Day dial for New Delhi, Wednesday 27 March 2013A 24-hour dial with noon at the top. Sunrise 06:17, sunset 18:36. Yamaganda 07:50 to 09:22. Gulika Kalam 10:54 to 12:27. Rahu Kalam 12:27 to 13:59.00061218Moonrise 18:44

Panchanga · New Delhi · Wednesday 27 March 2013

Wednesday in New Delhi.

Purnima until 14:57, then Pratipada.

Observed today Holi, Full moon, Purnima fast

Times forNew Delhi · 27 March

Rahu Kalam runs 12:27 to 13:59. Avoid new starts then.

The day runs from sunrise at 06:17 to the next sunrise.

  1. SunriseThe panchanga day begins.06:17
  2. YamagandaHold travel and new ventures.07:50 to 09:22
  3. Gulika KalamWhat starts now tends to repeat.10:54 to 12:27
  4. Rahu KalamAvoid new starts.12:27 to 13:59
  5. SunsetNight hours follow.18:36
  6. MoonriseThe dot on the bezel where the Moon rises.18:44

Subdial: the Moon, waxing, Shukla Purnima.

The five limbs

What the day is made of.

  • VaraBudhavaraWednesday, the day of Mercury (Me)From sunrise at 06:17 to the next sunrise
  • TithiPurnima, then PratipadaThe fifteenth lunar day of the waxing Moon, then the first of the waning MoonPurnima until 14:57 · Pratipada until 13:05 Thu
  • NakshatraUttara Phalguni, then HastaThe lunar mansion the Moon is passing throughUntil 10:04, then Hasta until 08:59 Thu
  • YogaVriddhi, then DhruvaOne of 27 Sun and Moon combinationsUntil 16:35, then Dhruva until 13:55 Thu
  • KaranaBava, Balava, then KaulavaHalf of a lunar dayBava until 14:57 · Balava until 02:04 Thu · Kaulava until 13:05 Thu

Sun and Moon

When the lights rise and set.

  • Sunrise06:17The Sun's upper edge meets the horizonThe panchanga day begins
  • Sunset18:36Day hours end, night hours begin12 h 19 min of daylight
  • MoonsetNo moonsetOn some days the Moon does not rise, or does not set, between one midnight and the next
  • Moonrise18:44Upper 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
  • SamvatsaraNandanaThe name of the year in the 60-year cycle

Observances

The fasts ahead.

  • HoliWednesday 27 March
  • Full moonWednesday 27 March
  • Purnima fastWednesday 27 March

Next Ekadashi

  • Papmochani EkadashiSaturday 6 AprilBreak the fast on Sunday between 06:05 and 08:36.
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These timings follow tradition. They are not predictions.