Day dial for New Delhi, Thursday 20 February 2053A 24-hour dial with noon at the top. Sunrise 06:55, sunset 18:15. Yamaganda 06:55 to 08:20. Gulika Kalam 09:45 to 11:10. Abhijit 12:12 to 12:58. Rahu Kalam 14:00 to 15:25.00061218Moonset 19:55Moonrise 07:45

Panchanga · New Delhi · Thursday 20 February 2053

Thursday in New Delhi.

Dwitiya until 22:23, then Tritiya.

Times forNew Delhi · 20 February

Rahu Kalam runs 14:00 to 15:25. Avoid new starts then.

The day runs from sunrise at 06:55 to the next sunrise.

  1. SunriseThe panchanga day begins.06:55
  2. YamagandaHold travel and new ventures.06:55 to 08:20
  3. MoonriseThe dot on the bezel where the Moon rises.07:45
  4. Gulika KalamWhat starts now tends to repeat.09:45 to 11:10
  5. AbhijitThe midday window for beginnings.12:12 to 12:58
  6. Rahu KalamAvoid new starts.14:00 to 15:25
  7. SunsetNight hours follow.18:15
  8. MoonsetThe dot on the bezel where the Moon sets.19:55

Subdial: the Moon, waxing, Shukla Dwitiya.

The five limbs

What the day is made of.

  • VaraGuruvaraThursday, the day of Jupiter (Ju)From sunrise at 06:55 to the next sunrise
  • TithiDwitiya, then TritiyaThe second and third lunar days of the waxing MoonDwitiya until 22:23 · Tritiya until 21:57 Fri
  • NakshatraPurva Bhadrapada, then Uttara BhadrapadaThe lunar mansion the Moon is passing throughUntil 00:58 Fri, then Uttara Bhadrapada until 01:07 Sat
  • YogaSiddha, then SadhyaOne of 27 Sun and Moon combinationsUntil 22:40, then Sadhya until 21:09 Fri
  • KaranaBalava, Kaulava, then TaitilaHalf of a lunar dayBalava until 10:27 · Kaulava until 22:23 · Taitila until 10:13 Fri

Sun and Moon

When the lights rise and set.

  • Sunrise06:55The Sun's upper edge meets the horizonThe panchanga day begins
  • Sunset18:15Day hours end, night hours begin11 h 20 min of daylight
  • Moonset19:55Upper edge of the Moon on the horizon, seen from the city
  • Moonrise07:45Upper 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
  • MasaPhalgunaLunar month, counted to the full moonPhalguna when counted to the new moon
  • RituShishiraLate winter, one of the six seasons
  • SamvatsaraAngirasaThe name of the year in the 60-year cycle

Observances

The fasts ahead.

  • No major festival or fast falls on this day in New Delhi.

Next Ekadashi

  • Amalaki EkadashiFriday 28 FebruaryBreak the fast on Sunday 2 Mar after sunrise.
  • Amalaki Ekadashi (Vaishnava)Saturday 1 MarchFollowers of the Vaishnava tradition (ISKCON and others) keep this Ekadashi one day later.Break the fast on Sunday after sunrise.
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These timings follow tradition. They are not predictions.