Day dial for New Delhi, Wednesday 28 March 2012A 24-hour dial with noon at the top. Sunrise 06:16, sunset 18:37. Yamaganda 07:48 to 09:21. Gulika Kalam 10:54 to 12:26. Rahu Kalam 12:26 to 13:59.00061218Moonset 23:43Moonrise 09:35

Panchanga · New Delhi · Wednesday 28 March 2012

Wednesday in New Delhi.

Panchami until 08:08, then Shashthi.

Times forNew Delhi · 28 March

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

The day runs from sunrise at 06:16 to the next sunrise.

  1. SunriseThe panchanga day begins.06:16
  2. YamagandaHold travel and new ventures.07:48 to 09:21
  3. MoonriseThe dot on the bezel where the Moon rises.09:35
  4. Gulika KalamWhat starts now tends to repeat.10:54 to 12:26
  5. Rahu KalamAvoid new starts.12:26 to 13:59
  6. SunsetNight hours follow.18:37
  7. MoonsetThe dot on the bezel where the Moon sets.23:43

Subdial: the Moon, waxing, Shukla Panchami.

The five limbs

What the day is made of.

  • VaraBudhavaraWednesday, the day of Mercury (Me)From sunrise at 06:16 to the next sunrise
  • TithiPanchami, then ShashthiThe fifth and sixth lunar days of the waxing MoonPanchami until 08:08 · Shashthi until 10:32 Thu
  • NakshatraRohini, then MrigashiraThe lunar mansion the Moon is passing throughUntil 03:25 Thu, then Mrigashira until 06:00 Fri
  • YogaPriti, then AyushmanOne of 27 Sun and Moon combinationsUntil 06:25, then Ayushman until 07:16 Thu
  • KaranaBalava, Kaulava, then TaitilaHalf of a lunar dayBalava until 08:08 · Kaulava until 21:23 · Taitila until 10:32 Thu

Sun and Moon

When the lights rise and set.

  • Sunrise06:16The Sun's upper edge meets the horizonThe panchanga day begins
  • Sunset18:37Day hours end, night hours begin12 h 21 min of daylight
  • Moonset23:43Upper edge of the Moon on the horizon, seen from the city
  • Moonrise09:35Upper 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
  • MasaChaitraLunar month, counted to the full moonChaitra when counted to the new moon
  • RituVasantaSpring, one of the six seasons
  • SamvatsaraNandanaThe 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

  • Kamada EkadashiTuesday 3 AprilBreak the fast on Wednesday between 06:08 and 08:38.
All festivals this year

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These timings follow tradition. They are not predictions.