Day dial for New Delhi, Saturday 22 February 2014A 24-hour dial with noon at the top. Sunrise 06:54, sunset 18:16. Gulika Kalam 06:54 to 08:19. Rahu Kalam 09:44 to 11:10. Abhijit 12:12 to 12:58. Yamaganda 14:00 to 15:26.00061218Moonset 11:16Moonrise 01:09

Panchanga · New Delhi · Saturday 22 February 2014

Saturday in New Delhi.

Saptami until 11:17, then Ashtami.

Times forNew Delhi · 22 February

Rahu Kalam runs 09:44 to 11:10. 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.06:54 to 08:19
  3. Rahu KalamAvoid new starts.09:44 to 11:10
  4. MoonsetThe dot on the bezel where the Moon sets.11:16
  5. AbhijitThe midday window for beginnings.12:12 to 12:58
  6. YamagandaHold travel and new ventures.14:00 to 15:26
  7. SunsetNight hours follow.18:16
  8. MoonriseThe dot on the bezel where the Moon rises.01:09 Sun

Subdial: the Moon, waning, Krishna Saptami.

The five limbs

What the day is made of.

  • VaraShanivaraSaturday, the day of Saturn (Sa)From sunrise at 06:54 to the next sunrise
  • TithiSaptami, then AshtamiThe seventh and eighth lunar days of the waning MoonSaptami until 11:17 · Ashtami until 10:04 Sun
  • NakshatraVishakha, then AnuradhaThe lunar mansion the Moon is passing throughUntil 11:03, then Anuradha until 10:30 Sun
  • YogaVyaghata, then HarshanaOne of 27 Sun and Moon combinationsUntil 04:23 Sun, then Harshana until 01:51 Mon
  • KaranaBava, Balava, then KaulavaHalf of a lunar dayBava until 11:17 · Balava until 22:45 · Kaulava until 10:04 Sun

Sun and Moon

When the lights rise and set.

  • Sunrise06:54The Sun's upper edge meets the horizonThe panchanga day begins
  • Sunset18:16Day hours end, night hours begin11 h 23 min of daylight
  • Moonset11:16Upper edge of the Moon on the horizon, seen from the city
  • Moonrise01:09Upper edge of the Moon on the horizon, seen from the citySunday

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.