Day dial for New Delhi, Monday 17 February 2031A 24-hour dial with noon at the top. Sunrise 06:58, sunset 18:13. Rahu Kalam 08:22 to 09:47. Yamaganda 11:11 to 12:35. Abhijit 12:13 to 12:58. Gulika Kalam 14:00 to 15:24.00061218Moonset 13:43Moonrise 03:54

Panchanga · New Delhi · Monday 17 February 2031

Monday is Vijaya Ekadashi, a day for fasting.

Dashami until 11:06, then Ekadashi. Break the fast on Wednesday 19 Feb after sunrise.

Times forNew Delhi · 17 February

Rahu Kalam runs 08:22 to 09:47. Avoid new starts then.

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

  1. SunriseThe panchanga day begins.06:58
  2. Rahu KalamAvoid new starts.08:22 to 09:47
  3. YamagandaHold travel and new ventures.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.13:43
  6. Gulika KalamWhat starts now tends to repeat.14:00 to 15:24
  7. SunsetNight hours follow.18:13
  8. MoonriseThe dot on the bezel where the Moon rises.03:54 Tue

Subdial: the Moon, waning, Krishna Dashami.

The five limbs

What the day is made of.

  • VaraSomavaraMonday, the day of the Moon (Mo)From sunrise at 06:58 to the next sunrise
  • TithiDashami, then EkadashiThe tenth and eleventh lunar days of the waning MoonDashami until 11:06 · Ekadashi until 08:28 Tue
  • NakshatraMula, then Purva AshadhaThe lunar mansion the Moon is passing throughUntil 02:30 Tue, then Purva Ashadha until 00:26 Wed
  • YogaHarshana, Vajra, then SiddhiOne of 27 Sun and Moon combinationsUntil 08:51, then Vajra until 05:32 Tue, then Siddhi until 02:02 Wed
  • KaranaVishti, Bava, then BalavaHalf of a lunar dayVishti until 11:06 · Bava until 21:49 · Balava until 08:28 Tue

Sun and Moon

When the lights rise and set.

  • Sunrise06:58The Sun's upper edge meets the horizonThe panchanga day begins
  • Sunset18:13Day hours end, night hours begin11 h 14 min of daylight
  • Moonset13:43Upper edge of the Moon on the horizon, seen from the city
  • Moonrise03:54Upper edge of the Moon on the horizon, seen from the cityTuesday

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

Observances

The fasts ahead.

  • Vijaya EkadashiMonday 17 FebruaryBreak the fast on Wednesday 19 Feb after sunrise.

Next Ekadashi

  • Amalaki EkadashiTuesday 4 MarchBreak the fast on Wednesday between 13:44 and 18:23.
  • Amalaki Ekadashi (Vaishnava)Wednesday 5 MarchFollowers of the Vaishnava tradition (ISKCON and others) keep this Ekadashi one day later.Break the fast on Thursday between 06:42 and 08:06.
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These timings follow tradition. They are not predictions.