Day dial for New Delhi, Saturday 21 February 2093A 24-hour dial with noon at the top. Sunrise 06:54, sunset 18:16. Gulika Kalam 06:54 to 08:19. Rahu Kalam 09:44 to 11:09. Abhijit 12:12 to 12:57. Yamaganda 14:00 to 15:25.00061218Moonset 13:49Moonrise 04:01

Panchanga · New Delhi · Saturday 21 February 2093

Saturday is Vijaya Ekadashi, a day for fasting.

Dashami until 09:35, then Ekadashi. Break the fast on Monday 23 Feb after sunrise.

Times forNew Delhi · 21 February

Rahu Kalam runs 09:44 to 11:09. Avoid new starts then.

The day runs from sunrise at 06:54 to the next sunrise.

  1. SunriseThe panchanga day begins.06:54
  2. Gulika KalamWhat starts now tends to repeat.06:54 to 08:19
  3. Rahu KalamAvoid new starts.09:44 to 11:09
  4. AbhijitThe midday window for beginnings.12:12 to 12:57
  5. MoonsetThe dot on the bezel where the Moon sets.13:49
  6. YamagandaHold travel and new ventures.14:00 to 15:25
  7. SunsetNight hours follow.18:16
  8. MoonriseThe dot on the bezel where the Moon rises.04:01 Sun

Subdial: the Moon, waning, Krishna Dashami.

The five limbs

What the day is made of.

  • VaraShanivaraSaturday, the day of Saturn (Sa)From sunrise at 06:54 to the next sunrise
  • TithiDashami, then EkadashiThe tenth and eleventh lunar days of the waning MoonDashami until 09:35 · Ekadashi until 07:00 Sun
  • NakshatraMula, then Purva AshadhaThe lunar mansion the Moon is passing throughUntil 18:15, then Purva Ashadha until 16:20 Sun
  • YogaVajra, then SiddhiOne of 27 Sun and Moon combinationsUntil 15:26, then Siddhi until 12:06 Sun
  • KaranaVishti, Bava, then BalavaHalf of a lunar dayVishti until 09:35 · Bava until 20:19 · Balava until 07:00 Sun

Sun and Moon

When the lights rise and set.

  • Sunrise06:54The Sun's upper edge meets the horizonThe panchanga day begins
  • Sunset18:16Day hours end, night hours begin11 h 22 min of daylight
  • Moonset13:49Upper edge of the Moon on the horizon, seen from the city
  • Moonrise04:01Upper 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
  • SamvatsaraParidhaviThe name of the year in the 60-year cycle

Observances

The fasts ahead.

  • Vijaya EkadashiSaturday 21 FebruaryBreak the fast on Monday 23 Feb after sunrise.

Next Ekadashi

  • Amalaki EkadashiSunday 8 MarchBreak the fast on Monday between 13:43 and 18:26.
  • Amalaki Ekadashi (Vaishnava)Monday 9 MarchFollowers of the Vaishnava tradition (ISKCON and others) keep this Ekadashi one day later.Break the fast on Tuesday between 06:36 and 07:38.
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These timings follow tradition. They are not predictions.