Day dial for New Delhi, Thursday 20 February 2031A 24-hour dial with noon at the top. Sunrise 06:55, sunset 18:15. Yamaganda 06:55 to 08:20. Gulika Kalam 09:45 to 11:10. Abhijit 12:12 to 12:58. Rahu Kalam 14:00 to 15:25.00061218Moonset 17:01Moonrise 06:16

Panchanga · New Delhi · Thursday 20 February 2031

Thursday in New Delhi.

Chaturdashi until 23:55, then Amavasya.

Observed today Maha Shivaratri, Maha Shivaratri

Times forNew Delhi · 20 February

Rahu Kalam runs 14:00 to 15:25. Avoid new starts then.

The day runs from sunrise at 06:55 to the next sunrise.

  1. SunriseThe panchanga day begins.06:55
  2. YamagandaHold travel and new ventures.06:55 to 08:20
  3. Gulika KalamWhat starts now tends to repeat.09:45 to 11:10
  4. AbhijitThe midday window for beginnings.12:12 to 12:58
  5. Rahu KalamAvoid new starts.14:00 to 15:25
  6. MoonsetThe dot on the bezel where the Moon sets.17:01
  7. SunsetNight hours follow.18:15
  8. MoonriseThe dot on the bezel where the Moon rises.06:16 Fri

Subdial: the Moon, waning, Krishna Chaturdashi.

The five limbs

What the day is made of.

  • VaraGuruvaraThursday, the day of Jupiter (Ju)From sunrise at 06:55 to the next sunrise
  • TithiChaturdashi, then AmavasyaThe fourteenth and fifteenth lunar days of the waning MoonChaturdashi until 23:55 · Amavasya until 21:19 Fri
  • NakshatraShravana, then DhanishthaThe lunar mansion the Moon is passing throughUntil 20:09, then Dhanishtha until 18:14 Fri
  • YogaVariyan, then ParighaOne of 27 Sun and Moon combinationsUntil 18:56, then Parigha until 15:33 Fri
  • KaranaVishti, Shakuni, then ChatushpadaHalf of a lunar dayVishti until 13:19 · Shakuni until 23:55 · Chatushpada until 10:35 Fri

Sun and Moon

When the lights rise and set.

  • Sunrise06:55The Sun's upper edge meets the horizonThe panchanga day begins
  • Sunset18:15Day hours end, night hours begin11 h 19 min of daylight
  • Moonset17:01Upper edge of the Moon on the horizon, seen from the city
  • Moonrise06:16Upper 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
  • SamvatsaraSadharanaThe name of the year in the 60-year cycle

Observances

The fasts ahead.

  • Maha ShivaratriThursday 20 February
  • Maha ShivaratriThursday 20 February

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.