Day dial for New Delhi, Monday 26 February 2052A 24-hour dial with noon at the top. Sunrise 06:50, sunset 18:19. Rahu Kalam 08:16 to 09:42. Yamaganda 11:08 to 12:34. Abhijit 12:11 to 12:57. Gulika Kalam 14:00 to 15:26.00061218Moonset 14:34Moonrise 04:18

Panchanga · New Delhi · Monday 26 February 2052

Monday is Vijaya Ekadashi, a day for fasting.

Ekadashi until 17:25, then Dwadashi. Break the fast on Tuesday between 06:49 and 09:06.

Times forNew Delhi · 26 February

Rahu Kalam runs 08:16 to 09:42. Avoid new starts then.

The day runs from sunrise at 06:50 to the next sunrise.

  1. SunriseThe panchanga day begins.06:50
  2. Rahu KalamAvoid new starts.08:16 to 09:42
  3. YamagandaHold travel and new ventures.11:08 to 12:34
  4. AbhijitThe midday window for beginnings.12:11 to 12:57
  5. Gulika KalamWhat starts now tends to repeat.14:00 to 15:26
  6. MoonsetThe dot on the bezel where the Moon sets.14:34
  7. SunsetNight hours follow.18:19
  8. MoonriseThe dot on the bezel where the Moon rises.04:18 Tue

Subdial: the Moon, waning, Krishna Ekadashi.

The five limbs

What the day is made of.

  • VaraSomavaraMonday, the day of the Moon (Mo)From sunrise at 06:50 to the next sunrise
  • TithiEkadashi, then DwadashiThe eleventh and twelfth lunar days of the waning MoonEkadashi until 17:25 · Dwadashi until 17:18 Tue
  • NakshatraPurva Ashadha, then Uttara AshadhaThe lunar mansion the Moon is passing throughUntil 20:32, then Uttara Ashadha until 20:56 Tue
  • YogaSiddhi, then VyatipataOne of 27 Sun and Moon combinationsUntil 09:20, then Vyatipata until 08:17 Tue
  • KaranaBalava, Kaulava, then TaitilaHalf of a lunar dayBalava until 17:25 · Kaulava until 05:27 Tue · Taitila until 17:18 Tue

Sun and Moon

When the lights rise and set.

  • Sunrise06:50The Sun's upper edge meets the horizonThe panchanga day begins
  • Sunset18:19Day hours end, night hours begin11 h 29 min of daylight
  • Moonset14:34Upper edge of the Moon on the horizon, seen from the city
  • Moonrise04:18Upper edge of the Moon on the horizon, seen from the cityTuesday

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

Observances

The fasts ahead.

  • Vijaya EkadashiMonday 26 FebruaryBreak the fast on Tuesday between 06:49 and 09:06.

Next Ekadashi

  • Amalaki EkadashiMonday 11 MarchBreak the fast on Tuesday between 06:34 and 08:56.
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These timings follow tradition. They are not predictions.