Day dial for New Delhi, Wednesday 2 March 2005A 24-hour dial with noon at the top. Sunrise 06:45, sunset 18:22. Yamaganda 08:12 to 09:39. Gulika Kalam 11:06 to 12:34. Rahu Kalam 12:34 to 14:01.00061218Moonset 10:09Moonrise 00:23

Panchanga · New Delhi · Wednesday 2 March 2005

Wednesday in New Delhi.

Shashthi until 13:02, then Saptami.

Observed today shashthi

Times forNew Delhi · 2 March

Rahu Kalam runs 12:34 to 14:01. Avoid new starts then.

The day runs from sunrise at 06:45 to the next sunrise.

  1. SunriseThe panchanga day begins.06:45
  2. YamagandaHold travel and new ventures.08:12 to 09:39
  3. MoonsetThe dot on the bezel where the Moon sets.10:09
  4. Gulika KalamWhat starts now tends to repeat.11:06 to 12:34
  5. Rahu KalamAvoid new starts.12:34 to 14:01
  6. SunsetNight hours follow.18:22
  7. MoonriseThe dot on the bezel where the Moon rises.00:23 Thu

Subdial: the Moon, waning, Krishna Shashthi.

The five limbs

What the day is made of.

  • VaraBudhavaraWednesday, the day of Mercury (Me)From sunrise at 06:45 to the next sunrise
  • TithiShashthi, then SaptamiThe sixth and seventh lunar days of the waning MoonShashthi until 13:02 · Saptami until 11:52 Thu
  • NakshatraVishakha, then AnuradhaThe lunar mansion the Moon is passing throughUntil 19:09, then Anuradha until 18:32 Thu
  • YogaVyaghata, then HarshanaOne of 27 Sun and Moon combinationsUntil 22:12, then Harshana until 19:57 Thu
  • KaranaVanija, Vishti, then BavaHalf of a lunar dayVanija until 13:02 · Vishti until 00:31 Thu · Bava until 11:52 Thu

Sun and Moon

When the lights rise and set.

  • Sunrise06:45The Sun's upper edge meets the horizonThe panchanga day begins
  • Sunset18:22Day hours end, night hours begin11 h 36 min of daylight
  • Moonset10:09Upper edge of the Moon on the horizon, seen from the city
  • Moonrise00:23Upper 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
  • MasaPhalgunaLunar month, counted to the full moonMagha when counted to the new moon
  • RituShishiraLate winter, one of the six seasons
  • SamvatsaraTaranaThe name of the year in the 60-year cycle

Observances

The fasts ahead.

  • shashthiWednesday 2 March

Next Ekadashi

  • Vijaya EkadashiSunday 6 MarchBreak the fast on Monday between 07:57 and 09:01.
  • Vijaya Ekadashi (Vaishnava)Monday 7 MarchFollowers of the Vaishnava tradition (ISKCON and others) keep this Ekadashi one day later.Break the fast on Tuesday after sunrise.
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These timings follow tradition. They are not predictions.