Day dial for New Delhi, Saturday 17 February 2046A 24-hour dial with noon at the top. Sunrise 06:58, sunset 18:13. Gulika Kalam 06:58 to 08:22. Rahu Kalam 09:47 to 11:11. Abhijit 12:13 to 12:58. Yamaganda 14:00 to 15:24.00061218Moonset 04:43Moonrise 14:09

Panchanga · New Delhi · Saturday 17 February 2046

Saturday is Jaya Ekadashi, a day for fasting.

Ekadashi until 17:54, then Dwadashi. Break the fast on Sunday between 06:57 and 09:12.

Times forNew Delhi · 17 February

Rahu Kalam runs 09:47 to 11:11. Avoid new starts then.

The day runs from sunrise at 06:58 to the next sunrise.

  1. SunriseThe panchanga day begins.06:58
  2. Gulika KalamWhat starts now tends to repeat.06:58 to 08:22
  3. Rahu KalamAvoid new starts.09:47 to 11:11
  4. AbhijitThe midday window for beginnings.12:13 to 12:58
  5. YamagandaHold travel and new ventures.14:00 to 15:24
  6. MoonriseThe dot on the bezel where the Moon rises.14:09
  7. SunsetNight hours follow.18:13
  8. MoonsetThe dot on the bezel where the Moon sets.04:43 Sun

Subdial: the Moon, waxing, Shukla Ekadashi.

The five limbs

What the day is made of.

  • VaraShanivaraSaturday, the day of Saturn (Sa)From sunrise at 06:58 to the next sunrise
  • TithiEkadashi, then DwadashiThe eleventh and twelfth lunar days of the waxing MoonEkadashi until 17:54 · Dwadashi until 15:26 Sun
  • NakshatraArdra, then PunarvasuThe lunar mansion the Moon is passing throughUntil 23:49, then Punarvasu until 21:53 Sun
  • YogaPriti, then AyushmanOne of 27 Sun and Moon combinationsUntil 02:50 Sun, then Ayushman until 23:25 Sun
  • KaranaVishti, Bava, then BalavaHalf of a lunar dayVishti until 17:54 · Bava until 04:45 Sun · Balava until 15:26 Sun

Sun and Moon

When the lights rise and set.

  • Sunrise06:58The Sun's upper edge meets the horizonThe panchanga day begins
  • Sunset18:13Day hours end, night hours begin11 h 15 min of daylight
  • Moonset04:43Upper edge of the Moon on the horizon, seen from the citySunday
  • Moonrise14:09Upper 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
  • SamvatsaraKrodhanaThe name of the year in the 60-year cycle

Observances

The fasts ahead.

  • Jaya EkadashiSaturday 17 FebruaryBreak the fast on Sunday between 06:57 and 09:12.

Next Ekadashi

  • Vijaya EkadashiSaturday 3 MarchBreak the fast on Sunday between 06:44 and 09:03.
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These timings follow tradition. They are not predictions.