Day dial for New Delhi, Sunday 16 February 2020A 24-hour dial with noon at the top. Sunrise 06:59, sunset 18:12. Abhijit 12:13 to 12:58. Yamaganda 12:35 to 13:59. Gulika Kalam 15:24 to 16:48. Rahu Kalam 16:48 to 18:12.00061218Moonset 11:57Moonrise 01:52

Panchanga · New Delhi · Sunday 16 February 2020

Sunday in New Delhi.

Ashtami until 15:14, then Navami.

Observed today ashtami

Times forNew Delhi · 16 February

Rahu Kalam runs 16:48 to 18:12. Avoid new starts then.

The day runs from sunrise at 06:59 to the next sunrise.

  1. SunriseThe panchanga day begins.06:59
  2. MoonsetThe dot on the bezel where the Moon sets.11:57
  3. AbhijitThe midday window for beginnings.12:13 to 12:58
  4. YamagandaHold travel and new ventures.12:35 to 13:59
  5. Gulika KalamWhat starts now tends to repeat.15:24 to 16:48
  6. Rahu KalamAvoid new starts.16:48 to 18:12
  7. SunsetNight hours follow.18:12
  8. MoonriseThe dot on the bezel where the Moon rises.01:52 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 06:59 to the next sunrise
  • TithiAshtami, then NavamiThe eighth and ninth lunar days of the waning MoonAshtami until 15:14 · Navami until 14:36 Mon
  • NakshatraAnuradha, then JyeshthaThe lunar mansion the Moon is passing throughUntil 04:54 Mon, then Jyeshtha until 05:14 Tue
  • YogaDhruva, then VyaghataOne of 27 Sun and Moon combinationsUntil 11:48, then Vyaghata until 10:01 Mon
  • KaranaKaulava, Taitila, then GaraHalf of a lunar dayKaulava until 15:14 · Taitila until 02:50 Mon · Gara until 14:36 Mon

Sun and Moon

When the lights rise and set.

  • Sunrise06:59The Sun's upper edge meets the horizonThe panchanga day begins
  • Sunset18:12Day hours end, night hours begin11 h 12 min of daylight
  • Moonset11:57Upper edge of the Moon on the horizon, seen from the city
  • Moonrise01:52Upper 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
  • SamvatsaraVikariThe name of the year in the 60-year cycle

Observances

The fasts ahead.

  • ashtamiSunday 16 February

Next Ekadashi

  • Vijaya EkadashiWednesday 19 FebruaryBreak the fast on Thursday between 06:56 and 09:11.
All festivals this year

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These timings follow tradition. They are not predictions.