Day dial for New Delhi, Friday 17 February 2023A 24-hour dial with noon at the top. Sunrise 06:58, sunset 18:12. Gulika Kalam 08:22 to 09:47. Rahu Kalam 11:11 to 12:35. Abhijit 12:13 to 12:58. Yamaganda 15:24 to 16:48.00061218Moonset 14:45Moonrise 05:30

Panchanga · New Delhi · Friday 17 February 2023

Friday is Vijaya Ekadashi (Vaishnava), a day for fasting.

Dwadashi until 23:37, then Trayodashi. Break the fast on Saturday after sunrise.

Times forNew Delhi · 17 February

Rahu Kalam runs 11:11 to 12:35. Avoid new starts then.

The day runs from sunrise at 06:58 to the next sunrise.

    Times are local to the place you choose.

    1. SunriseThe panchanga day begins.06:58
    2. Gulika KalamWhat starts now tends to repeat.08:22 to 09:47
    3. Rahu KalamAvoid new starts.11:11 to 12:35
    4. AbhijitThe midday window for beginnings.12:13 to 12:58
    5. MoonsetThe dot on the bezel where the Moon sets.14:45
    6. YamagandaHold travel and new ventures.15:24 to 16:48
    7. SunsetNight hours follow.18:12
    8. MoonriseThe dot on the bezel where the Moon rises.05:30 Sat

    Subdial: the Moon, waning, Krishna Dwadashi.

    The five limbs

    What the day is made of.

    • VaraShukravaraFriday, the day of Venus (Ve)From sunrise at 06:58 to the next sunrise
    • TithiDwadashi, then TrayodashiThe twelfth and thirteenth lunar days of the waning MoonDwadashi until 23:37 · Trayodashi until 20:03 Sat
    • NakshatraPurva Ashadha, then Uttara AshadhaThe lunar mansion the Moon is passing throughUntil 20:28, then Uttara Ashadha until 17:42 Sat
    • YogaSiddhi, then VyatipataOne of 27 Sun and Moon combinationsUntil 23:44, then Vyatipata until 19:36 Sat
    • KaranaKaulava, Taitila, then GaraHalf of a lunar dayKaulava until 13:16 · Taitila until 23:37 · Gara until 09:52 Sat

    Sun and Moon

    When the lights rise and set.

    • Sunrise06:58The Sun's upper edge meets the horizonThe panchanga day begins
    • Sunset18:12Day hours end, night hours begin11 h 14 min of daylight
    • Moonset14:45Upper edge of the Moon on the horizon, seen from the city
    • Moonrise05:30Upper edge of the Moon on the horizon, seen from the citySaturday

    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 Ekadashi (Vaishnava)Friday 17 FebruaryFollowers of the Vaishnava tradition (ISKCON and others) keep this Ekadashi one day later.Break the fast on Saturday after sunrise.

    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.