Day dial for New Delhi, Thursday 16 February 2023A 24-hour dial with noon at the top. Sunrise 06:59, sunset 18:12. Yamaganda 06:59 to 08:23. Gulika Kalam 09:47 to 11:11. Abhijit 12:13 to 12:58. Rahu Kalam 13:59 to 15:24.00061218Moonset 13:38Moonrise 04:31

Panchanga · New Delhi · Thursday 16 February 2023

Thursday is Vijaya Ekadashi, a day for fasting.

Ekadashi until 02:50 Fri, then Dwadashi. Break the fast on Friday between 08:02 and 09:13.

Times forNew Delhi · 16 February

Rahu Kalam runs 13:59 to 15:24. Avoid new starts then.

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

    Times are local to the place you choose.

    1. SunriseThe panchanga day begins.06:59
    2. YamagandaHold travel and new ventures.06:59 to 08:23
    3. Gulika KalamWhat starts now tends to repeat.09:47 to 11:11
    4. AbhijitThe midday window for beginnings.12:13 to 12:58
    5. MoonsetThe dot on the bezel where the Moon sets.13:38
    6. Rahu KalamAvoid new starts.13:59 to 15:24
    7. SunsetNight hours follow.18:12
    8. MoonriseThe dot on the bezel where the Moon rises.04:31 Fri

    Subdial: the Moon, waning, Krishna Ekadashi.

    The five limbs

    What the day is made of.

    • VaraGuruvaraThursday, the day of Jupiter (Ju)From sunrise at 06:59 to the next sunrise
    • TithiEkadashi, then DwadashiThe eleventh and twelfth lunar days of the waning MoonEkadashi until 02:50 Fri · Dwadashi until 23:37 Fri
    • NakshatraMula, then Purva AshadhaThe lunar mansion the Moon is passing throughUntil 22:53, then Purva Ashadha until 20:28 Fri
    • YogaHarshana, Vajra, then SiddhiOne of 27 Sun and Moon combinationsUntil 07:03, then Vajra until 03:35 Fri, then Siddhi until 23:44 Fri
    • KaranaBava, Balava, then KaulavaHalf of a lunar dayBava until 16:16 · Balava until 02:50 Fri · Kaulava until 13:16 Fri

    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
    • Moonset13:38Upper edge of the Moon on the horizon, seen from the city
    • Moonrise04:31Upper edge of the Moon on the horizon, seen from the cityFriday

    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
    • SamvatsaraShubhakritThe name of the year in the 60-year cycle

    Observances

    The fasts ahead.

    • Vijaya EkadashiThursday 16 FebruaryBreak the fast on Friday between 08:02 and 09:13.

    Next Ekadashi

    • Amalaki EkadashiFriday 3 MarchBreak the fast on Saturday between 06:44 and 09:03.
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    These timings follow tradition. They are not predictions.