Day dial for New Delhi, Wednesday 26 February 2053A 24-hour dial with noon at the top. Sunrise 06:49, sunset 18:19. Yamaganda 08:15 to 09:42. Gulika Kalam 11:08 to 12:34. Rahu Kalam 12:34 to 14:00.00061218Moonset 01:54Moonrise 12:04

Panchanga · New Delhi · Wednesday 26 February 2053

Wednesday in New Delhi.

Ashtami until 14:36, then Navami.

Observed today ashtami

Times forNew Delhi · 26 February

Rahu Kalam runs 12:34 to 14:00. Avoid new starts then.

The day runs from sunrise at 06:49 to the next sunrise.

  1. SunriseThe panchanga day begins.06:49
  2. YamagandaHold travel and new ventures.08:15 to 09:42
  3. Gulika KalamWhat starts now tends to repeat.11:08 to 12:34
  4. MoonriseThe dot on the bezel where the Moon rises.12:04
  5. Rahu KalamAvoid new starts.12:34 to 14:00
  6. SunsetNight hours follow.18:19
  7. MoonsetThe dot on the bezel where the Moon sets.01:54 Thu

Subdial: the Moon, waxing, Shukla Ashtami.

The five limbs

What the day is made of.

  • VaraBudhavaraWednesday, the day of Mercury (Me)From sunrise at 06:49 to the next sunrise
  • TithiAshtami, then NavamiThe eighth and ninth lunar days of the waxing MoonAshtami until 14:36 · Navami until 12:19 Thu
  • NakshatraRohini, then MrigashiraThe lunar mansion the Moon is passing throughUntil 20:51, then Mrigashira until 19:14 Thu
  • YogaVaidhriti, Vishkambha, then PritiOne of 27 Sun and Moon combinationsUntil 09:27, then Vishkambha until 06:27 Thu, then Priti until 03:18 Fri
  • KaranaBava, Balava, then KaulavaHalf of a lunar dayBava until 14:36 · Balava until 01:29 Thu · Kaulava until 12:19 Thu

Sun and Moon

When the lights rise and set.

  • Sunrise06:49The Sun's upper edge meets the horizonThe panchanga day begins
  • Sunset18:19Day hours end, night hours begin11 h 30 min of daylight
  • Moonset01:54Upper edge of the Moon on the horizon, seen from the cityThursday
  • Moonrise12:04Upper 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.

  • ashtamiWednesday 26 February

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.