Day dial for New Delhi, Wednesday 20 March 1985A 24-hour dial with noon at the top. Sunrise 06:26, sunset 18:32. Yamaganda 07:56 to 09:27. Gulika Kalam 10:58 to 12:29. Rahu Kalam 12:29 to 14:00.00061218Moonset 17:36

Panchanga · New Delhi · Wednesday 20 March 1985

Wednesday in New Delhi.

Chaturdashi until 15:19, then Amavasya.

Times forNew Delhi · 20 March

Rahu Kalam runs 12:29 to 14:00. Avoid new starts then.

The day runs from sunrise at 06:26 to the next sunrise.

  1. SunriseThe panchanga day begins.06:26
  2. YamagandaHold travel and new ventures.07:56 to 09:27
  3. Gulika KalamWhat starts now tends to repeat.10:58 to 12:29
  4. Rahu KalamAvoid new starts.12:29 to 14:00
  5. MoonsetThe dot on the bezel where the Moon sets.17:36
  6. SunsetNight hours follow.18:32

Subdial: the Moon, waning, Krishna Chaturdashi.

The five limbs

What the day is made of.

  • VaraBudhavaraWednesday, the day of Mercury (Me)From sunrise at 06:26 to the next sunrise
  • TithiChaturdashi, then AmavasyaThe fourteenth and fifteenth lunar days of the waning MoonChaturdashi until 15:19 · Amavasya until 17:29 Thu
  • NakshatraShatabhisha, then Purva BhadrapadaThe lunar mansion the Moon is passing throughUntil 07:12, then Purva Bhadrapada until 09:47 Thu
  • YogaShubha, then ShuklaOne of 27 Sun and Moon combinationsUntil 03:16 Thu, then Shukla until 04:00 Fri
  • KaranaShakuni, Chatushpada, then NagaHalf of a lunar dayShakuni until 15:19 · Chatushpada until 04:22 Thu · Naga until 17:29 Thu

Sun and Moon

When the lights rise and set.

  • Sunrise06:26The Sun's upper edge meets the horizonThe panchanga day begins
  • Sunset18:32Day hours end, night hours begin12 h 7 min of daylight
  • Moonset17:36Upper edge of the Moon on the horizon, seen from the city
  • MoonriseNo moonriseOn some days the Moon does not rise, or does not set, between one midnight and the next

The calendar

Where the day sits in the year.

  • PakshaKrishnaThe waning fortnight, full moon to new moon
  • MasaChaitraLunar month, counted to the full moonPhalguna when counted to the new moon
  • RituShishiraLate winter, one of the six seasons
  • SamvatsaraRaktakshiThe 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

  • Kamada EkadashiMonday 1 AprilBreak the fast on Wednesday 3 Apr after sunrise.
  • Kamada Ekadashi (Vaishnava)Tuesday 2 AprilFollowers 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.