Day dial for New Delhi, Sunday 15 February 2015A 24-hour dial with noon at the top. Sunrise 07:00, sunset 18:11. Abhijit 12:13 to 12:58. Yamaganda 12:35 to 13:59. Gulika Kalam 15:23 to 16:47. Rahu Kalam 16:47 to 18:11.00061218Moonset 14:25Moonrise 04:20

Panchanga · New Delhi · Sunday 15 February 2015

Sunday is Vijaya Ekadashi, a day for fasting.

Ekadashi until 18:22, then Dwadashi. Break the fast on Monday between 07:00 and 09:13.

Times forNew Delhi · 15 February

Rahu Kalam runs 16:47 to 18:11. Avoid new starts then.

The day runs from sunrise at 07:00 to the next sunrise.

  1. SunriseThe panchanga day begins.07:00
  2. AbhijitThe midday window for beginnings.12:13 to 12:58
  3. YamagandaHold travel and new ventures.12:35 to 13:59
  4. MoonsetThe dot on the bezel where the Moon sets.14:25
  5. Gulika KalamWhat starts now tends to repeat.15:23 to 16:47
  6. Rahu KalamAvoid new starts.16:47 to 18:11
  7. SunsetNight hours follow.18:11
  8. MoonriseThe dot on the bezel where the Moon rises.04:20 Mon

Subdial: the Moon, waning, Krishna Ekadashi.

The five limbs

What the day is made of.

  • VaraRavivaraSunday, the day of the Sun (Su)From sunrise at 07:00 to the next sunrise
  • TithiEkadashi, then DwadashiThe eleventh and twelfth lunar days of the waning MoonEkadashi until 18:22 · Dwadashi until 15:46 Mon
  • NakshatraMula, then Purva AshadhaThe lunar mansion the Moon is passing throughUntil 16:30, then Purva Ashadha until 14:40 Mon
  • YogaVajra, then SiddhiOne of 27 Sun and Moon combinationsUntil 23:16, then Siddhi until 19:49 Mon
  • KaranaBava, Balava, Kaulava, then TaitilaHalf of a lunar dayBava until 07:25 · Balava until 18:22 · Kaulava until 05:09 Mon · Taitila until 15:46 Mon

Sun and Moon

When the lights rise and set.

  • Sunrise07:00The Sun's upper edge meets the horizonThe panchanga day begins
  • Sunset18:11Day hours end, night hours begin11 h 11 min of daylight
  • Moonset14:25Upper edge of the Moon on the horizon, seen from the city
  • Moonrise04:20Upper 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
  • SamvatsaraJayaThe name of the year in the 60-year cycle

Observances

The fasts ahead.

  • Vijaya EkadashiSunday 15 FebruaryBreak the fast on Monday between 07:00 and 09:13.

Next Ekadashi

  • Amalaki EkadashiSunday 1 MarchBreak the fast on Monday between 06:46 and 09:04.
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These timings follow tradition. They are not predictions.