Day dial for New Delhi, Wednesday 30 March 1988A 24-hour dial with noon at the top. Sunrise 06:14, sunset 18:38. Yamaganda 07:47 to 09:20. Gulika Kalam 10:53 to 12:26. Rahu Kalam 12:26 to 13:59.00061218Moonset 05:04Moonrise 16:05

Panchanga · New Delhi · Wednesday 30 March 1988

Wednesday in New Delhi.

Dwadashi until 08:42, then Trayodashi.

Observed today Pradosh

Times forNew Delhi · 30 March

Rahu Kalam runs 12:26 to 13:59. Avoid new starts then.

The day runs from sunrise at 06:14 to the next sunrise.

  1. SunriseThe panchanga day begins.06:14
  2. YamagandaHold travel and new ventures.07:47 to 09:20
  3. Gulika KalamWhat starts now tends to repeat.10:53 to 12:26
  4. Rahu KalamAvoid new starts.12:26 to 13:59
  5. MoonriseThe dot on the bezel where the Moon rises.16:05
  6. SunsetNight hours follow.18:38
  7. MoonsetThe dot on the bezel where the Moon sets.05:04 Thu

Subdial: the Moon, waxing, Shukla Dwadashi.

The five limbs

What the day is made of.

  • VaraBudhavaraWednesday, the day of Mercury (Me)From sunrise at 06:14 to the next sunrise
  • TithiDwadashi, then TrayodashiThe twelfth and thirteenth lunar days of the waxing MoonDwadashi until 08:42 · Trayodashi until 11:06 Thu
  • NakshatraMagha, then Purva PhalguniThe lunar mansion the Moon is passing throughUntil 15:33, then Purva Phalguni until 18:23 Thu
  • YogaShula, then GandaOne of 27 Sun and Moon combinationsUntil 16:22, then Ganda until 17:09 Thu
  • KaranaBalava, Kaulava, then TaitilaHalf of a lunar dayBalava until 08:42 · Kaulava until 21:56 · Taitila until 11:06 Thu

Sun and Moon

When the lights rise and set.

  • Sunrise06:14The Sun's upper edge meets the horizonThe panchanga day begins
  • Sunset18:38Day hours end, night hours begin12 h 24 min of daylight
  • Moonset05:04Upper edge of the Moon on the horizon, seen from the cityThursday
  • Moonrise16:05Upper 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.

  • PradoshWednesday 30 March

Next Ekadashi

  • Varuthini EkadashiTuesday 12 AprilBreak the fast on Wednesday between 13:39 and 18:45.
  • Varuthini Ekadashi (Vaishnava)Wednesday 13 AprilFollowers of the Vaishnava tradition (ISKCON and others) keep this Ekadashi one day later.Break the fast on Thursday after sunrise.
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These timings follow tradition. They are not predictions.