Day dial for New Delhi, Saturday 24 February 2091A 24-hour dial with noon at the top. Sunrise 06:51, sunset 18:18. Gulika Kalam 06:51 to 08:17. Rahu Kalam 09:43 to 11:09. Abhijit 12:12 to 12:57. Yamaganda 14:00 to 15:26.00061218Moonset 23:26Moonrise 10:14

Panchanga · New Delhi · Saturday 24 February 2091

Saturday in New Delhi.

Shashthi until 05:40 Sun, then Saptami.

Observed today shashthi

Times forNew Delhi · 24 February

Rahu Kalam runs 09:43 to 11:09. Avoid new starts then.

The day runs from sunrise at 06:51 to the next sunrise.

  1. SunriseThe panchanga day begins.06:51
  2. Gulika KalamWhat starts now tends to repeat.06:51 to 08:17
  3. Rahu KalamAvoid new starts.09:43 to 11:09
  4. MoonriseThe dot on the bezel where the Moon rises.10:14
  5. AbhijitThe midday window for beginnings.12:12 to 12:57
  6. YamagandaHold travel and new ventures.14:00 to 15:26
  7. SunsetNight hours follow.18:18
  8. MoonsetThe dot on the bezel where the Moon sets.23:26

Subdial: the Moon, waxing, Shukla Shashthi.

The five limbs

What the day is made of.

  • VaraShanivaraSaturday, the day of Saturn (Sa)From sunrise at 06:51 to the next sunrise
  • TithiShashthi, then SaptamiThe sixth and seventh lunar days of the waxing MoonShashthi until 05:40 Sun · Saptami until 07:35 Mon
  • NakshatraAshwini, then BharaniThe lunar mansion the Moon is passing throughUntil 09:14, then Bharani until 11:59 Sun
  • YogaBrahma, then IndraOne of 27 Sun and Moon combinationsUntil 02:35 Sun, then Indra until 03:01 Mon
  • KaranaKaulava, Taitila, then GaraHalf of a lunar dayKaulava until 16:32 · Taitila until 05:40 Sun · Gara until 18:42 Sun

Sun and Moon

When the lights rise and set.

  • Sunrise06:51The Sun's upper edge meets the horizonThe panchanga day begins
  • Sunset18:18Day hours end, night hours begin11 h 27 min of daylight
  • Moonset23:26Upper 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
  • MasaPhalgunaLunar month, counted to the full moonPhalguna when counted to the new moon
  • RituShishiraLate winter, one of the six seasons
  • SamvatsaraSadharanaThe name of the year in the 60-year cycle

Observances

The fasts ahead.

  • shashthiSaturday 24 February

Next Ekadashi

  • Amalaki EkadashiThursday 1 MarchBreak the fast on Saturday 3 Mar after sunrise.
  • Amalaki Ekadashi (Vaishnava)Friday 2 MarchFollowers of the Vaishnava tradition (ISKCON and others) keep this Ekadashi one day later.Break the fast on Saturday after sunrise.
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These timings follow tradition. They are not predictions.