Day dial for New Delhi, Sunday 23 February 2053A 24-hour dial with noon at the top. Sunrise 06:52, sunset 18:17. Abhijit 12:12 to 12:57. Yamaganda 12:35 to 14:00. Gulika Kalam 15:26 to 16:52. Rahu Kalam 16:52 to 18:17.00061218Moonset 22:51Moonrise 09:43

Panchanga · New Delhi · Sunday 23 February 2053

Sunday in New Delhi.

Panchami until 19:57, then Shashthi.

Times forNew Delhi · 23 February

Rahu Kalam runs 16:52 to 18:17. Avoid new starts then.

The day runs from sunrise at 06:52 to the next sunrise.

  1. SunriseThe panchanga day begins.06:52
  2. MoonriseThe dot on the bezel where the Moon rises.09:43
  3. AbhijitThe midday window for beginnings.12:12 to 12:57
  4. YamagandaHold travel and new ventures.12:35 to 14:00
  5. Gulika KalamWhat starts now tends to repeat.15:26 to 16:52
  6. Rahu KalamAvoid new starts.16:52 to 18:17
  7. SunsetNight hours follow.18:17
  8. MoonsetThe dot on the bezel where the Moon sets.22:51

Subdial: the Moon, waxing, Shukla Panchami.

The five limbs

What the day is made of.

  • VaraRavivaraSunday, the day of the Sun (Su)From sunrise at 06:52 to the next sunrise
  • TithiPanchami, then ShashthiThe fifth and sixth lunar days of the waxing MoonPanchami until 19:57 · Shashthi until 18:27 Mon
  • NakshatraAshwini, then BharaniThe lunar mansion the Moon is passing throughUntil 00:19 Mon, then Bharani until 23:26 Mon
  • YogaShukla, then BrahmaOne of 27 Sun and Moon combinationsUntil 17:14, then Brahma until 14:52 Mon
  • KaranaBava, Balava, then KaulavaHalf of a lunar dayBava until 08:35 · Balava until 19:57 · Kaulava until 07:15 Mon

Sun and Moon

When the lights rise and set.

  • Sunrise06:52The Sun's upper edge meets the horizonThe panchanga day begins
  • Sunset18:17Day hours end, night hours begin11 h 25 min of daylight
  • Moonset22:51Upper edge of the Moon on the horizon, seen from the city
  • Moonrise09:43Upper 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.