Day dial for New Delhi, Wednesday 18 March 1992A 24-hour dial with noon at the top. Sunrise 06:28, sunset 18:31. Yamaganda 07:58 to 09:28. Gulika Kalam 10:59 to 12:29. Rahu Kalam 12:29 to 14:00.00061218Moonset 06:22Moonrise 18:16

Panchanga · New Delhi · Wednesday 18 March 1992

Wednesday in New Delhi.

Purnima until 23:48, then Pratipada.

Observed today Holika Dahan, Full moon, Purnima fast

Times forNew Delhi · 18 March

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

The day runs from sunrise at 06:28 to the next sunrise.

  1. SunriseThe panchanga day begins.06:28
  2. YamagandaHold travel and new ventures.07:58 to 09:28
  3. Gulika KalamWhat starts now tends to repeat.10:59 to 12:29
  4. Rahu KalamAvoid new starts.12:29 to 14:00
  5. MoonriseThe dot on the bezel where the Moon rises.18:16
  6. SunsetNight hours follow.18:31
  7. MoonsetThe dot on the bezel where the Moon sets.06:22 Thu

Subdial: the Moon, waxing, Shukla Purnima.

The five limbs

What the day is made of.

  • VaraBudhavaraWednesday, the day of Mercury (Me)From sunrise at 06:28 to the next sunrise
  • TithiPurnima, then PratipadaThe fifteenth lunar day of the waxing Moon, then the first of the waning MoonPurnima until 23:48 · Pratipada until 21:04 Thu
  • NakshatraPurva Phalguni, then Uttara PhalguniThe lunar mansion the Moon is passing throughUntil 10:46, then Uttara Phalguni until 08:35 Thu
  • YogaShula, Ganda, then VriddhiOne of 27 Sun and Moon combinationsUntil 09:35, then Ganda until 05:59 Thu, then Vriddhi until 02:42 Fri
  • KaranaVishti, Bava, then BalavaHalf of a lunar dayVishti until 13:18 · Bava until 23:48 · Balava until 10:23 Thu

Sun and Moon

When the lights rise and set.

  • Sunrise06:28The Sun's upper edge meets the horizonThe panchanga day begins
  • Sunset18:31Day hours end, night hours begin12 h 4 min of daylight
  • Moonset06:22Upper edge of the Moon on the horizon, seen from the cityThursday
  • Moonrise18:16Upper 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
  • SamvatsaraPrajapatiThe name of the year in the 60-year cycle

Observances

The fasts ahead.

  • Holika DahanWednesday 18 March
  • Full moonWednesday 18 March
  • Purnima fastWednesday 18 March

Next Ekadashi

  • Papmochani EkadashiSunday 29 MarchBreak the fast on Monday between 13:41 and 18:38.
  • Papmochani Ekadashi (Vaishnava)Monday 30 MarchFollowers of the Vaishnava tradition (ISKCON and others) keep this Ekadashi one day later.Break the fast on Tuesday between 06:13 and 07:01.
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These timings follow tradition. They are not predictions.