Day dial for New Delhi, Tuesday 16 February 2021A 24-hour dial with noon at the top. Sunrise 06:59, sunset 18:12. Yamaganda 09:47 to 11:11. Abhijit 12:13 to 12:58. Gulika Kalam 12:35 to 14:00. Rahu Kalam 15:24 to 16:48.00061218Moonset 22:24Moonrise 09:44

Panchanga · New Delhi · Tuesday 16 February 2021

Tuesday in New Delhi.

Panchami until 05:47 Wed, then Shashthi.

Observed today Vasant Panchami

Times forNew Delhi · 16 February

Rahu Kalam runs 15:24 to 16:48. Avoid new starts then.

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

  1. SunriseThe panchanga day begins.06:59
  2. MoonriseThe dot on the bezel where the Moon rises.09:44
  3. YamagandaHold travel and new ventures.09:47 to 11:11
  4. AbhijitThe midday window for beginnings.12:13 to 12:58
  5. Gulika KalamWhat starts now tends to repeat.12:35 to 14:00
  6. Rahu KalamAvoid new starts.15:24 to 16:48
  7. SunsetNight hours follow.18:12
  8. MoonsetThe dot on the bezel where the Moon sets.22:24

Subdial: the Moon, waxing, Shukla Panchami.

The five limbs

What the day is made of.

  • VaraMangalavaraTuesday, the day of Mars (Ma)From sunrise at 06:59 to the next sunrise
  • TithiPanchami, then ShashthiThe fifth and sixth lunar days of the waxing MoonPanchami until 05:47 Wed · Shashthi until 08:18 Thu
  • NakshatraRevati, then AshwiniThe lunar mansion the Moon is passing throughUntil 20:56, then Ashwini until 23:49 Wed
  • YogaShubha, then ShuklaOne of 27 Sun and Moon combinationsUntil 01:49 Wed, then Shukla until 02:37 Thu
  • KaranaBava, Balava, then KaulavaHalf of a lunar dayBava until 16:39 · Balava until 05:47 Wed · Kaulava until 19:00 Wed

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 14 min of daylight
  • Moonset22:24Upper edge of the Moon on the horizon, seen from the city
  • Moonrise09:44Upper edge of the Moon on the horizon, seen from the city

The calendar

Where the day sits in the year.

  • PakshaShuklaThe waxing fortnight, new moon to full moon
  • MasaMaghaLunar month, counted to the full moonMagha when counted to the new moon
  • RituShishiraLate winter, one of the six seasons
  • SamvatsaraSharvariThe name of the year in the 60-year cycle

Observances

The fasts ahead.

  • Vasant PanchamiTuesday 16 February

Next Ekadashi

  • Jaya EkadashiTuesday 23 FebruaryBreak the fast on Wednesday between 06:52 and 09:08.
All festivals this year

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These timings follow tradition. They are not predictions.