Day dial for New Delhi, Friday 28 February 2121A 24-hour dial with noon at the top. Sunrise 06:47, sunset 18:20. Gulika Kalam 08:14 to 09:41. Rahu Kalam 11:07 to 12:34. Abhijit 12:11 to 12:57. Yamaganda 15:27 to 16:54.00061218Moonset 04:52Moonrise 14:52

Panchanga · New Delhi · Friday 28 February 2121

Friday is Amalaki Ekadashi (Vaishnava), a day for fasting.

Dwadashi all day. Break the fast on Saturday between 06:47 and 07:33.

Times forNew Delhi · 28 February

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

The day runs from sunrise at 06:47 to the next sunrise.

  1. SunriseThe panchanga day begins.06:47
  2. Gulika KalamWhat starts now tends to repeat.08:14 to 09:41
  3. Rahu KalamAvoid new starts.11:07 to 12:34
  4. AbhijitThe midday window for beginnings.12:11 to 12:57
  5. MoonriseThe dot on the bezel where the Moon rises.14:52
  6. YamagandaHold travel and new ventures.15:27 to 16:54
  7. SunsetNight hours follow.18:20
  8. MoonsetThe dot on the bezel where the Moon sets.04:52 Sat

Subdial: the Moon, waxing, Shukla Dwadashi.

The five limbs

What the day is made of.

  • VaraShukravaraFriday, the day of Venus (Ve)From sunrise at 06:47 to the next sunrise
  • TithiDwadashiThe twelfth lunar day of the waxing MoonDwadashi until 07:34 Sat
  • NakshatraPunarvasu, then PushyaThe lunar mansion the Moon is passing throughUntil 20:19, then Pushya until 23:19 Sat
  • YogaSaubhagya, then ShobhanaOne of 27 Sun and Moon combinationsUntil 06:42 Sat, then Shobhana until 07:38 Sun
  • KaranaBava, then BalavaHalf of a lunar dayBava until 18:19 · Balava until 07:34 Sat

Sun and Moon

When the lights rise and set.

  • Sunrise06:47The Sun's upper edge meets the horizonThe panchanga day begins
  • Sunset18:20Day hours end, night hours begin11 h 33 min of daylight
  • Moonset04:52Upper edge of the Moon on the horizon, seen from the citySaturday
  • Moonrise14:52Upper 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
  • MasaPhalgunaLunar month, counted to the full moonPhalguna 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.

  • 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.

Next Ekadashi

  • Papmochani EkadashiSaturday 15 MarchBreak the fast on Sunday between 06:30 and 08:53.
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These timings follow tradition. They are not predictions.