Day dial for New Delhi, Friday 28 February 2116A 24-hour dial with noon at the top. Sunrise 06:48, sunset 18:20. Gulika Kalam 08:15 to 09:41. Rahu Kalam 11:07 to 12:34. Abhijit 12:11 to 12:57. Yamaganda 15:27 to 16:53.00061218Moonset 07:00Moonrise 18:34

Panchanga · New Delhi · Friday 28 February 2116

Friday in New Delhi.

Purnima until 11:08, then Pratipada.

Observed today Full moon, Purnima fast

Times forNew Delhi · 28 February

Rahu Kalam runs 11:07 to 12:34. Avoid new starts then.

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

  1. SunriseThe panchanga day begins.06:48
  2. MoonsetThe dot on the bezel where the Moon sets.07:00
  3. Gulika KalamWhat starts now tends to repeat.08:15 to 09:41
  4. Rahu KalamAvoid new starts.11:07 to 12:34
  5. AbhijitThe midday window for beginnings.12:11 to 12:57
  6. YamagandaHold travel and new ventures.15:27 to 16:53
  7. SunsetNight hours follow.18:20
  8. MoonriseThe dot on the bezel where the Moon rises.18:34

Subdial: the Moon, waxing, Shukla Purnima.

The five limbs

What the day is made of.

  • VaraShukravaraFriday, the day of Venus (Ve)From sunrise at 06:48 to the next sunrise
  • TithiPurnima, then PratipadaThe fifteenth lunar day of the waxing Moon, then the first of the waning MoonPurnima until 11:08 · Pratipada until 07:41 Sat
  • NakshatraMagha, then Purva PhalguniThe lunar mansion the Moon is passing throughUntil 11:08, then Purva Phalguni until 08:27 Sat
  • YogaSukarma, then DhritiOne of 27 Sun and Moon combinationsUntil 21:06, then Dhriti until 17:13 Sat
  • KaranaBava, Balava, then KaulavaHalf of a lunar dayBava until 11:08 · Balava until 21:22 · Kaulava until 07:41 Sat

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 31 min of daylight
  • Moonset07:00Upper edge of the Moon on the horizon, seen from the city
  • Moonrise18:34Upper 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
  • MasaMaghaLunar month, counted to the full moonMagha when counted to the new moon
  • RituShishiraLate winter, one of the six seasons
  • SamvatsaraYuvaThe name of the year in the 60-year cycle

Observances

The fasts ahead.

  • Full moonFriday 28 February
  • Purnima fastFriday 28 February

Next Ekadashi

  • Vijaya EkadashiTuesday 10 MarchBreak the fast on Wednesday between 06:36 and 08:57.
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These timings follow tradition. They are not predictions.