Day dial for New Delhi, Tuesday 23 February 2021A 24-hour dial with noon at the top. Sunrise 06:52, sunset 18:17. Yamaganda 09:43 to 11:09. Abhijit 12:12 to 12:58. Gulika Kalam 12:35 to 14:00. Rahu Kalam 15:26 to 16:51.00061218Moonset 04:42Moonrise 14:16

Panchanga · New Delhi · Tuesday 23 February 2021

Tuesday is Jaya Ekadashi, a day for fasting.

Ekadashi until 18:06, then Dwadashi. Break the fast on Wednesday between 06:52 and 09:08.

Times forNew Delhi · 23 February

Rahu Kalam runs 15:26 to 16:51. Avoid new starts then.

The day runs from sunrise at 06:52 to the next sunrise.

  1. SunriseThe panchanga day begins.06:52
  2. YamagandaHold travel and new ventures.09:43 to 11:09
  3. AbhijitThe midday window for beginnings.12:12 to 12:58
  4. Gulika KalamWhat starts now tends to repeat.12:35 to 14:00
  5. MoonriseThe dot on the bezel where the Moon rises.14:16
  6. Rahu KalamAvoid new starts.15:26 to 16:51
  7. SunsetNight hours follow.18:17
  8. MoonsetThe dot on the bezel where the Moon sets.04:42 Wed

Subdial: the Moon, waxing, Shukla Ekadashi.

The five limbs

What the day is made of.

  • VaraMangalavaraTuesday, the day of Mars (Ma)From sunrise at 06:52 to the next sunrise
  • TithiEkadashi, then DwadashiThe eleventh and twelfth lunar days of the waxing MoonEkadashi until 18:06 · Dwadashi until 18:06 Wed
  • NakshatraArdra, then PunarvasuThe lunar mansion the Moon is passing throughUntil 12:31, then Punarvasu until 13:17 Wed
  • YogaAyushman, then SaubhagyaOne of 27 Sun and Moon combinationsUntil 04:34 Wed, then Saubhagya until 03:09 Thu
  • KaranaVishti, Bava, then BalavaHalf of a lunar dayVishti until 18:06 · Bava until 06:12 Wed · Balava until 18:06 Wed

Sun and Moon

When the lights rise and set.

  • Sunrise06:52The Sun's upper edge meets the horizonThe panchanga day begins
  • Sunset18:17Day hours end, night hours begin11 h 25 min of daylight
  • Moonset04:42Upper edge of the Moon on the horizon, seen from the cityWednesday
  • Moonrise14:16Upper 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.

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

Next Ekadashi

  • Vijaya EkadashiTuesday 9 MarchBreak the fast on Wednesday between 06:37 and 08:58.
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These timings follow tradition. They are not predictions.