Day dial for New Delhi, Tuesday 20 February 2024A 24-hour dial with noon at the top. Sunrise 06:56, sunset 18:14. Yamaganda 09:45 to 11:10. Abhijit 12:12 to 12:58. Gulika Kalam 12:35 to 14:00. Rahu Kalam 15:25 to 16:50.00061218Moonset 05:05Moonrise 14:25

Panchanga · New Delhi · Tuesday 20 February 2024

Tuesday is Jaya Ekadashi, a day for fasting.

Ekadashi until 09:56, then Dwadashi. Break the fast on Wednesday between 06:55 and 09:10.

Times forNew Delhi · 20 February

Rahu Kalam runs 15:25 to 16:50. Avoid new starts then.

The day runs from sunrise at 06:56 to the next sunrise.

    Times are local to the place you choose.

    1. SunriseThe panchanga day begins.06:56
    2. YamagandaHold travel and new ventures.09:45 to 11:10
    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.14:25
    6. Rahu KalamAvoid new starts.15:25 to 16:50
    7. SunsetNight hours follow.18:14
    8. MoonsetThe dot on the bezel where the Moon sets.05:05 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 06:56 to the next sunrise
    • TithiEkadashi, then DwadashiThe eleventh and twelfth lunar days of the waxing MoonEkadashi until 09:56 · Dwadashi until 11:28 Wed
    • NakshatraArdra, then PunarvasuThe lunar mansion the Moon is passing throughUntil 12:13, then Punarvasu until 14:18 Wed
    • YogaPriti, then AyushmanOne of 27 Sun and Moon combinationsUntil 11:46, then Ayushman until 11:51 Wed
    • KaranaVishti, Bava, then BalavaHalf of a lunar dayVishti until 09:56 · Bava until 22:39 · Balava until 11:28 Wed

    Sun and Moon

    When the lights rise and set.

    • Sunrise06:56The Sun's upper edge meets the horizonThe panchanga day begins
    • Sunset18:14Day hours end, night hours begin11 h 19 min of daylight
    • Moonset05:05Upper edge of the Moon on the horizon, seen from the cityWednesday
    • Moonrise14:25Upper 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
    • SamvatsaraShobhakritThe name of the year in the 60-year cycle

    Observances

    The fasts ahead.

    • Jaya EkadashiTuesday 20 FebruaryBreak the fast on Wednesday between 06:55 and 09:10.

    Next Ekadashi

    • Vijaya EkadashiWednesday 6 MarchBreak the fast on Thursday between 13:43 and 18:24.
    • Vijaya Ekadashi (Vaishnava)Thursday 7 MarchFollowers of the Vaishnava tradition (ISKCON and others) keep this Ekadashi one day later.Break the fast on Friday after sunrise.
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    These timings follow tradition. They are not predictions.