Day dial for New Delhi, Tuesday 25 February 2014A 24-hour dial with noon at the top. Sunrise 06:51, sunset 18:18. Yamaganda 09:43 to 11:08. Abhijit 12:12 to 12:57. Gulika Kalam 12:34 to 14:00. Rahu Kalam 15:26 to 16:52.00061218Moonset 14:06Moonrise 04:00

Panchanga · New Delhi · Tuesday 25 February 2014

Tuesday is Vijaya Ekadashi, a day for fasting.

Ekadashi until 02:58 Wed, then Dwadashi. Break the fast on Wednesday between 08:10 and 09:07.

Times forNew Delhi · 25 February

Rahu Kalam runs 15:26 to 16:52. Avoid new starts then.

The day runs from sunrise at 06:51 to the next sunrise.

  1. SunriseThe panchanga day begins.06:51
  2. YamagandaHold travel and new ventures.09:43 to 11:08
  3. AbhijitThe midday window for beginnings.12:12 to 12:57
  4. Gulika KalamWhat starts now tends to repeat.12:34 to 14:00
  5. MoonsetThe dot on the bezel where the Moon sets.14:06
  6. Rahu KalamAvoid new starts.15:26 to 16:52
  7. SunsetNight hours follow.18:18
  8. MoonriseThe dot on the bezel where the Moon rises.04:00 Wed

Subdial: the Moon, waning, Krishna Ekadashi.

The five limbs

What the day is made of.

  • VaraMangalavaraTuesday, the day of Mars (Ma)From sunrise at 06:51 to the next sunrise
  • TithiEkadashi, then DwadashiThe eleventh and twelfth lunar days of the waning MoonEkadashi until 02:58 Wed · Dwadashi until 23:45 Wed
  • NakshatraMula, Purva Ashadha, then Uttara AshadhaThe lunar mansion the Moon is passing throughUntil 07:38, then Purva Ashadha until 05:27 Wed, then Uttara Ashadha until 02:56 Thu
  • YogaSiddhi, then VyatipataOne of 27 Sun and Moon combinationsUntil 19:26, then Vyatipata until 15:41 Wed
  • KaranaBava, Balava, then KaulavaHalf of a lunar dayBava until 16:28 · Balava until 02:58 Wed · Kaulava until 13:24 Wed

Sun and Moon

When the lights rise and set.

  • Sunrise06:51The Sun's upper edge meets the horizonThe panchanga day begins
  • Sunset18:18Day hours end, night hours begin11 h 28 min of daylight
  • Moonset14:06Upper edge of the Moon on the horizon, seen from the city
  • Moonrise04:00Upper edge of the Moon on the horizon, seen from the cityWednesday

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.

  • Vijaya EkadashiTuesday 25 FebruaryBreak the fast on Wednesday between 08:10 and 09:07.

Next Ekadashi

  • Amalaki EkadashiWednesday 12 MarchBreak the fast on Thursday between 06:34 and 08:56.
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These timings follow tradition. They are not predictions.