Day dial for New Delhi, Wednesday 17 March 2004A 24-hour dial with noon at the top. Sunrise 06:29, sunset 18:31. Yamaganda 07:59 to 09:29. Gulika Kalam 10:59 to 12:30. Rahu Kalam 12:30 to 14:00.00061218Moonset 14:56Moonrise 05:03

Panchanga · New Delhi · Wednesday 17 March 2004

Wednesday is Papmochani Ekadashi (Vaishnava), a day for fasting.

Ekadashi until 07:56, then Dwadashi. Break the fast on Thursday after sunrise.

Observed today Trisparsha Mahadwadashi

Times forNew Delhi · 17 March

Rahu Kalam runs 12:30 to 14:00. Avoid new starts then.

The day runs from sunrise at 06:29 to the next sunrise.

  1. SunriseThe panchanga day begins.06:29
  2. YamagandaHold travel and new ventures.07:59 to 09:29
  3. Gulika KalamWhat starts now tends to repeat.10:59 to 12:30
  4. Rahu KalamAvoid new starts.12:30 to 14:00
  5. MoonsetThe dot on the bezel where the Moon sets.14:56
  6. SunsetNight hours follow.18:31
  7. MoonriseThe dot on the bezel where the Moon rises.05:03 Thu

Subdial: the Moon, waning, Krishna Ekadashi.

The five limbs

What the day is made of.

  • VaraBudhavaraWednesday, the day of Mercury (Me)From sunrise at 06:29 to the next sunrise
  • TithiEkadashi, then Dwadashi, then TrayodashiThe eleventh, twelfth and thirteenth lunar days of the waning MoonEkadashi until 07:56 · Dwadashi until 06:27 Thu · Trayodashi until 05:17 Fri
  • NakshatraShravana, then DhanishthaThe lunar mansion the Moon is passing throughUntil 22:33, then Dhanishtha until 21:57 Thu
  • YogaShiva, then SiddhaOne of 27 Sun and Moon combinationsUntil 22:14, then Siddha until 20:02 Thu
  • KaranaBalava, Kaulava, Taitila, then GaraHalf of a lunar dayBalava until 07:56 · Kaulava until 19:09 · Taitila until 06:27 Thu · Gara until 17:49 Thu

Sun and Moon

When the lights rise and set.

  • Sunrise06:29The Sun's upper edge meets the horizonThe panchanga day begins
  • Sunset18:31Day hours end, night hours begin12 h 2 min of daylight
  • Moonset14:56Upper edge of the Moon on the horizon, seen from the city
  • Moonrise05:03Upper 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
  • SamvatsaraSvabhanuThe name of the year in the 60-year cycle

Observances

The fasts ahead.

  • 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.
  • Trisparsha MahadwadashiWednesday 17 March

Next Ekadashi

  • Kamada EkadashiThursday 1 AprilBreak the fast on Friday between 06:11 and 08:39.
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These timings follow tradition. They are not predictions.