Day dial for New Delhi, Wednesday 24 February 2044A 24-hour dial with noon at the top. Sunrise 06:52, sunset 18:17. Yamaganda 08:18 to 09:43. Gulika Kalam 11:09 to 12:35. Rahu Kalam 12:35 to 14:00.00061218Moonset 14:00Moonrise 04:40

Panchanga · New Delhi · Wednesday 24 February 2044

Wednesday is Vijaya Ekadashi, a day for fasting.

Ekadashi until 22:08, then Dwadashi. Break the fast on Thursday between 06:51 and 09:08.

Times forNew Delhi · 24 February

Rahu Kalam runs 12:35 to 14:00. Avoid new starts then.

The day runs from sunrise at 06:52 to the next sunrise.

  1. SunriseThe panchanga day begins.06:52
  2. YamagandaHold travel and new ventures.08:18 to 09:43
  3. Gulika KalamWhat starts now tends to repeat.11:09 to 12:35
  4. Rahu KalamAvoid new starts.12:35 to 14:00
  5. MoonsetThe dot on the bezel where the Moon sets.14:00
  6. SunsetNight hours follow.18:17
  7. MoonriseThe dot on the bezel where the Moon rises.04:40 Thu

Subdial: the Moon, waning, Krishna Ekadashi.

The five limbs

What the day is made of.

  • VaraBudhavaraWednesday, the day of Mercury (Me)From sunrise at 06:52 to the next sunrise
  • TithiEkadashi, then DwadashiThe eleventh and twelfth lunar days of the waning MoonEkadashi until 22:08 · Dwadashi until 23:49 Thu
  • NakshatraPurva Ashadha, then Uttara AshadhaThe lunar mansion the Moon is passing throughUntil 04:54 Thu, then Uttara Ashadha until 06:59 Fri
  • YogaSiddhi, then VyatipataOne of 27 Sun and Moon combinationsUntil 20:02, then Vyatipata until 20:17 Thu
  • KaranaBava, Balava, then KaulavaHalf of a lunar dayBava until 09:06 · Balava until 22:08 · Kaulava until 11:02 Thu

Sun and Moon

When the lights rise and set.

  • Sunrise06:52The Sun's upper edge meets the horizonThe panchanga day begins
  • Sunset18:17Day hours end, night hours begin11 h 26 min of daylight
  • Moonset14:00Upper edge of the Moon on the horizon, seen from the city
  • Moonrise04:40Upper edge of the Moon on the horizon, seen from the cityThursday

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

Observances

The fasts ahead.

  • Vijaya EkadashiWednesday 24 FebruaryBreak the fast on Thursday between 06:51 and 09:08.

Next Ekadashi

  • Amalaki EkadashiWednesday 9 MarchBreak the fast on Friday 11 Mar after sunrise.
  • Amalaki Ekadashi (Vaishnava)Thursday 10 MarchFollowers of the Vaishnava tradition (ISKCON and others) keep this Ekadashi one day later.Break the fast on Friday after sunrise.
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These timings follow tradition. They are not predictions.