Day dial for New Delhi, Wednesday 2 March 2011A 24-hour dial with noon at the top. Sunrise 06:46, sunset 18:21. Yamaganda 08:13 to 09:40. Gulika Kalam 11:07 to 12:34. Rahu Kalam 12:34 to 14:01.00061218Moonset 16:18Moonrise 05:34

Panchanga · New Delhi · Wednesday 2 March 2011

Wednesday in New Delhi.

Trayodashi until 21:46, then Chaturdashi.

Observed today Maha Shivaratri, Maha Shivaratri, Pradosh

Times forNew Delhi · 2 March

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

The day runs from sunrise at 06:46 to the next sunrise.

  1. SunriseThe panchanga day begins.06:46
  2. YamagandaHold travel and new ventures.08:13 to 09:40
  3. Gulika KalamWhat starts now tends to repeat.11:07 to 12:34
  4. Rahu KalamAvoid new starts.12:34 to 14:01
  5. MoonsetThe dot on the bezel where the Moon sets.16:18
  6. SunsetNight hours follow.18:21
  7. MoonriseThe dot on the bezel where the Moon rises.05:34 Thu

Subdial: the Moon, waning, Krishna Trayodashi.

The five limbs

What the day is made of.

  • VaraBudhavaraWednesday, the day of Mercury (Me)From sunrise at 06:46 to the next sunrise
  • TithiTrayodashi, then ChaturdashiThe thirteenth and fourteenth lunar days of the waning MoonTrayodashi until 21:46 · Chaturdashi until 23:56 Thu
  • NakshatraShravana, then DhanishthaThe lunar mansion the Moon is passing throughUntil 21:01, then Dhanishtha until 23:39 Thu
  • YogaParigha, then ShivaOne of 27 Sun and Moon combinationsUntil 01:17 Thu, then Shiva until 01:53 Fri
  • KaranaGara, Vanija, then VishtiHalf of a lunar dayGara until 08:47 · Vanija until 21:46 · Vishti until 10:50 Thu

Sun and Moon

When the lights rise and set.

  • Sunrise06:46The Sun's upper edge meets the horizonThe panchanga day begins
  • Sunset18:21Day hours end, night hours begin11 h 35 min of daylight
  • Moonset16:18Upper edge of the Moon on the horizon, seen from the city
  • Moonrise05:34Upper 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
  • SamvatsaraVikritaThe name of the year in the 60-year cycle

Observances

The fasts ahead.

  • Maha ShivaratriWednesday 2 March
  • Maha ShivaratriWednesday 2 March
  • PradoshWednesday 2 March

Next Ekadashi

  • Amalaki EkadashiWednesday 16 MarchBreak the fast on Thursday between 06:30 and 08:53.
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These timings follow tradition. They are not predictions.