Day dial for New Delhi, Sunday 16 February 2121A 24-hour dial with noon at the top. Sunrise 06:59, sunset 18:12. Abhijit 12:13 to 12:58. Yamaganda 12:35 to 13:59. Gulika Kalam 15:23 to 16:48. Rahu Kalam 16:48 to 18:12.00061218Moonset 16:55Moonrise 06:34

Panchanga · New Delhi · Sunday 16 February 2121

Sunday in New Delhi.

Chaturdashi until 22:53, then Amavasya.

Observed today Maha Shivaratri, Maha Shivaratri

Times forNew Delhi · 16 February

Rahu Kalam runs 16:48 to 18:12. Avoid new starts then.

The day runs from sunrise at 06:59 to the next sunrise.

  1. SunriseThe panchanga day begins.06:59
  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 16:48
  5. Rahu KalamAvoid new starts.16:48 to 18:12
  6. MoonsetThe dot on the bezel where the Moon sets.16:55
  7. SunsetNight hours follow.18:12
  8. MoonriseThe dot on the bezel where the Moon rises.06:34 Mon

Subdial: the Moon, waning, Krishna Chaturdashi.

The five limbs

What the day is made of.

  • VaraRavivaraSunday, the day of the Sun (Su)From sunrise at 06:59 to the next sunrise
  • TithiChaturdashi, then AmavasyaThe fourteenth and fifteenth lunar days of the waning MoonChaturdashi until 22:53 · Amavasya until 19:08 Mon
  • NakshatraShravana, then DhanishthaThe lunar mansion the Moon is passing throughUntil 03:27 Mon, then Dhanishtha until 00:26 Tue
  • YogaVyatipata, then VariyanOne of 27 Sun and Moon combinationsUntil 13:38, then Variyan until 09:24 Mon
  • KaranaVishti, Shakuni, then ChatushpadaHalf of a lunar dayVishti until 12:40 · Shakuni until 22:53 · Chatushpada until 09:02 Mon

Sun and Moon

When the lights rise and set.

  • Sunrise06:59The Sun's upper edge meets the horizonThe panchanga day begins
  • Sunset18:12Day hours end, night hours begin11 h 13 min of daylight
  • Moonset16:55Upper edge of the Moon on the horizon, seen from the city
  • Moonrise06:34Upper edge of the Moon on the horizon, seen from the cityMonday

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

Observances

The fasts ahead.

  • Maha ShivaratriSunday 16 February
  • Maha ShivaratriSunday 16 February

Next Ekadashi

  • Amalaki EkadashiThursday 27 FebruaryBreak the fast on Friday between 13:44 and 18:20.
  • Amalaki Ekadashi (Vaishnava)Friday 28 FebruaryFollowers of the Vaishnava tradition (ISKCON and others) keep this Ekadashi one day later.Break the fast on Saturday between 06:47 and 07:33.
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These timings follow tradition. They are not predictions.