Day dial for New Delhi, Wednesday 8 March 2006A 24-hour dial with noon at the top. Sunrise 06:39, sunset 18:25. Yamaganda 08:07 to 09:36. Gulika Kalam 11:04 to 12:32. Rahu Kalam 12:32 to 14:00.00061218Moonset 03:16Moonrise 12:29

Panchanga · New Delhi · Wednesday 8 March 2006

Wednesday in New Delhi.

Navami until 15:06, then Dashami.

Times forNew Delhi · 8 March

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

The day runs from sunrise at 06:39 to the next sunrise.

  1. SunriseThe panchanga day begins.06:39
  2. YamagandaHold travel and new ventures.08:07 to 09:36
  3. Gulika KalamWhat starts now tends to repeat.11:04 to 12:32
  4. MoonriseThe dot on the bezel where the Moon rises.12:29
  5. Rahu KalamAvoid new starts.12:32 to 14:00
  6. SunsetNight hours follow.18:25
  7. MoonsetThe dot on the bezel where the Moon sets.03:16 Thu

Subdial: the Moon, waxing, Shukla Navami.

The five limbs

What the day is made of.

  • VaraBudhavaraWednesday, the day of Mercury (Me)From sunrise at 06:39 to the next sunrise
  • TithiNavami, then DashamiThe ninth and tenth lunar days of the waxing MoonNavami until 15:06 · Dashami until 16:46 Thu
  • NakshatraArdraThe lunar mansion the Moon is passing throughUntil 07:17 Thu
  • YogaAyushman, then SaubhagyaOne of 27 Sun and Moon combinationsUntil 23:17, then Saubhagya until 23:36 Thu
  • KaranaKaulava, Taitila, then GaraHalf of a lunar dayKaulava until 15:06 · Taitila until 03:52 Thu · Gara until 16:46 Thu

Sun and Moon

When the lights rise and set.

  • Sunrise06:39The Sun's upper edge meets the horizonThe panchanga day begins
  • Sunset18:25Day hours end, night hours begin11 h 46 min of daylight
  • Moonset03:16Upper edge of the Moon on the horizon, seen from the cityThursday
  • Moonrise12:29Upper 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
  • SamvatsaraParthivaThe 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

  • Amalaki EkadashiFriday 10 MarchBreak the fast on Saturday between 06:36 and 08:58.
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These timings follow tradition. They are not predictions.