Day dial for New Delhi, Wednesday 13 March 1996A 24-hour dial with noon at the top. Sunrise 06:33, sunset 18:29. Yamaganda 08:03 to 09:32. Gulika Kalam 11:01 to 12:31. Rahu Kalam 12:31 to 14:00.00061218Moonset 12:15Moonrise 02:12

Panchanga · New Delhi · Wednesday 13 March 1996

Wednesday in New Delhi.

Ashtami until 09:43, then Navami.

Observed today ashtami

Times forNew Delhi · 13 March

Rahu Kalam runs 12:31 to 14:00. Avoid new starts then.

The day runs from sunrise at 06:33 to the next sunrise.

  1. SunriseThe panchanga day begins.06:33
  2. YamagandaHold travel and new ventures.08:03 to 09:32
  3. Gulika KalamWhat starts now tends to repeat.11:01 to 12:31
  4. MoonsetThe dot on the bezel where the Moon sets.12:15
  5. Rahu KalamAvoid new starts.12:31 to 14:00
  6. SunsetNight hours follow.18:29
  7. MoonriseThe dot on the bezel where the Moon rises.02:12 Thu

Subdial: the Moon, waning, Krishna Ashtami.

The five limbs

What the day is made of.

  • VaraBudhavaraWednesday, the day of Mercury (Me)From sunrise at 06:33 to the next sunrise
  • TithiAshtami, then NavamiThe eighth and ninth lunar days of the waning MoonAshtami until 09:43 · Navami until 07:26 Thu
  • NakshatraMula, then Purva AshadhaThe lunar mansion the Moon is passing throughUntil 23:40, then Purva Ashadha until 21:57 Thu
  • YogaSiddhi, Vyatipata, then VariyanOne of 27 Sun and Moon combinationsUntil 08:27, then Vyatipata until 05:27 Thu, then Variyan until 02:14 Fri
  • KaranaKaulava, Taitila, then GaraHalf of a lunar dayKaulava until 09:43 · Taitila until 20:37 · Gara until 07:26 Thu

Sun and Moon

When the lights rise and set.

  • Sunrise06:33The Sun's upper edge meets the horizonThe panchanga day begins
  • Sunset18:29Day hours end, night hours begin11 h 55 min of daylight
  • Moonset12:15Upper edge of the Moon on the horizon, seen from the city
  • Moonrise02:12Upper edge of the Moon on the horizon, seen from the cityThursday

The calendar

Where the day sits in the year.

  • PakshaKrishnaThe waning fortnight, full moon to new moon
  • MasaChaitraLunar month, counted to the full moonPhalguna when counted to the new moon
  • RituShishiraLate winter, one of the six seasons
  • SamvatsaraYuvaThe name of the year in the 60-year cycle

Observances

The fasts ahead.

  • ashtamiWednesday 13 March

Next Ekadashi

  • Papmochani EkadashiFriday 15 MarchBreak the fast on Saturday between 07:34 and 08:53.
  • Papmochani Ekadashi (Vaishnava)Saturday 16 MarchFollowers of the Vaishnava tradition (ISKCON and others) keep this Ekadashi one day later.Break the fast on Sunday after sunrise.
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These timings follow tradition. They are not predictions.