Day dial for New Delhi, Saturday 28 February 2060A 24-hour dial with noon at the top. Sunrise 06:48, sunset 18:20. Gulika Kalam 06:48 to 08:14. Rahu Kalam 09:41 to 11:07. Abhijit 12:11 to 12:57. Yamaganda 14:00 to 15:27.00061218Moonset 14:37Moonrise 05:12

Panchanga · New Delhi · Saturday 28 February 2060

Saturday is Vijaya Ekadashi, a day for fasting.

Ekadashi until 08:40, then Dwadashi. Break the fast on Sunday between 06:47 and 06:47.

Times forNew Delhi · 28 February

Rahu Kalam runs 09:41 to 11:07. Avoid new starts then.

The day runs from sunrise at 06:48 to the next sunrise.

  1. SunriseThe panchanga day begins.06:48
  2. Gulika KalamWhat starts now tends to repeat.06:48 to 08:14
  3. Rahu KalamAvoid new starts.09:41 to 11:07
  4. AbhijitThe midday window for beginnings.12:11 to 12:57
  5. YamagandaHold travel and new ventures.14:00 to 15:27
  6. MoonsetThe dot on the bezel where the Moon sets.14:37
  7. SunsetNight hours follow.18:20
  8. MoonriseThe dot on the bezel where the Moon rises.05:12 Sun

Subdial: the Moon, waning, Krishna Ekadashi.

The five limbs

What the day is made of.

  • VaraShanivaraSaturday, the day of Saturn (Sa)From sunrise at 06:48 to the next sunrise
  • TithiEkadashi, then DwadashiThe eleventh and twelfth lunar days of the waning MoonEkadashi until 08:40 · Dwadashi until 06:47 Sun
  • NakshatraPurva Ashadha, then Uttara AshadhaThe lunar mansion the Moon is passing throughUntil 08:48, then Uttara Ashadha until 07:36 Sun
  • YogaVyatipata, then VariyanOne of 27 Sun and Moon combinationsUntil 17:31, then Variyan until 14:35 Sun
  • KaranaBalava, Kaulava, then TaitilaHalf of a lunar dayBalava until 08:40 · Kaulava until 19:49 · Taitila until 06:47 Sun

Sun and Moon

When the lights rise and set.

  • Sunrise06:48The Sun's upper edge meets the horizonThe panchanga day begins
  • Sunset18:20Day hours end, night hours begin11 h 32 min of daylight
  • Moonset14:37Upper edge of the Moon on the horizon, seen from the city
  • Moonrise05:12Upper edge of the Moon on the horizon, seen from the citySunday

The calendar

Where the day sits in the year.

  • PakshaKrishnaThe waning fortnight, full moon to new moon
  • MasaPhalgunaLunar month, counted to the full moonMagha when counted to the new moon
  • RituShishiraLate winter, one of the six seasons
  • SamvatsaraPramathiThe name of the year in the 60-year cycle

Observances

The fasts ahead.

  • Vijaya EkadashiSaturday 28 FebruaryBreak the fast on Sunday between 06:47 and 06:47.

Next Ekadashi

  • Amalaki EkadashiFriday 12 MarchBreak the fast on Saturday between 08:15 and 08:55.
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These timings follow tradition. They are not predictions.