Day dial for New Delhi, Thursday 28 February 2030A 24-hour dial with noon at the top. Sunrise 06:47, sunset 18:20. Yamaganda 06:47 to 08:14. Gulika Kalam 09:41 to 11:07. Abhijit 12:11 to 12:57. Rahu Kalam 14:00 to 15:27.00061218Moonset 14:38Moonrise 04:31

Panchanga · New Delhi · Thursday 28 February 2030

Thursday is Vijaya Ekadashi, a day for fasting.

Ekadashi until 14:05, then Dwadashi. Break the fast on Friday between 06:47 and 09:05.

Times forNew Delhi · 28 February

Rahu Kalam runs 14:00 to 15:27. Avoid new starts then.

The day runs from sunrise at 06:47 to the next sunrise.

  1. SunriseThe panchanga day begins.06:47
  2. YamagandaHold travel and new ventures.06:47 to 08:14
  3. Gulika KalamWhat starts now tends to repeat.09:41 to 11:07
  4. AbhijitThe midday window for beginnings.12:11 to 12:57
  5. Rahu KalamAvoid new starts.14:00 to 15:27
  6. MoonsetThe dot on the bezel where the Moon sets.14:38
  7. SunsetNight hours follow.18:20
  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 06:47 to the next sunrise
  • TithiEkadashi, then DwadashiThe eleventh and twelfth lunar days of the waning MoonEkadashi until 14:05 · Dwadashi until 13:06 Fri
  • NakshatraPurva Ashadha, then Uttara AshadhaThe lunar mansion the Moon is passing throughUntil 12:36, then Uttara Ashadha until 12:15 Fri
  • YogaVyatipata, then VariyanOne of 27 Sun and Moon combinationsUntil 20:05, then Variyan until 18:10 Fri
  • KaranaBalava, Kaulava, then TaitilaHalf of a lunar dayBalava until 14:05 · Kaulava until 01:33 Fri · Taitila until 13:06 Fri

Sun and Moon

When the lights rise and set.

  • Sunrise06:47The Sun's upper edge meets the horizonThe panchanga day begins
  • Sunset18:20Day hours end, night hours begin11 h 33 min of daylight
  • Moonset14:38Upper 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
  • SamvatsaraSaumyaThe name of the year in the 60-year cycle

Observances

The fasts ahead.

  • Vijaya EkadashiThursday 28 FebruaryBreak the fast on Friday between 06:47 and 09:05.

Next Ekadashi

  • Amalaki EkadashiFriday 15 MarchBreak the fast on Saturday between 13:43 and 18:30.
  • Amalaki Ekadashi (Vaishnava)Saturday 16 MarchFollowers of the Vaishnava tradition (ISKCON and others) keep this Ekadashi one day later.Break the fast on Sunday after sunrise.
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These timings follow tradition. They are not predictions.