Day dial for New Delhi, Saturday 23 February 2143A 24-hour dial with noon at the top. Sunrise 06:53, sunset 18:16. Gulika Kalam 06:53 to 08:18. Rahu Kalam 09:44 to 11:09. Abhijit 12:12 to 12:57. Yamaganda 14:00 to 15:26.00061218Moonset 01:58Moonrise 11:53

Panchanga · New Delhi · Saturday 23 February 2143

Saturday in New Delhi.

Ashtami until 14:32, then Navami.

Observed today ashtami

Times forNew Delhi · 23 February

Rahu Kalam runs 09:44 to 11:09. Avoid new starts then.

The day runs from sunrise at 06:53 to the next sunrise.

  1. SunriseThe panchanga day begins.06:53
  2. Gulika KalamWhat starts now tends to repeat.06:53 to 08:18
  3. Rahu KalamAvoid new starts.09:44 to 11:09
  4. MoonriseThe dot on the bezel where the Moon rises.11:53
  5. AbhijitThe midday window for beginnings.12:12 to 12:57
  6. YamagandaHold travel and new ventures.14:00 to 15:26
  7. SunsetNight hours follow.18:16
  8. MoonsetThe dot on the bezel where the Moon sets.01:58 Sun

Subdial: the Moon, waxing, Shukla Ashtami.

The five limbs

What the day is made of.

  • VaraShanivaraSaturday, the day of Saturn (Sa)From sunrise at 06:53 to the next sunrise
  • TithiAshtami, then NavamiThe eighth and ninth lunar days of the waxing MoonAshtami until 14:32 · Navami until 13:35 Sun
  • NakshatraRohini, then MrigashiraThe lunar mansion the Moon is passing throughUntil 06:18 Sun, then Mrigashira until 05:29 Mon
  • YogaVaidhriti, then VishkambhaOne of 27 Sun and Moon combinationsUntil 02:10 Sun, then Vishkambha until 23:55 Sun
  • KaranaBava, Balava, then KaulavaHalf of a lunar dayBava until 14:32 · Balava until 02:10 Sun · Kaulava until 13:35 Sun

Sun and Moon

When the lights rise and set.

  • Sunrise06:53The Sun's upper edge meets the horizonThe panchanga day begins
  • Sunset18:16Day hours end, night hours begin11 h 24 min of daylight
  • Moonset01:58Upper edge of the Moon on the horizon, seen from the citySunday
  • Moonrise11:53Upper 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.

  • ashtamiSaturday 23 February

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.