Day dial for New Delhi, Tuesday 28 February 2040A 24-hour dial with noon at the top. Sunrise 06:48, sunset 18:20. Yamaganda 09:41 to 11:07. Abhijit 12:11 to 12:57. Gulika Kalam 12:34 to 14:00. Rahu Kalam 15:27 to 16:53.00061218Moonset 07:10Moonrise 18:42

Panchanga · New Delhi · Tuesday 28 February 2040

Tuesday in New Delhi.

Pratipada all day.

Times forNew Delhi · 28 February

Rahu Kalam runs 15:27 to 16:53. Avoid new starts then.

The day runs from sunrise at 06:48 to the next sunrise.

  1. SunriseThe panchanga day begins.06:48
  2. MoonsetThe dot on the bezel where the Moon sets.07:10
  3. YamagandaHold travel and new ventures.09:41 to 11:07
  4. AbhijitThe midday window for beginnings.12:11 to 12:57
  5. Gulika KalamWhat starts now tends to repeat.12:34 to 14:00
  6. Rahu KalamAvoid new starts.15:27 to 16:53
  7. SunsetNight hours follow.18:20
  8. MoonriseThe dot on the bezel where the Moon rises.18:42

Subdial: the Moon, waning, Krishna Pratipada.

The five limbs

What the day is made of.

  • VaraMangalavaraTuesday, the day of Mars (Ma)From sunrise at 06:48 to the next sunrise
  • TithiPratipadaThe first lunar day of the waning MoonPratipada until 06:52 Wed
  • NakshatraPurva Phalguni, then Uttara PhalguniThe lunar mansion the Moon is passing throughUntil 05:02 Wed, then Uttara Phalguni until 05:37 Thu
  • YogaSukarma, then DhritiOne of 27 Sun and Moon combinationsUntil 13:36, then Dhriti until 12:39 Wed
  • KaranaBalava, then KaulavaHalf of a lunar dayBalava until 18:44 · Kaulava until 06:52 Wed

Sun and Moon

When the lights rise and set.

  • Sunrise06:48The Sun's upper edge meets the horizonThe panchanga day begins
  • Sunset18:20Day hours end, night hours begin11 h 32 min of daylight
  • Moonset07:10Upper edge of the Moon on the horizon, seen from the city
  • Moonrise18:42Upper edge of the Moon on the horizon, seen from the city

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

Observances

The fasts ahead.

  • No major festival or fast falls on this day in New Delhi.

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.