Day dial for New Delhi, Wednesday 26 March 1986A 24-hour dial with noon at the top. Sunrise 06:19, sunset 18:36. Yamaganda 07:51 to 09:23. Gulika Kalam 10:55 to 12:27. Rahu Kalam 12:27 to 13:59.00061218Moonset 06:27Moonrise 18:58

Panchanga · New Delhi · Wednesday 26 March 1986

Wednesday in New Delhi.

Purnima until 08:32, then Pratipada.

Observed today Holi, Full moon

Times forNew Delhi · 26 March

Rahu Kalam runs 12:27 to 13:59. Avoid new starts then.

The day runs from sunrise at 06:19 to the next sunrise.

  1. SunriseThe panchanga day begins.06:19
  2. MoonsetThe dot on the bezel where the Moon sets.06:27
  3. YamagandaHold travel and new ventures.07:51 to 09:23
  4. Gulika KalamWhat starts now tends to repeat.10:55 to 12:27
  5. Rahu KalamAvoid new starts.12:27 to 13:59
  6. SunsetNight hours follow.18:36
  7. MoonriseThe dot on the bezel where the Moon rises.18:58

Subdial: the Moon, waxing, Shukla Purnima.

The five limbs

What the day is made of.

  • VaraBudhavaraWednesday, the day of Mercury (Me)From sunrise at 06:19 to the next sunrise
  • TithiPurnima, then Pratipada, then DwitiyaThe fifteenth lunar day of the waxing Moon, then the first and second of the waning MoonPurnima until 08:32 · Pratipada until 05:55 Thu · Dwitiya until 03:06 Fri
  • NakshatraHasta, then ChitraThe lunar mansion the Moon is passing throughUntil 04:11 Thu, then Chitra until 02:08 Fri
  • YogaVriddhi, then DhruvaOne of 27 Sun and Moon combinationsUntil 14:15, then Dhruva until 10:55 Thu
  • KaranaBava, Balava, Kaulava, then TaitilaHalf of a lunar dayBava until 08:32 · Balava until 19:15 · Kaulava until 05:55 Thu · Taitila until 16:31 Thu

Sun and Moon

When the lights rise and set.

  • Sunrise06:19The Sun's upper edge meets the horizonThe panchanga day begins
  • Sunset18:36Day hours end, night hours begin12 h 17 min of daylight
  • Moonset06:27Upper edge of the Moon on the horizon, seen from the city
  • Moonrise18:58Upper 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
  • SamvatsaraKrodhanaThe name of the year in the 60-year cycle

Observances

The fasts ahead.

  • HoliWednesday 26 March
  • Full moonWednesday 26 March

Next Ekadashi

  • Papmochani EkadashiSaturday 5 AprilBreak the fast on Sunday between 06:07 and 08:37.
All festivals this year

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These timings follow tradition. They are not predictions.