Day dial for New Delhi, Wednesday 9 March 2016A 24-hour dial with noon at the top. Sunrise 06:37, sunset 18:26. Yamaganda 08:06 to 09:35. Gulika Kalam 11:03 to 12:32. Rahu Kalam 12:32 to 14:00.00061218Moonset 18:52Moonrise 06:40

Panchanga · New Delhi · Wednesday 9 March 2016

Wednesday in New Delhi.

Amavasya until 07:24, then Pratipada.

Observed today New moon

Times forNew Delhi · 9 March

Rahu Kalam runs 12:32 to 14:00. Avoid new starts then.

The day runs from sunrise at 06:37 to the next sunrise.

  1. SunriseThe panchanga day begins.06:37
  2. MoonriseThe dot on the bezel where the Moon rises.06:40
  3. YamagandaHold travel and new ventures.08:06 to 09:35
  4. Gulika KalamWhat starts now tends to repeat.11:03 to 12:32
  5. Rahu KalamAvoid new starts.12:32 to 14:00
  6. SunsetNight hours follow.18:26
  7. MoonsetThe dot on the bezel where the Moon sets.18:52

Subdial: the Moon, waning, Krishna Amavasya.

The five limbs

What the day is made of.

  • VaraBudhavaraWednesday, the day of Mercury (Me)From sunrise at 06:37 to the next sunrise
  • TithiAmavasya, then Pratipada, then DwitiyaThe fifteenth lunar day of the waning Moon, then the first and second of the waxing MoonAmavasya until 07:24 · Pratipada until 04:01 Thu · Dwitiya until 00:34 Fri
  • NakshatraPurva Bhadrapada, then Uttara BhadrapadaThe lunar mansion the Moon is passing throughUntil 21:02, then Uttara Bhadrapada until 18:21 Thu
  • YogaSadhya, then ShubhaOne of 27 Sun and Moon combinationsUntil 12:54, then Shubha until 08:54 Thu
  • KaranaNaga, Kimstughna, Bava, then BalavaHalf of a lunar dayNaga until 07:24 · Kimstughna until 17:44 · Bava until 04:01 Thu · Balava until 14:18 Thu

Sun and Moon

When the lights rise and set.

  • Sunrise06:37The Sun's upper edge meets the horizonThe panchanga day begins
  • Sunset18:26Day hours end, night hours begin11 h 49 min of daylight
  • Moonset18:52Upper edge of the Moon on the horizon, seen from the city
  • Moonrise06:40Upper 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
  • MasaPhalgunaLunar month, counted to the full moonMagha when counted to the new moon
  • RituShishiraLate winter, one of the six seasons
  • SamvatsaraManmathaThe name of the year in the 60-year cycle

Observances

The fasts ahead.

  • New moonWednesday 9 March

Next Ekadashi

  • Amalaki EkadashiSaturday 19 MarchBreak the fast on Sunday between 06:25 and 08:50.
All festivals this year

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These timings follow tradition. They are not predictions.