Day dial for New Delhi, Wednesday 26 February 2014A 24-hour dial with noon at the top. Sunrise 06:50, sunset 18:19. Yamaganda 08:16 to 09:42. Gulika Kalam 11:08 to 12:34. Rahu Kalam 12:34 to 14:00.00061218Moonset 15:11Moonrise 04:52

Panchanga · New Delhi · Wednesday 26 February 2014

Wednesday is Vijaya Ekadashi (Vaishnava), a day for fasting.

Dwadashi until 23:45, then Trayodashi. Break the fast on Thursday after sunrise.

Times forNew Delhi · 26 February

Rahu Kalam runs 12:34 to 14:00. Avoid new starts then.

The day runs from sunrise at 06:50 to the next sunrise.

  1. SunriseThe panchanga day begins.06:50
  2. YamagandaHold travel and new ventures.08:16 to 09:42
  3. Gulika KalamWhat starts now tends to repeat.11:08 to 12:34
  4. Rahu KalamAvoid new starts.12:34 to 14:00
  5. MoonsetThe dot on the bezel where the Moon sets.15:11
  6. SunsetNight hours follow.18:19
  7. MoonriseThe dot on the bezel where the Moon rises.04:52 Thu

Subdial: the Moon, waning, Krishna Dwadashi.

The five limbs

What the day is made of.

  • VaraBudhavaraWednesday, the day of Mercury (Me)From sunrise at 06:50 to the next sunrise
  • TithiDwadashi, then TrayodashiThe twelfth and thirteenth lunar days of the waning MoonDwadashi until 23:45 · Trayodashi until 20:19 Thu
  • NakshatraUttara Ashadha, then ShravanaThe lunar mansion the Moon is passing throughUntil 02:56 Thu, then Shravana until 00:14 Fri
  • YogaVyatipata, then VariyanOne of 27 Sun and Moon combinationsUntil 15:41, then Variyan until 11:43 Thu
  • KaranaKaulava, Taitila, then GaraHalf of a lunar dayKaulava until 13:24 · Taitila until 23:45 · Gara until 10:03 Thu

Sun and Moon

When the lights rise and set.

  • Sunrise06:50The Sun's upper edge meets the horizonThe panchanga day begins
  • Sunset18:19Day hours end, night hours begin11 h 29 min of daylight
  • Moonset15:11Upper edge of the Moon on the horizon, seen from the city
  • Moonrise04:52Upper edge of the Moon on the horizon, seen from the cityThursday

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 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.

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.