Day dial for New Delhi, Sunday 23 February 2014A 24-hour dial with noon at the top. Sunrise 06:53, sunset 18:17. Abhijit 12:12 to 12:58. Yamaganda 12:35 to 14:00. Gulika Kalam 15:26 to 16:51. Rahu Kalam 16:51 to 18:17.00061218Moonset 12:08Moonrise 02:08

Panchanga · New Delhi · Sunday 23 February 2014

Sunday in New Delhi.

Ashtami until 10:04, then Navami.

Observed today ashtami

Times forNew Delhi · 23 February

Rahu Kalam runs 16:51 to 18:17. Avoid new starts then.

The day runs from sunrise at 06:53 to the next sunrise.

  1. SunriseThe panchanga day begins.06:53
  2. MoonsetThe dot on the bezel where the Moon sets.12:08
  3. AbhijitThe midday window for beginnings.12:12 to 12:58
  4. YamagandaHold travel and new ventures.12:35 to 14:00
  5. Gulika KalamWhat starts now tends to repeat.15:26 to 16:51
  6. Rahu KalamAvoid new starts.16:51 to 18:17
  7. SunsetNight hours follow.18:17
  8. MoonriseThe dot on the bezel where the Moon rises.02:08 Mon

Subdial: the Moon, waning, Krishna Ashtami.

The five limbs

What the day is made of.

  • VaraRavivaraSunday, the day of the Sun (Su)From sunrise at 06:53 to the next sunrise
  • TithiAshtami, then NavamiThe eighth and ninth lunar days of the waning MoonAshtami until 10:04 · Navami until 08:14 Mon
  • NakshatraAnuradha, then JyeshthaThe lunar mansion the Moon is passing throughUntil 10:30, then Jyeshtha until 09:21 Mon
  • YogaHarshana, then VajraOne of 27 Sun and Moon combinationsUntil 01:51 Mon, then Vajra until 22:51 Mon
  • KaranaKaulava, Taitila, then GaraHalf of a lunar dayKaulava until 10:04 · Taitila until 21:14 · Gara until 08:14 Mon

Sun and Moon

When the lights rise and set.

  • Sunrise06:53The Sun's upper edge meets the horizonThe panchanga day begins
  • Sunset18:17Day hours end, night hours begin11 h 24 min of daylight
  • Moonset12:08Upper edge of the Moon on the horizon, seen from the city
  • Moonrise02:08Upper edge of the Moon on the horizon, seen from the cityMonday

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.

  • ashtamiSunday 23 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.