Day dial for New Delhi, Wednesday 20 February 2143A 24-hour dial with noon at the top. Sunrise 06:55, sunset 18:14. Yamaganda 08:20 to 09:45. Gulika Kalam 11:10 to 12:35. Rahu Kalam 12:35 to 14:00.00061218Moonset 23:08Moonrise 09:40

Panchanga · New Delhi · Wednesday 20 February 2143

Wednesday in New Delhi.

Panchami until 12:50, then Shashthi.

Times forNew Delhi · 20 February

Rahu Kalam runs 12:35 to 14:00. Avoid new starts then.

The day runs from sunrise at 06:55 to the next sunrise.

  1. SunriseThe panchanga day begins.06:55
  2. YamagandaHold travel and new ventures.08:20 to 09:45
  3. MoonriseThe dot on the bezel where the Moon rises.09:40
  4. Gulika KalamWhat starts now tends to repeat.11:10 to 12:35
  5. Rahu KalamAvoid new starts.12:35 to 14:00
  6. SunsetNight hours follow.18:14
  7. MoonsetThe dot on the bezel where the Moon sets.23:08

Subdial: the Moon, waxing, Shukla Panchami.

The five limbs

What the day is made of.

  • VaraBudhavaraWednesday, the day of Mercury (Me)From sunrise at 06:55 to the next sunrise
  • TithiPanchami, then ShashthiThe fifth and sixth lunar days of the waxing MoonPanchami until 12:50 · Shashthi until 14:05 Thu
  • NakshatraAshwini, then BharaniThe lunar mansion the Moon is passing throughUntil 04:12 Thu, then Bharani until 05:37 Fri
  • YogaShukla, then BrahmaOne of 27 Sun and Moon combinationsUntil 05:17 Thu, then Brahma until 04:49 Fri
  • KaranaBalava, Kaulava, then TaitilaHalf of a lunar dayBalava until 12:50 · Kaulava until 01:32 Thu · Taitila until 14:05 Thu

Sun and Moon

When the lights rise and set.

  • Sunrise06:55The Sun's upper edge meets the horizonThe panchanga day begins
  • Sunset18:14Day hours end, night hours begin11 h 19 min of daylight
  • Moonset23:08Upper edge of the Moon on the horizon, seen from the city
  • Moonrise09:40Upper 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
  • SamvatsaraShubhakritThe 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

  • Jaya EkadashiMonday 25 FebruaryBreak the fast on Wednesday 27 Feb after sunrise.
  • Jaya Ekadashi (Vaishnava)Tuesday 26 FebruaryFollowers of the Vaishnava tradition (ISKCON and others) keep this Ekadashi one day later.Break the fast on Wednesday after sunrise.
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These timings follow tradition. They are not predictions.