Day dial for New Delhi, Wednesday 10 March 2004A 24-hour dial with noon at the top. Sunrise 06:36, sunset 18:27. Yamaganda 08:05 to 09:34. Gulika Kalam 11:03 to 12:32. Rahu Kalam 12:32 to 14:00.00061218Moonset 08:40Moonrise 22:04

Panchanga · New Delhi · Wednesday 10 March 2004

Wednesday in New Delhi.

Chaturthi until 21:53, then Panchami.

Observed today chaturthi, Sankashti Chaturthi

Times forNew Delhi · 10 March

Rahu Kalam runs 12:32 to 14:00. Avoid new starts then.

The day runs from sunrise at 06:36 to the next sunrise.

  1. SunriseThe panchanga day begins.06:36
  2. YamagandaHold travel and new ventures.08:05 to 09:34
  3. MoonsetThe dot on the bezel where the Moon sets.08:40
  4. Gulika KalamWhat starts now tends to repeat.11:03 to 12:32
  5. Rahu KalamAvoid new starts.12:32 to 14:00
  6. SunsetNight hours follow.18:27
  7. MoonriseThe dot on the bezel where the Moon rises.22:04

Subdial: the Moon, waning, Krishna Chaturthi.

The five limbs

What the day is made of.

  • VaraBudhavaraWednesday, the day of Mercury (Me)From sunrise at 06:36 to the next sunrise
  • TithiChaturthi, then PanchamiThe fourth and fifth lunar days of the waning MoonChaturthi until 21:53 · Panchami until 19:47 Thu
  • NakshatraChitra, then SwatiThe lunar mansion the Moon is passing throughUntil 08:32, then Swati until 07:11 Thu
  • YogaDhruva, then VyaghataOne of 27 Sun and Moon combinationsUntil 20:14, then Vyaghata until 17:22 Thu
  • KaranaBava, Balava, then KaulavaHalf of a lunar dayBava until 10:55 · Balava until 21:53 · Kaulava until 08:51 Thu

Sun and Moon

When the lights rise and set.

  • Sunrise06:36The Sun's upper edge meets the horizonThe panchanga day begins
  • Sunset18:27Day hours end, night hours begin11 h 50 min of daylight
  • Moonset08:40Upper edge of the Moon on the horizon, seen from the city
  • Moonrise22:04Upper edge of the Moon on the horizon, seen from the city

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
  • SamvatsaraSvabhanuThe name of the year in the 60-year cycle

Observances

The fasts ahead.

  • chaturthiWednesday 10 March
  • Sankashti ChaturthiWednesday 10 March

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.