Day dial for New Delhi, Friday 28 February 2053A 24-hour dial with noon at the top. Sunrise 06:47, sunset 18:21. Gulika Kalam 08:14 to 09:40. Rahu Kalam 11:07 to 12:34. Abhijit 12:11 to 12:57. Yamaganda 15:27 to 16:54.00061218Moonset 03:49Moonrise 13:59

Panchanga · New Delhi · Friday 28 February 2053

Friday is Amalaki Ekadashi, a day for fasting.

Dashami until 09:53, then Ekadashi. Break the fast on Sunday 2 Mar after sunrise.

Times forNew Delhi · 28 February

Rahu Kalam runs 11:07 to 12:34. Avoid new starts then.

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

  1. SunriseThe panchanga day begins.06:47
  2. Gulika KalamWhat starts now tends to repeat.08:14 to 09:40
  3. Rahu KalamAvoid new starts.11:07 to 12:34
  4. AbhijitThe midday window for beginnings.12:11 to 12:57
  5. MoonriseThe dot on the bezel where the Moon rises.13:59
  6. YamagandaHold travel and new ventures.15:27 to 16:54
  7. SunsetNight hours follow.18:21
  8. MoonsetThe dot on the bezel where the Moon sets.03:49 Sat

Subdial: the Moon, waxing, Shukla Dashami.

The five limbs

What the day is made of.

  • VaraShukravaraFriday, the day of Venus (Ve)From sunrise at 06:47 to the next sunrise
  • TithiDashami, then EkadashiThe tenth and eleventh lunar days of the waxing MoonDashami until 09:53 · Ekadashi until 07:22 Sat
  • NakshatraArdra, then PunarvasuThe lunar mansion the Moon is passing throughUntil 17:29, then Punarvasu until 15:41 Sat
  • YogaAyushman, then SaubhagyaOne of 27 Sun and Moon combinationsUntil 00:05 Sat, then Saubhagya until 20:51 Sat
  • KaranaGara, Vanija, then VishtiHalf of a lunar dayGara until 09:53 · Vanija until 20:38 · Vishti until 07:22 Sat

Sun and Moon

When the lights rise and set.

  • Sunrise06:47The Sun's upper edge meets the horizonThe panchanga day begins
  • Sunset18:21Day hours end, night hours begin11 h 34 min of daylight
  • Moonset03:49Upper edge of the Moon on the horizon, seen from the citySaturday
  • Moonrise13:59Upper 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.

  • Amalaki EkadashiFriday 28 FebruaryBreak the fast on Sunday 2 Mar after sunrise.

Next Ekadashi

  • Papmochani EkadashiSunday 16 MarchBreak the fast on Monday between 06:29 and 08:52.
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These timings follow tradition. They are not predictions.