Day dial for New Delhi, Wednesday 11 March 2015A 24-hour dial with noon at the top. Sunrise 06:36, sunset 18:27. Yamaganda 08:05 to 09:34. Gulika Kalam 11:03 to 12:31. Rahu Kalam 12:31 to 14:00.00061218Moonset 09:48Moonrise 23:23

Panchanga · New Delhi · Wednesday 11 March 2015

Wednesday in New Delhi.

Panchami until 10:25, then Shashthi.

Times forNew Delhi · 11 March

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

The day runs from sunrise at 06:36 to the next sunrise.

  1. SunriseThe panchanga day begins.06:36
  2. YamagandaHold travel and new ventures.08:05 to 09:34
  3. MoonsetThe dot on the bezel where the Moon sets.09:48
  4. Gulika KalamWhat starts now tends to repeat.11:03 to 12:31
  5. Rahu KalamAvoid new starts.12:31 to 14:00
  6. SunsetNight hours follow.18:27
  7. MoonriseThe dot on the bezel where the Moon rises.23:23

Subdial: the Moon, waning, Krishna Panchami.

The five limbs

What the day is made of.

  • VaraBudhavaraWednesday, the day of Mercury (Me)From sunrise at 06:36 to the next sunrise
  • TithiPanchami, then ShashthiThe fifth and sixth lunar days of the waning MoonPanchami until 10:25 · Shashthi until 11:18 Thu
  • NakshatraVishakha, then AnuradhaThe lunar mansion the Moon is passing throughUntil 00:04 Thu, then Anuradha until 01:09 Fri
  • YogaVyaghata, then HarshanaOne of 27 Sun and Moon combinationsUntil 12:01, then Harshana until 11:34 Thu
  • KaranaTaitila, Gara, then VanijaHalf of a lunar dayTaitila until 10:25 · Gara until 22:56 · Vanija until 11:18 Thu

Sun and Moon

When the lights rise and set.

  • Sunrise06:36The Sun's upper edge meets the horizonThe panchanga day begins
  • Sunset18:27Day hours end, night hours begin11 h 51 min of daylight
  • Moonset09:48Upper edge of the Moon on the horizon, seen from the city
  • Moonrise23:23Upper edge of the Moon on the horizon, seen from the city

The calendar

Where the day sits in the year.

  • PakshaKrishnaThe waning fortnight, full moon to new moon
  • MasaChaitraLunar month, counted to the full moonPhalguna when counted to the new moon
  • RituShishiraLate winter, one of the six seasons
  • SamvatsaraJayaThe 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

  • Papmochani EkadashiMonday 16 MarchBreak the fast on Tuesday between 13:42 and 18:30.
  • Papmochani Ekadashi (Vaishnava)Tuesday 17 MarchFollowers of the Vaishnava tradition (ISKCON and others) keep this Ekadashi one day later.Break the fast on Wednesday after sunrise.
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These timings follow tradition. They are not predictions.