Day dial for New Delhi, Saturday 28 February 2043A 24-hour dial with noon at the top. Sunrise 06:48, sunset 18:20. Gulika Kalam 06:48 to 08:14. Rahu Kalam 09:41 to 11:07. Abhijit 12:11 to 12:57. Yamaganda 14:00 to 15:27.00061218Moonset 09:01Moonrise 22:24

Panchanga · New Delhi · Saturday 28 February 2043

Saturday in New Delhi.

Chaturthi until 09:52, then Panchami.

Observed today chaturthi

Times forNew Delhi · 28 February

Rahu Kalam runs 09:41 to 11:07. Avoid new starts then.

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

  1. SunriseThe panchanga day begins.06:48
  2. Gulika KalamWhat starts now tends to repeat.06:48 to 08:14
  3. MoonsetThe dot on the bezel where the Moon sets.09:01
  4. Rahu KalamAvoid new starts.09:41 to 11:07
  5. AbhijitThe midday window for beginnings.12:11 to 12:57
  6. YamagandaHold travel and new ventures.14:00 to 15:27
  7. SunsetNight hours follow.18:20
  8. MoonriseThe dot on the bezel where the Moon rises.22:24

Subdial: the Moon, waning, Krishna Chaturthi.

The five limbs

What the day is made of.

  • VaraShanivaraSaturday, the day of Saturn (Sa)From sunrise at 06:48 to the next sunrise
  • TithiChaturthi, then PanchamiThe fourth and fifth lunar days of the waning MoonChaturthi until 09:52 · Panchami until 12:27 Sun
  • NakshatraChitra, then SwatiThe lunar mansion the Moon is passing throughUntil 17:17, then Swati until 20:20 Sun
  • YogaVriddhi, then DhruvaOne of 27 Sun and Moon combinationsUntil 02:02 Sun, then Dhruva until 02:59 Mon
  • KaranaBalava, Kaulava, then TaitilaHalf of a lunar dayBalava until 09:52 · Kaulava until 23:08 · Taitila until 12:27 Sun

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 33 min of daylight
  • Moonset09:01Upper edge of the Moon on the horizon, seen from the city
  • Moonrise22:24Upper 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
  • SamvatsaraDundubhiThe name of the year in the 60-year cycle

Observances

The fasts ahead.

  • chaturthiSaturday 28 February

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.