Day dial for New Delhi, Saturday 26 February 2124A 24-hour dial with noon at the top. Sunrise 06:50, sunset 18:18. Gulika Kalam 06:50 to 08:16. Rahu Kalam 09:42 to 11:08. Abhijit 12:11 to 12:57. Yamaganda 14:00 to 15:26.00061218Moonset 04:44Moonrise 14:59

Panchanga · New Delhi · Saturday 26 February 2124

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

Ekadashi until 06:56, then Dwadashi. Break the fast on Sunday after sunrise.

Observed today Trisparsha Mahadwadashi

Times forNew Delhi · 26 February

Rahu Kalam runs 09:42 to 11:08. Avoid new starts then.

The day runs from sunrise at 06:50 to the next sunrise.

  1. SunriseThe panchanga day begins.06:50
  2. Gulika KalamWhat starts now tends to repeat.06:50 to 08:16
  3. Rahu KalamAvoid new starts.09:42 to 11:08
  4. AbhijitThe midday window for beginnings.12:11 to 12:57
  5. YamagandaHold travel and new ventures.14:00 to 15:26
  6. MoonriseThe dot on the bezel where the Moon rises.14:59
  7. SunsetNight hours follow.18:18
  8. MoonsetThe dot on the bezel where the Moon sets.04:44 Sun

Subdial: the Moon, waxing, Shukla Ekadashi.

The five limbs

What the day is made of.

  • VaraShanivaraSaturday, the day of Saturn (Sa)From sunrise at 06:50 to the next sunrise
  • TithiEkadashi, then Dwadashi, then TrayodashiThe eleventh, twelfth and thirteenth lunar days of the waxing MoonEkadashi until 06:56 · Dwadashi until 04:07 Sun · Trayodashi until 01:15 Mon
  • NakshatraPunarvasu, then PushyaThe lunar mansion the Moon is passing throughUntil 23:47, then Pushya until 21:39 Sun
  • YogaAyushman, then SaubhagyaOne of 27 Sun and Moon combinationsUntil 15:54, then Saubhagya until 12:23 Sun
  • KaranaVishti, Bava, Balava, then KaulavaHalf of a lunar dayVishti until 06:56 · Bava until 17:32 · Balava until 04:07 Sun · Kaulava until 14:41 Sun

Sun and Moon

When the lights rise and set.

  • Sunrise06:50The Sun's upper edge meets the horizonThe panchanga day begins
  • Sunset18:18Day hours end, night hours begin11 h 28 min of daylight
  • Moonset04:44Upper edge of the Moon on the horizon, seen from the citySunday
  • Moonrise14:59Upper 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
  • SamvatsaraSvabhanuThe name of the year in the 60-year cycle

Observances

The fasts ahead.

  • Amalaki Ekadashi (Vaishnava)Saturday 26 FebruaryFollowers of the Vaishnava tradition (ISKCON and others) keep this Ekadashi one day later.Break the fast on Sunday after sunrise.
  • Trisparsha MahadwadashiSaturday 26 February

Next Ekadashi

  • Papmochani EkadashiSaturday 11 MarchBreak the fast on Sunday between 13:43 and 18:27.
  • Papmochani Ekadashi (Vaishnava)Sunday 12 MarchFollowers of the Vaishnava tradition (ISKCON and others) keep this Ekadashi one day later.Break the fast on Monday between 06:34 and 07:14.
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These timings follow tradition. They are not predictions.