Day dial for New Delhi, Monday 17 February 2059A 24-hour dial with noon at the top. Sunrise 06:58, sunset 18:13. Rahu Kalam 08:22 to 09:47. Yamaganda 11:11 to 12:35. Abhijit 12:13 to 12:58. Gulika Kalam 14:00 to 15:24.00061218Moonset 23:30Moonrise 10:14

Panchanga · New Delhi · Monday 17 February 2059

Monday in New Delhi.

Shashthi until 02:10 Tue, then Saptami.

Observed today shashthi

Times forNew Delhi · 17 February

Rahu Kalam runs 08:22 to 09:47. Avoid new starts then.

The day runs from sunrise at 06:58 to the next sunrise.

  1. SunriseThe panchanga day begins.06:58
  2. Rahu KalamAvoid new starts.08:22 to 09:47
  3. MoonriseThe dot on the bezel where the Moon rises.10:14
  4. YamagandaHold travel and new ventures.11:11 to 12:35
  5. AbhijitThe midday window for beginnings.12:13 to 12:58
  6. Gulika KalamWhat starts now tends to repeat.14:00 to 15:24
  7. SunsetNight hours follow.18:13
  8. MoonsetThe dot on the bezel where the Moon sets.23:30

Subdial: the Moon, waxing, Shukla Shashthi.

The five limbs

What the day is made of.

  • VaraSomavaraMonday, the day of the Moon (Mo)From sunrise at 06:58 to the next sunrise
  • TithiShashthi, then SaptamiThe sixth and seventh lunar days of the waxing MoonShashthi until 02:10 Tue · Saptami until 01:29 Wed
  • NakshatraAshwini, then BharaniThe lunar mansion the Moon is passing throughUntil 20:35, then Bharani until 20:22 Tue
  • YogaShukla, then BrahmaOne of 27 Sun and Moon combinationsUntil 00:30 Tue, then Brahma until 22:43 Tue
  • KaranaKaulava, Taitila, then GaraHalf of a lunar dayKaulava until 14:48 · Taitila until 02:10 Tue · Gara until 13:43 Tue

Sun and Moon

When the lights rise and set.

  • Sunrise06:58The Sun's upper edge meets the horizonThe panchanga day begins
  • Sunset18:13Day hours end, night hours begin11 h 15 min of daylight
  • Moonset23:30Upper edge of the Moon on the horizon, seen from the city
  • Moonrise10:14Upper 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
  • MasaMaghaLunar month, counted to the full moonMagha when counted to the new moon
  • RituShishiraLate winter, one of the six seasons
  • SamvatsaraBahudhanyaThe name of the year in the 60-year cycle

Observances

The fasts ahead.

  • shashthiMonday 17 February

Next Ekadashi

  • Jaya EkadashiSaturday 22 FebruaryBreak the fast on Sunday between 13:44 and 18:16.
  • Jaya Ekadashi (Vaishnava)Sunday 23 FebruaryFollowers of the Vaishnava tradition (ISKCON and others) keep this Ekadashi one day later.Break the fast on Monday between 06:52 and 08:11.
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These timings follow tradition. They are not predictions.