Day dial for New Delhi, Wednesday 8 March 2023A 24-hour dial with noon at the top. Sunrise 06:39, sunset 18:25. Yamaganda 08:08 to 09:36. Gulika Kalam 11:04 to 12:32. Rahu Kalam 12:32 to 14:00.00061218Moonset 07:12Moonrise 19:14

Panchanga · New Delhi · Wednesday 8 March 2023

Wednesday in New Delhi.

Pratipada until 19:43, then Dwitiya.

Times forNew Delhi · 8 March

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

The day runs from sunrise at 06:39 to the next sunrise.

  1. SunriseThe panchanga day begins.06:39
  2. MoonsetThe dot on the bezel where the Moon sets.07:12
  3. YamagandaHold travel and new ventures.08:08 to 09:36
  4. Gulika KalamWhat starts now tends to repeat.11:04 to 12:32
  5. Rahu KalamAvoid new starts.12:32 to 14:00
  6. SunsetNight hours follow.18:25
  7. MoonriseThe dot on the bezel where the Moon rises.19:14

Subdial: the Moon, waning, Krishna Pratipada.

The five limbs

What the day is made of.

  • VaraBudhavaraWednesday, the day of Mercury (Me)From sunrise at 06:39 to the next sunrise
  • TithiPratipada, then DwitiyaThe first and second lunar days of the waning MoonPratipada until 19:43 · Dwitiya until 20:55 Thu
  • NakshatraUttara Phalguni, then HastaThe lunar mansion the Moon is passing throughUntil 04:20 Thu, then Hasta until 05:57 Fri
  • YogaShula, then GandaOne of 27 Sun and Moon combinationsUntil 21:19, then Ganda until 21:07 Thu
  • KaranaBalava, Kaulava, then TaitilaHalf of a lunar dayBalava until 06:59 · Kaulava until 19:43 · Taitila until 08:22 Thu

Sun and Moon

When the lights rise and set.

  • Sunrise06:39The Sun's upper edge meets the horizonThe panchanga day begins
  • Sunset18:25Day hours end, night hours begin11 h 46 min of daylight
  • Moonset07:12Upper edge of the Moon on the horizon, seen from the city
  • Moonrise19:14Upper 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
  • SamvatsaraShubhakritThe 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 EkadashiSaturday 18 MarchBreak the fast on Sunday between 06:27 and 08:07.
All festivals this year

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These timings follow tradition. They are not predictions.