Day dial for New Delhi, Wednesday 15 March 2006A 24-hour dial with noon at the top. Sunrise 06:31, sunset 18:29. Yamaganda 08:01 to 09:31. Gulika Kalam 11:01 to 12:30. Rahu Kalam 12:30 to 14:00.00061218Moonset 06:40Moonrise 18:54

Panchanga · New Delhi · Wednesday 15 March 2006

Wednesday in New Delhi.

Pratipada all day.

Observed today Holi

Times forNew Delhi · 15 March

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

The day runs from sunrise at 06:31 to the next sunrise.

  1. SunriseThe panchanga day begins.06:31
  2. MoonsetThe dot on the bezel where the Moon sets.06:40
  3. YamagandaHold travel and new ventures.08:01 to 09:31
  4. Gulika KalamWhat starts now tends to repeat.11:01 to 12:30
  5. Rahu KalamAvoid new starts.12:30 to 14:00
  6. SunsetNight hours follow.18:29
  7. MoonriseThe dot on the bezel where the Moon rises.18:54

Subdial: the Moon, waning, Krishna Pratipada.

The five limbs

What the day is made of.

  • VaraBudhavaraWednesday, the day of Mercury (Me)From sunrise at 06:31 to the next sunrise
  • TithiPratipadaThe first lunar day of the waning MoonPratipada until 07:28 Thu
  • NakshatraUttara Phalguni, then HastaThe lunar mansion the Moon is passing throughUntil 00:39 Thu, then Hasta until 03:19 Fri
  • YogaGanda, then VriddhiOne of 27 Sun and Moon combinationsUntil 04:46 Thu, then Vriddhi until 05:22 Fri
  • KaranaBalava, then KaulavaHalf of a lunar dayBalava until 18:18 · Kaulava until 07:28 Thu

Sun and Moon

When the lights rise and set.

  • Sunrise06:31The Sun's upper edge meets the horizonThe panchanga day begins
  • Sunset18:29Day hours end, night hours begin11 h 58 min of daylight
  • Moonset06:40Upper edge of the Moon on the horizon, seen from the city
  • Moonrise18:54Upper 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
  • SamvatsaraParthivaThe name of the year in the 60-year cycle

Observances

The fasts ahead.

  • HoliWednesday 15 March

Next Ekadashi

  • Papmochani EkadashiSaturday 25 MarchBreak the fast on Sunday between 13:41 and 18:35.
  • Papmochani Ekadashi (Vaishnava)Sunday 26 MarchFollowers of the Vaishnava tradition (ISKCON and others) keep this Ekadashi one day later.Break the fast on Monday after sunrise.
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These timings follow tradition. They are not predictions.