Day dial for New Delhi, Wednesday 31 March 2021A 24-hour dial with noon at the top. Sunrise 06:12, sunset 18:39. Yamaganda 07:46 to 09:19. Gulika Kalam 10:52 to 12:26. Rahu Kalam 12:26 to 13:59.00061218Moonset 08:01Moonrise 21:40

Panchanga · New Delhi · Wednesday 31 March 2021

Wednesday in New Delhi.

Tritiya until 14:07, then Chaturthi.

Observed today Sankashti Chaturthi

Times forNew Delhi · 31 March

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

The day runs from sunrise at 06:12 to the next sunrise.

  1. SunriseThe panchanga day begins.06:12
  2. YamagandaHold travel and new ventures.07:46 to 09:19
  3. MoonsetThe dot on the bezel where the Moon sets.08:01
  4. Gulika KalamWhat starts now tends to repeat.10:52 to 12:26
  5. Rahu KalamAvoid new starts.12:26 to 13:59
  6. SunsetNight hours follow.18:39
  7. MoonriseThe dot on the bezel where the Moon rises.21:40

Subdial: the Moon, waning, Krishna Tritiya.

The five limbs

What the day is made of.

  • VaraBudhavaraWednesday, the day of Mercury (Me)From sunrise at 06:12 to the next sunrise
  • TithiTritiya, then ChaturthiThe third and fourth lunar days of the waning MoonTritiya until 14:07 · Chaturthi until 11:00 Thu
  • NakshatraSwati, then VishakhaThe lunar mansion the Moon is passing throughUntil 09:45, then Vishakha until 07:22 Thu
  • YogaHarshana, then VajraOne of 27 Sun and Moon combinationsUntil 09:58, then Vajra until 06:13 Thu
  • KaranaVishti, Bava, then BalavaHalf of a lunar dayVishti until 14:07 · Bava until 00:31 Thu · Balava until 11:00 Thu

Sun and Moon

When the lights rise and set.

  • Sunrise06:12The Sun's upper edge meets the horizonThe panchanga day begins
  • Sunset18:39Day hours end, night hours begin12 h 26 min of daylight
  • Moonset08:01Upper edge of the Moon on the horizon, seen from the city
  • Moonrise21:40Upper 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
  • MasaChaitraLunar month, counted to the full moonPhalguna when counted to the new moon
  • RituShishiraLate winter, one of the six seasons
  • SamvatsaraSharvariThe name of the year in the 60-year cycle

Observances

The fasts ahead.

  • Sankashti ChaturthiWednesday 31 March

Next Ekadashi

  • Papmochani EkadashiWednesday 7 AprilBreak the fast on Thursday between 13:40 and 18:43.
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These timings follow tradition. They are not predictions.