Day dial for New Delhi, Wednesday 23 March 1988A 24-hour dial with noon at the top. Sunrise 06:22, sunset 18:34. Yamaganda 07:53 to 09:25. Gulika Kalam 10:56 to 12:28. Rahu Kalam 12:28 to 14:00.00061218Moonset 00:24Moonrise 09:41

Panchanga · New Delhi · Wednesday 23 March 1988

Wednesday in New Delhi.

Shashthi until 20:49, then Saptami.

Observed today shashthi

Times forNew Delhi · 23 March

Rahu Kalam runs 12:28 to 14:00. Avoid new starts then.

The day runs from sunrise at 06:22 to the next sunrise.

  1. SunriseThe panchanga day begins.06:22
  2. YamagandaHold travel and new ventures.07:53 to 09:25
  3. MoonriseThe dot on the bezel where the Moon rises.09:41
  4. Gulika KalamWhat starts now tends to repeat.10:56 to 12:28
  5. Rahu KalamAvoid new starts.12:28 to 14:00
  6. SunsetNight hours follow.18:34
  7. MoonsetThe dot on the bezel where the Moon sets.00:24 Thu

Subdial: the Moon, waxing, Shukla Shashthi.

The five limbs

What the day is made of.

  • VaraBudhavaraWednesday, the day of Mercury (Me)From sunrise at 06:22 to the next sunrise
  • TithiShashthi, then SaptamiThe sixth and seventh lunar days of the waxing MoonShashthi until 20:49 · Saptami until 21:33 Thu
  • NakshatraRohini, then MrigashiraThe lunar mansion the Moon is passing throughUntil 00:13 Thu, then Mrigashira until 01:39 Fri
  • YogaPriti, then AyushmanOne of 27 Sun and Moon combinationsUntil 13:15, then Ayushman until 12:31 Thu
  • KaranaKaulava, Taitila, then GaraHalf of a lunar dayKaulava until 08:44 · Taitila until 20:49 · Gara until 09:05 Thu

Sun and Moon

When the lights rise and set.

  • Sunrise06:22The Sun's upper edge meets the horizonThe panchanga day begins
  • Sunset18:34Day hours end, night hours begin12 h 12 min of daylight
  • Moonset00:24Upper edge of the Moon on the horizon, seen from the cityThursday
  • Moonrise09:41Upper 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
  • MasaChaitraLunar month, counted to the full moonChaitra when counted to the new moon
  • RituVasantaSpring, one of the six seasons
  • SamvatsaraVibhavaThe name of the year in the 60-year cycle

Observances

The fasts ahead.

  • shashthiWednesday 23 March

Next Ekadashi

  • Kamada EkadashiMonday 28 MarchBreak the fast on Tuesday between 13:41 and 18:37.
  • Kamada Ekadashi (Vaishnava)Tuesday 29 MarchFollowers of the Vaishnava tradition (ISKCON and others) keep this Ekadashi one day later.Break the fast on Wednesday between 06:14 and 08:41.
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These timings follow tradition. They are not predictions.