Day dial for New Delhi, Wednesday 29 March 2006A 24-hour dial with noon at the top. Sunrise 06:15, sunset 18:37. Yamaganda 07:48 to 09:21. Gulika Kalam 10:53 to 12:26. Rahu Kalam 12:26 to 13:59.00061218Moonset 18:41

Panchanga · New Delhi · Wednesday 29 March 2006

Wednesday in New Delhi.

Amavasya until 15:45, then Pratipada.

Observed today New moon, Darsha Amavasya

Times forNew Delhi · 29 March

Rahu Kalam runs 12:26 to 13:59. Avoid new starts then.

The day runs from sunrise at 06:15 to the next sunrise.

  1. SunriseThe panchanga day begins.06:15
  2. YamagandaHold travel and new ventures.07:48 to 09:21
  3. Gulika KalamWhat starts now tends to repeat.10:53 to 12:26
  4. Rahu KalamAvoid new starts.12:26 to 13:59
  5. SunsetNight hours follow.18:37
  6. MoonsetThe dot on the bezel where the Moon sets.18:41

Subdial: the Moon, waning, Krishna Amavasya.

The five limbs

What the day is made of.

  • VaraBudhavaraWednesday, the day of Mercury (Me)From sunrise at 06:15 to the next sunrise
  • TithiAmavasya, then PratipadaThe fifteenth lunar day of the waning Moon, then the first of the waxing MoonAmavasya until 15:45 · Pratipada until 12:31 Thu
  • NakshatraUttara Bhadrapada, then RevatiThe lunar mansion the Moon is passing throughUntil 19:01, then Revati until 16:35 Thu
  • YogaBrahma, then IndraOne of 27 Sun and Moon combinationsUntil 21:52, then Indra until 18:07 Thu
  • KaranaNaga, Kimstughna, then BavaHalf of a lunar dayNaga until 15:45 · Kimstughna until 02:06 Thu · Bava until 12:31 Thu

Sun and Moon

When the lights rise and set.

  • Sunrise06:15The Sun's upper edge meets the horizonThe panchanga day begins
  • Sunset18:37Day hours end, night hours begin12 h 22 min of daylight
  • Moonset18:41Upper edge of the Moon on the horizon, seen from the city
  • MoonriseNo moonriseOn some days the Moon does not rise, or does not set, between one midnight and the next

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.

  • New moonWednesday 29 March
  • Darsha AmavasyaWednesday 29 March

Next Ekadashi

  • Kamada EkadashiSunday 9 AprilBreak the fast on Monday between 06:02 and 08:34.
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These timings follow tradition. They are not predictions.