Day dial for New Delhi, Wednesday 3 March 2004A 24-hour dial with noon at the top. Sunrise 06:44, sunset 18:22. Yamaganda 08:11 to 09:39. Gulika Kalam 11:06 to 12:33. Rahu Kalam 12:33 to 14:01.00061218Moonset 05:12Moonrise 14:50

Panchanga · New Delhi · Wednesday 3 March 2004

Wednesday in New Delhi.

Dwadashi until 05:35 Thu, then Trayodashi.

Times forNew Delhi · 3 March

Rahu Kalam runs 12:33 to 14:01. Avoid new starts then.

The day runs from sunrise at 06:44 to the next sunrise.

  1. SunriseThe panchanga day begins.06:44
  2. YamagandaHold travel and new ventures.08:11 to 09:39
  3. Gulika KalamWhat starts now tends to repeat.11:06 to 12:33
  4. Rahu KalamAvoid new starts.12:33 to 14:01
  5. MoonriseThe dot on the bezel where the Moon rises.14:50
  6. SunsetNight hours follow.18:22
  7. MoonsetThe dot on the bezel where the Moon sets.05:12 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 06:44 to the next sunrise
  • TithiDwadashi, then TrayodashiThe twelfth and thirteenth lunar days of the waxing MoonDwadashi until 05:35 Thu · Trayodashi until 05:54 Fri
  • NakshatraPunarvasu, then PushyaThe lunar mansion the Moon is passing throughUntil 09:30, then Pushya until 10:55 Thu
  • YogaSaubhagya, then ShobhanaOne of 27 Sun and Moon combinationsUntil 11:16, then Shobhana until 10:48 Thu
  • KaranaBava, Balava, then KaulavaHalf of a lunar dayBava until 17:10 · Balava until 05:35 Thu · Kaulava until 17:49 Thu

Sun and Moon

When the lights rise and set.

  • Sunrise06:44The Sun's upper edge meets the horizonThe panchanga day begins
  • Sunset18:22Day hours end, night hours begin11 h 38 min of daylight
  • Moonset05:12Upper edge of the Moon on the horizon, seen from the cityThursday
  • Moonrise14:50Upper 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
  • SamvatsaraSvabhanuThe name of the year in the 60-year cycle

Observances

The fasts ahead.

  • No major festival or fast falls on this day in New Delhi.

Next Ekadashi

  • Papmochani EkadashiTuesday 16 MarchBreak the fast on Thursday 18 Mar after sunrise.
  • Papmochani Ekadashi (Vaishnava)Wednesday 17 MarchFollowers 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.