Day dial for New Delhi, Thursday 23 February 2040A 24-hour dial with noon at the top. Sunrise 06:53, sunset 18:17. Yamaganda 06:53 to 08:18. Gulika Kalam 09:44 to 11:09. Abhijit 12:12 to 12:58. Rahu Kalam 14:00 to 15:26.00061218Moonset 04:31Moonrise 14:02

Panchanga · New Delhi · Thursday 23 February 2040

Thursday is Jaya Ekadashi, a day for fasting.

Ekadashi until 00:07 Fri, then Dwadashi. Break the fast on Friday between 06:52 and 09:08.

Times forNew Delhi · 23 February

Rahu Kalam runs 14:00 to 15:26. Avoid new starts then.

The day runs from sunrise at 06:53 to the next sunrise.

  1. SunriseThe panchanga day begins.06:53
  2. YamagandaHold travel and new ventures.06:53 to 08:18
  3. Gulika KalamWhat starts now tends to repeat.09:44 to 11:09
  4. AbhijitThe midday window for beginnings.12:12 to 12:58
  5. Rahu KalamAvoid new starts.14:00 to 15:26
  6. MoonriseThe dot on the bezel where the Moon rises.14:02
  7. SunsetNight hours follow.18:17
  8. MoonsetThe dot on the bezel where the Moon sets.04:31 Fri

Subdial: the Moon, waxing, Shukla Ekadashi.

The five limbs

What the day is made of.

  • VaraGuruvaraThursday, the day of Jupiter (Ju)From sunrise at 06:53 to the next sunrise
  • TithiEkadashi, then DwadashiThe eleventh and twelfth lunar days of the waxing MoonEkadashi until 00:07 Fri · Dwadashi until 02:25 Sat
  • NakshatraArdra, then PunarvasuThe lunar mansion the Moon is passing throughUntil 19:23, then Punarvasu until 22:13 Fri
  • YogaPriti, then AyushmanOne of 27 Sun and Moon combinationsUntil 12:54, then Ayushman until 13:43 Fri
  • KaranaVanija, Vishti, then BavaHalf of a lunar dayVanija until 10:50 · Vishti until 00:07 Fri · Bava until 13:19 Fri

Sun and Moon

When the lights rise and set.

  • Sunrise06:53The Sun's upper edge meets the horizonThe panchanga day begins
  • Sunset18:17Day hours end, night hours begin11 h 24 min of daylight
  • Moonset04:31Upper edge of the Moon on the horizon, seen from the cityFriday
  • Moonrise14:02Upper 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
  • SamvatsaraSiddharthiThe name of the year in the 60-year cycle

Observances

The fasts ahead.

  • Jaya EkadashiThursday 23 FebruaryBreak the fast on Friday between 06:52 and 09:08.

Next Ekadashi

  • Vijaya EkadashiFriday 9 MarchBreak the fast on Saturday between 06:37 and 08:58.
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These timings follow tradition. They are not predictions.