Day dial for New Delhi, Saturday 24 February 2046A 24-hour dial with noon at the top. Sunrise 06:51, sunset 18:18. Gulika Kalam 06:51 to 08:17. Rahu Kalam 09:43 to 11:09. Abhijit 12:12 to 12:57. Yamaganda 14:00 to 15:26.00061218Moonset 08:43Moonrise 22:15

Panchanga · New Delhi · Saturday 24 February 2046

Saturday in New Delhi.

Chaturthi until 15:17, then Panchami.

Observed today chaturthi

Times forNew Delhi · 24 February

Rahu Kalam runs 09:43 to 11:09. Avoid new starts then.

The day runs from sunrise at 06:51 to the next sunrise.

  1. SunriseThe panchanga day begins.06:51
  2. Gulika KalamWhat starts now tends to repeat.06:51 to 08:17
  3. MoonsetThe dot on the bezel where the Moon sets.08:43
  4. Rahu KalamAvoid new starts.09:43 to 11:09
  5. AbhijitThe midday window for beginnings.12:12 to 12:57
  6. YamagandaHold travel and new ventures.14:00 to 15:26
  7. SunsetNight hours follow.18:18
  8. MoonriseThe dot on the bezel where the Moon rises.22:15

Subdial: the Moon, waning, Krishna Chaturthi.

The five limbs

What the day is made of.

  • VaraShanivaraSaturday, the day of Saturn (Sa)From sunrise at 06:51 to the next sunrise
  • TithiChaturthi, then PanchamiThe fourth and fifth lunar days of the waning MoonChaturthi until 15:17 · Panchami until 12:50 Sun
  • NakshatraChitra, then SwatiThe lunar mansion the Moon is passing throughUntil 03:17 Sun, then Swati until 01:55 Mon
  • YogaGanda, then VriddhiOne of 27 Sun and Moon combinationsUntil 19:05, then Vriddhi until 15:59 Sun
  • KaranaBalava, Kaulava, then TaitilaHalf of a lunar dayBalava until 15:17 · Kaulava until 01:59 Sun · Taitila until 12:50 Sun

Sun and Moon

When the lights rise and set.

  • Sunrise06:51The Sun's upper edge meets the horizonThe panchanga day begins
  • Sunset18:18Day hours end, night hours begin11 h 26 min of daylight
  • Moonset08:43Upper edge of the Moon on the horizon, seen from the city
  • Moonrise22:15Upper 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
  • SamvatsaraKrodhanaThe name of the year in the 60-year cycle

Observances

The fasts ahead.

  • chaturthiSaturday 24 February

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.