Day dial for New Delhi, Tuesday 14 February 2102A 24-hour dial with noon at the top. Sunrise 07:01, sunset 18:10. Yamaganda 09:48 to 11:12. Abhijit 12:13 to 12:58. Gulika Kalam 12:35 to 13:59. Rahu Kalam 15:23 to 16:46.00061218Moonset 14:35Moonrise 05:09

Panchanga · New Delhi · Tuesday 14 February 2102

Tuesday is Vijaya Ekadashi (Vaishnava), a day for fasting.

Ekadashi until 07:04, then Dwadashi. Break the fast on Wednesday after sunrise.

Observed today Kumbha sankranti, Trisparsha Mahadwadashi

Times forNew Delhi · 14 February

Rahu Kalam runs 15:23 to 16:46. Avoid new starts then.

The day runs from sunrise at 07:01 to the next sunrise.

  1. SunriseThe panchanga day begins.07:01
  2. YamagandaHold travel and new ventures.09:48 to 11:12
  3. AbhijitThe midday window for beginnings.12:13 to 12:58
  4. Gulika KalamWhat starts now tends to repeat.12:35 to 13:59
  5. MoonsetThe dot on the bezel where the Moon sets.14:35
  6. Rahu KalamAvoid new starts.15:23 to 16:46
  7. SunsetNight hours follow.18:10
  8. MoonriseThe dot on the bezel where the Moon rises.05:09 Wed

Subdial: the Moon, waning, Krishna Ekadashi.

The five limbs

What the day is made of.

  • VaraMangalavaraTuesday, the day of Mars (Ma)From sunrise at 07:01 to the next sunrise
  • TithiEkadashi, then Dwadashi, then TrayodashiThe eleventh, twelfth and thirteenth lunar days of the waning MoonEkadashi until 07:04 · Dwadashi until 04:05 Wed · Trayodashi until 01:00 Thu
  • NakshatraMula, then Purva AshadhaThe lunar mansion the Moon is passing throughUntil 09:51, then Purva Ashadha until 07:35 Wed
  • YogaVajra, then SiddhiOne of 27 Sun and Moon combinationsUntil 20:25, then Siddhi until 16:42 Wed
  • KaranaBalava, Kaulava, Taitila, then GaraHalf of a lunar dayBalava until 07:04 · Kaulava until 17:36 · Taitila until 04:05 Wed · Gara until 14:33 Wed

Sun and Moon

When the lights rise and set.

  • Sunrise07:01The Sun's upper edge meets the horizonThe panchanga day begins
  • Sunset18:10Day hours end, night hours begin11 h 9 min of daylight
  • Moonset14:35Upper edge of the Moon on the horizon, seen from the city
  • Moonrise05:09Upper edge of the Moon on the horizon, seen from the cityWednesday

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
  • SamvatsaraDurmatiThe name of the year in the 60-year cycle

Observances

The fasts ahead.

  • Vijaya Ekadashi (Vaishnava)Tuesday 14 FebruaryFollowers of the Vaishnava tradition (ISKCON and others) keep this Ekadashi one day later.Break the fast on Wednesday after sunrise.
  • Kumbha sankrantiTuesday 14 February
  • Trisparsha MahadwadashiTuesday 14 February

Next Ekadashi

  • Amalaki EkadashiTuesday 28 FebruaryBreak the fast on Wednesday between 06:47 and 09:05.
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These timings follow tradition. They are not predictions.