Day dial for New Delhi, Sunday 15 February 2105A 24-hour dial with noon at the top. Sunrise 07:00, sunset 18:11. Abhijit 12:13 to 12:58. Yamaganda 12:35 to 13:59. Gulika Kalam 15:23 to 16:47. Rahu Kalam 16:47 to 18:11.00061218Moonset 18:51

Panchanga · New Delhi · Sunday 15 February 2105

Sunday in New Delhi.

Pratipada until 00:12 Mon, then Dwitiya.

Times forNew Delhi · 15 February

Rahu Kalam runs 16:47 to 18:11. Avoid new starts then.

The day runs from sunrise at 07:00 to the next sunrise.

  1. SunriseThe panchanga day begins.07:00
  2. AbhijitThe midday window for beginnings.12:13 to 12:58
  3. YamagandaHold travel and new ventures.12:35 to 13:59
  4. Gulika KalamWhat starts now tends to repeat.15:23 to 16:47
  5. Rahu KalamAvoid new starts.16:47 to 18:11
  6. SunsetNight hours follow.18:11
  7. MoonsetThe dot on the bezel where the Moon sets.18:51

Subdial: the Moon, waxing, Shukla Pratipada.

The five limbs

What the day is made of.

  • VaraRavivaraSunday, the day of the Sun (Su)From sunrise at 07:00 to the next sunrise
  • TithiPratipada, then DwitiyaThe first and second lunar days of the waxing MoonPratipada until 00:12 Mon · Dwitiya until 21:54 Mon
  • NakshatraDhanishtha, then ShatabhishaThe lunar mansion the Moon is passing throughUntil 12:27, then Shatabhisha until 11:00 Mon
  • YogaParigha, then ShivaOne of 27 Sun and Moon combinationsUntil 21:17, then Shiva until 18:13 Mon
  • KaranaKimstughna, Bava, then BalavaHalf of a lunar dayKimstughna until 13:15 · Bava until 00:12 Mon · Balava until 11:05 Mon

Sun and Moon

When the lights rise and set.

  • Sunrise07:00The Sun's upper edge meets the horizonThe panchanga day begins
  • Sunset18:11Day hours end, night hours begin11 h 11 min of daylight
  • Moonset18:51Upper edge of the Moon on the horizon, seen from the city
  • MoonriseNo moonriseOn some days the Moon does not rise, or does not set, between one midnight and the next

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

Observances

The fasts ahead.

  • No major festival or fast falls on this day in New Delhi.

Next Ekadashi

  • Amalaki EkadashiTuesday 24 FebruaryBreak the fast on Wednesday between 13:44 and 18:18.
  • Amalaki Ekadashi (Vaishnava)Wednesday 25 FebruaryFollowers of the Vaishnava tradition (ISKCON and others) keep this Ekadashi one day later.Break the fast on Thursday after sunrise.
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These timings follow tradition. They are not predictions.