Day dial for New Delhi, Sunday 28 February 2049A 24-hour dial with noon at the top. Sunrise 06:47, sunset 18:20. Abhijit 12:11 to 12:57. Yamaganda 12:34 to 14:00. Gulika Kalam 15:27 to 16:54. Rahu Kalam 16:54 to 18:20.00061218Moonset 14:30Moonrise 04:25

Panchanga · New Delhi · Sunday 28 February 2049

Sunday is Vijaya Ekadashi, a day for fasting.

Ekadashi until 17:12, then Dwadashi. Break the fast on Monday between 06:47 and 09:05.

Times forNew Delhi · 28 February

Rahu Kalam runs 16:54 to 18:20. Avoid new starts then.

The day runs from sunrise at 06:47 to the next sunrise.

  1. SunriseThe panchanga day begins.06:47
  2. AbhijitThe midday window for beginnings.12:11 to 12:57
  3. YamagandaHold travel and new ventures.12:34 to 14:00
  4. MoonsetThe dot on the bezel where the Moon sets.14:30
  5. Gulika KalamWhat starts now tends to repeat.15:27 to 16:54
  6. Rahu KalamAvoid new starts.16:54 to 18:20
  7. SunsetNight hours follow.18:20
  8. MoonriseThe dot on the bezel where the Moon rises.04:25 Mon

Subdial: the Moon, waning, Krishna Ekadashi.

The five limbs

What the day is made of.

  • VaraRavivaraSunday, the day of the Sun (Su)From sunrise at 06:47 to the next sunrise
  • TithiEkadashi, then DwadashiThe eleventh and twelfth lunar days of the waning MoonEkadashi until 17:12 · Dwadashi until 14:19 Mon
  • NakshatraPurva Ashadha, then Uttara AshadhaThe lunar mansion the Moon is passing throughUntil 15:24, then Uttara Ashadha until 13:16 Mon
  • YogaVyatipata, then VariyanOne of 27 Sun and Moon combinationsUntil 22:01, then Variyan until 18:27 Mon
  • KaranaBalava, Kaulava, then TaitilaHalf of a lunar dayBalava until 17:12 · Kaulava until 03:47 Mon · Taitila until 14:19 Mon

Sun and Moon

When the lights rise and set.

  • Sunrise06:47The Sun's upper edge meets the horizonThe panchanga day begins
  • Sunset18:20Day hours end, night hours begin11 h 33 min of daylight
  • Moonset14:30Upper edge of the Moon on the horizon, seen from the city
  • Moonrise04:25Upper edge of the Moon on the horizon, seen from the cityMonday

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

Observances

The fasts ahead.

  • Vijaya EkadashiSunday 28 FebruaryBreak the fast on Monday between 06:47 and 09:05.

Next Ekadashi

  • Amalaki EkadashiMonday 15 MarchBreak the fast on Tuesday between 06:30 and 08:53.
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These timings follow tradition. They are not predictions.