Day dial for New Delhi, Wednesday 31 March 1999A 24-hour dial with noon at the top. Sunrise 06:13, sunset 18:38. Yamaganda 07:46 to 09:19. Gulika Kalam 10:53 to 12:26. Rahu Kalam 12:26 to 13:59.00061218Moonrise 18:12

Panchanga · New Delhi · Wednesday 31 March 1999

Wednesday in New Delhi.

Purnima until 04:19 Thu, then Pratipada.

Observed today Hanuman Jayanti, Full moon, Purnima fast

Times forNew Delhi · 31 March

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

The day runs from sunrise at 06:13 to the next sunrise.

  1. SunriseThe panchanga day begins.06:13
  2. YamagandaHold travel and new ventures.07:46 to 09:19
  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.18:12
  6. SunsetNight hours follow.18:38

Subdial: the Moon, waxing, Shukla Purnima.

The five limbs

What the day is made of.

  • VaraBudhavaraWednesday, the day of Mercury (Me)From sunrise at 06:13 to the next sunrise
  • TithiPurnima, then PratipadaThe fifteenth lunar day of the waxing Moon, then the first of the waning MoonPurnima until 04:19 Thu · Pratipada until 06:03 Fri
  • NakshatraUttara Phalguni, then HastaThe lunar mansion the Moon is passing throughUntil 14:47, then Hasta until 16:54 Thu
  • YogaVriddhi, then DhruvaOne of 27 Sun and Moon combinationsUntil 15:19, then Dhruva until 15:29 Thu
  • KaranaVishti, Bava, then BalavaHalf of a lunar dayVishti until 15:34 · Bava until 04:19 Thu · Balava until 17:08 Thu

Sun and Moon

When the lights rise and set.

  • Sunrise06:13The Sun's upper edge meets the horizonThe panchanga day begins
  • Sunset18:38Day hours end, night hours begin12 h 25 min of daylight
  • MoonsetNo moonsetOn some days the Moon does not rise, or does not set, between one midnight and the next
  • Moonrise18:12Upper 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
  • SamvatsaraPramathiThe name of the year in the 60-year cycle

Observances

The fasts ahead.

  • Hanuman JayantiWednesday 31 March
  • Full moonWednesday 31 March
  • Purnima fastWednesday 31 March

Next Ekadashi

  • Varuthini EkadashiMonday 12 AprilBreak the fast on Tuesday between 05:59 and 08:32.
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These timings follow tradition. They are not predictions.