Day dial for New Delhi, Wednesday 27 March 1991A 24-hour dial with noon at the top. Sunrise 06:18, sunset 18:36. Yamaganda 07:50 to 09:22. Gulika Kalam 10:55 to 12:27. Rahu Kalam 12:27 to 13:59.00061218Moonset 04:46Moonrise 15:51

Panchanga · New Delhi · Wednesday 27 March 1991

Wednesday in New Delhi.

Dwadashi until 15:36, then Trayodashi.

Observed today Pradosh

Times forNew Delhi · 27 March

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

The day runs from sunrise at 06:18 to the next sunrise.

  1. SunriseThe panchanga day begins.06:18
  2. YamagandaHold travel and new ventures.07:50 to 09:22
  3. Gulika KalamWhat starts now tends to repeat.10:55 to 12:27
  4. Rahu KalamAvoid new starts.12:27 to 13:59
  5. MoonriseThe dot on the bezel where the Moon rises.15:51
  6. SunsetNight hours follow.18:36
  7. MoonsetThe dot on the bezel where the Moon sets.04:46 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 06:18 to the next sunrise
  • TithiDwadashi, then TrayodashiThe twelfth and thirteenth lunar days of the waxing MoonDwadashi until 15:36 · Trayodashi until 14:20 Thu
  • NakshatraMagha, then Purva PhalguniThe lunar mansion the Moon is passing throughUntil 03:34 Thu, then Purva Phalguni until 03:09 Fri
  • YogaDhriti, then ShulaOne of 27 Sun and Moon combinationsUntil 11:47, then Shula until 09:36 Thu
  • KaranaBalava, Kaulava, then TaitilaHalf of a lunar dayBalava until 15:36 · Kaulava until 02:56 Thu · Taitila until 14:20 Thu

Sun and Moon

When the lights rise and set.

  • Sunrise06:18The Sun's upper edge meets the horizonThe panchanga day begins
  • Sunset18:36Day hours end, night hours begin12 h 18 min of daylight
  • Moonset04:46Upper edge of the Moon on the horizon, seen from the cityThursday
  • Moonrise15:51Upper 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
  • SamvatsaraPrajapatiThe name of the year in the 60-year cycle

Observances

The fasts ahead.

  • PradoshWednesday 27 March

Next Ekadashi

  • Varuthini EkadashiWednesday 10 AprilBreak the fast on Thursday between 13:39 and 18:44.
  • Varuthini Ekadashi (Vaishnava)Thursday 11 AprilFollowers of the Vaishnava tradition (ISKCON and others) keep this Ekadashi one day later.Break the fast on Friday after sunrise.
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These timings follow tradition. They are not predictions.