Day dial for New Delhi, Wednesday 12 March 2014A 24-hour dial with noon at the top. Sunrise 06:35, sunset 18:28. Yamaganda 08:04 to 09:33. Gulika Kalam 11:02 to 12:31. Rahu Kalam 12:31 to 14:00.00061218Moonset 04:12Moonrise 14:48

Panchanga · New Delhi · Wednesday 12 March 2014

Wednesday is Amalaki Ekadashi, a day for fasting.

Ekadashi until 15:11, then Dwadashi. Break the fast on Thursday between 06:34 and 08:56.

Times forNew Delhi · 12 March

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

The day runs from sunrise at 06:35 to the next sunrise.

  1. SunriseThe panchanga day begins.06:35
  2. YamagandaHold travel and new ventures.08:04 to 09:33
  3. Gulika KalamWhat starts now tends to repeat.11:02 to 12:31
  4. Rahu KalamAvoid new starts.12:31 to 14:00
  5. MoonriseThe dot on the bezel where the Moon rises.14:48
  6. SunsetNight hours follow.18:28
  7. MoonsetThe dot on the bezel where the Moon sets.04:12 Thu

Subdial: the Moon, waxing, Shukla Ekadashi.

The five limbs

What the day is made of.

  • VaraBudhavaraWednesday, the day of Mercury (Me)From sunrise at 06:35 to the next sunrise
  • TithiEkadashi, then DwadashiThe eleventh and twelfth lunar days of the waxing MoonEkadashi until 15:11 · Dwadashi until 17:33 Thu
  • NakshatraPushya, then AshleshaThe lunar mansion the Moon is passing throughUntil 05:17 Thu, then Ashlesha until 07:59 Fri
  • YogaShobhana, then AtigandaOne of 27 Sun and Moon combinationsUntil 13:55, then Atiganda until 14:41 Thu
  • KaranaVishti, Bava, then BalavaHalf of a lunar dayVishti until 15:11 · Bava until 04:24 Thu · Balava until 17:33 Thu

Sun and Moon

When the lights rise and set.

  • Sunrise06:35The Sun's upper edge meets the horizonThe panchanga day begins
  • Sunset18:28Day hours end, night hours begin11 h 53 min of daylight
  • Moonset04:12Upper edge of the Moon on the horizon, seen from the cityThursday
  • Moonrise14:48Upper 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
  • SamvatsaraVijayaThe name of the year in the 60-year cycle

Observances

The fasts ahead.

  • Amalaki EkadashiWednesday 12 MarchBreak the fast on Thursday between 06:34 and 08:56.

Next Ekadashi

  • Papmochani EkadashiThursday 27 MarchBreak the fast on Friday between 06:17 and 07:51.
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These timings follow tradition. They are not predictions.