 February

Rahu Kalam runs 11:10 to 12:35. Avoid new starts then.

The day runs from sunrise at 06:54 to the next sunrise.

  1. SunriseThe panchanga day begins.06:54
  2. Gulika KalamWhat starts now tends to repeat.08:20 to 09:45
  3. MoonsetThe dot on the bezel where the Moon sets.10:30
  4. Rahu KalamAvoid new starts.11:10 to 12:35
  5. AbhijitThe midday window for beginnings.12:12 to 12:58
  6. YamagandaHold travel and new ventures.15:25 to 16:50
  7. SunsetNight hours follow.18:15
  8. MoonriseThe dot on the bezel where the Moon rises.00:10 Sat

Subdial: the Moon, waning, Krishna Shashthi.

The five limbs

What the day is made of.

  • VaraShukravaraFriday, the day of Venus (Ve)From sunrise at 06:54 to the next sunrise
  • TithiShashthi, then SaptamiThe sixth and seventh lunar days of the waning MoonShashthi until 11:53 · Saptami until 11:17 Sat
  • NakshatraSwati, then VishakhaThe lunar mansion the Moon is passing throughUntil 11:01, then Vishakha until 11:03 Sat
  • YogaVriddhi, Dhruva, then VyaghataOne of 27 Sun and Moon combinationsUntil 08:00, then Dhruva until 06:26 Sat, then Vyaghata until 04:23 Sun
  • KaranaVanija, Vishti, then BavaHalf of a lunar dayVanija until 11:53 · Vishti until 23:40 · Bava until 11:17 Sat

Sun and Moon

When the lights rise and set.

  • Sunrise06:54The Sun's upper edge meets the horizonThe panchanga day begins
  • Sunset18:15Day hours end, night hours begin11 h 21 min of daylight
  • Moonset10:30Upper edge of the Moon on the horizon, seen from the city
  • Moonrise00:10Upper edge of the Moon on the horizon, seen from the citySaturday

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.

  • shashthiFriday 21 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.