Day dial for New Delhi, Friday 20 February 2043A 24-hour dial with noon at the top. Sunrise 06:55, sunset 18:15. Gulika Kalam 08:20 to 09:45. Rahu Kalam 11:10 to 12:35. Abhijit 12:12 to 12:58. Yamaganda 15:25 to 16:50.00061218Moonset 05:18Moonrise 14:40

Panchanga · New Delhi · Friday 20 February 2043

Friday is Jaya Ekadashi (Vaishnava), a day for fasting.

Dwadashi until 03:57 Sat, then Trayodashi. Break the fast on Saturday after sunrise.

Times forNew Delhi · 20 February

Rahu Kalam runs 11:10 to 12:35. Avoid new starts then.

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

  1. SunriseThe panchanga day begins.06:55
  2. Gulika KalamWhat starts now tends to repeat.08:20 to 09:45
  3. Rahu KalamAvoid new starts.11:10 to 12:35
  4. AbhijitThe midday window for beginnings.12:12 to 12:58
  5. MoonriseThe dot on the bezel where the Moon rises.14:40
  6. YamagandaHold travel and new ventures.15:25 to 16:50
  7. SunsetNight hours follow.18:15
  8. MoonsetThe dot on the bezel where the Moon sets.05:18 Sat

Subdial: the Moon, waxing, Shukla Dwadashi.

The five limbs

What the day is made of.

  • VaraShukravaraFriday, the day of Venus (Ve)From sunrise at 06:55 to the next sunrise
  • TithiDwadashi, then TrayodashiThe twelfth and thirteenth lunar days of the waxing MoonDwadashi until 03:57 Sat · Trayodashi until 03:21 Sun
  • NakshatraArdra, Punarvasu, then PushyaThe lunar mansion the Moon is passing throughUntil 07:09, then Punarvasu until 06:51 Sat, then Pushya until 06:56 Sun
  • YogaAyushman, then SaubhagyaOne of 27 Sun and Moon combinationsUntil 04:54 Sat, then Saubhagya until 03:15 Sun
  • KaranaBava, Balava, then KaulavaHalf of a lunar dayBava until 16:24 · Balava until 03:57 Sat · Kaulava until 15:36 Sat

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
  • Moonset05:18Upper edge of the Moon on the horizon, seen from the citySaturday
  • Moonrise14:40Upper 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
  • SamvatsaraDundubhiThe name of the year in the 60-year cycle

Observances

The fasts ahead.

  • Jaya Ekadashi (Vaishnava)Friday 20 FebruaryFollowers of the Vaishnava tradition (ISKCON and others) keep this Ekadashi one day later.Break the fast on Saturday after sunrise.

Next Ekadashi

  • Vijaya EkadashiSaturday 7 MarchBreak the fast on Sunday between 06:40 and 09:00.
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These timings follow tradition. They are not predictions.