Day dial for New Delhi, Wednesday 12 March 2008A 24-hour dial with noon at the top. Sunrise 06:34, sunset 18:28. Yamaganda 08:03 to 09:33. Gulika Kalam 11:02 to 12:31. Rahu Kalam 12:31 to 14:00.00061218Moonset 23:44Moonrise 09:18

Panchanga · New Delhi · Wednesday 12 March 2008

Wednesday in New Delhi.

Panchami until 10:04, then Shashthi.

Times forNew Delhi · 12 March

Rahu Kalam runs 12:31 to 14:00. Avoid new starts then.

The day runs from sunrise at 06:34 to the next sunrise.

  1. SunriseThe panchanga day begins.06:34
  2. YamagandaHold travel and new ventures.08:03 to 09:33
  3. MoonriseThe dot on the bezel where the Moon rises.09:18
  4. Gulika KalamWhat starts now tends to repeat.11:02 to 12:31
  5. Rahu KalamAvoid new starts.12:31 to 14:00
  6. SunsetNight hours follow.18:28
  7. MoonsetThe dot on the bezel where the Moon sets.23:44

Subdial: the Moon, waxing, Shukla Panchami.

The five limbs

What the day is made of.

  • VaraBudhavaraWednesday, the day of Mercury (Me)From sunrise at 06:34 to the next sunrise
  • TithiPanchami, then ShashthiThe fifth and sixth lunar days of the waxing MoonPanchami until 10:04 · Shashthi until 07:33 Thu
  • NakshatraBharani, Krittika, then RohiniThe lunar mansion the Moon is passing throughUntil 07:50, then Krittika until 06:03 Thu, then Rohini until 04:29 Fri
  • YogaVaidhriti, then VishkambhaOne of 27 Sun and Moon combinationsUntil 16:15, then Vishkambha until 13:05 Thu
  • KaranaBalava, Kaulava, then TaitilaHalf of a lunar dayBalava until 10:04 · Kaulava until 20:47 · Taitila until 07:33 Thu

Sun and Moon

When the lights rise and set.

  • Sunrise06:34The Sun's upper edge meets the horizonThe panchanga day begins
  • Sunset18:28Day hours end, night hours begin11 h 54 min of daylight
  • Moonset23:44Upper edge of the Moon on the horizon, seen from the city
  • Moonrise09:18Upper 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
  • SamvatsaraSarvajitThe 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 EkadashiMonday 17 MarchBreak the fast on Tuesday between 06:28 and 08:52.
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These timings follow tradition. They are not predictions.