Day dial for New Delhi, Wednesday 16 February 2022A 24-hour dial with noon at the top. Sunrise 06:59, sunset 18:12. Yamaganda 08:23 to 09:47. Gulika Kalam 11:11 to 12:35. Rahu Kalam 12:35 to 14:00.00061218Moonrise 17:54

Panchanga · New Delhi · Wednesday 16 February 2022

Wednesday in New Delhi.

Purnima until 22:27, then Pratipada.

Observed today Full moon, Purnima fast

Times forNew Delhi · 16 February

Rahu Kalam runs 12:35 to 14:00. Avoid new starts then.

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

  1. SunriseThe panchanga day begins.06:59
  2. YamagandaHold travel and new ventures.08:23 to 09:47
  3. Gulika KalamWhat starts now tends to repeat.11:11 to 12:35
  4. Rahu KalamAvoid new starts.12:35 to 14:00
  5. MoonriseThe dot on the bezel where the Moon rises.17:54
  6. SunsetNight hours follow.18:12

Subdial: the Moon, waxing, Shukla Purnima.

The five limbs

What the day is made of.

  • VaraBudhavaraWednesday, the day of Mercury (Me)From sunrise at 06:59 to the next sunrise
  • TithiPurnima, then PratipadaThe fifteenth lunar day of the waxing Moon, then the first of the waning MoonPurnima until 22:27 · Pratipada until 22:41 Thu
  • NakshatraAshlesha, then MaghaThe lunar mansion the Moon is passing throughUntil 15:14, then Magha until 16:11 Thu
  • YogaShobhana, then AtigandaOne of 27 Sun and Moon combinationsUntil 20:43, then Atiganda until 19:46 Thu
  • KaranaVishti, Bava, then BalavaHalf of a lunar dayVishti until 10:09 · Bava until 22:27 · Balava until 10:37 Thu

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 13 min of daylight
  • MoonsetNo moonsetOn some days the Moon does not rise, or does not set, between one midnight and the next
  • Moonrise17:54Upper 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
  • SamvatsaraPlavaThe name of the year in the 60-year cycle

Observances

The fasts ahead.

  • Full moonWednesday 16 February
  • Purnima fastWednesday 16 February

Next Ekadashi

  • Vijaya EkadashiSaturday 26 FebruaryBreak the fast on Monday 28 Feb after sunrise.
  • Vijaya Ekadashi (Vaishnava)Sunday 27 FebruaryFollowers of the Vaishnava tradition (ISKCON and others) keep this Ekadashi one day later.Break the fast on Monday after sunrise.
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These timings follow tradition. They are not predictions.