Day dial for New Delhi, Wednesday 5 March 2031A 24-hour dial with noon at the top. Sunrise 06:43, sunset 18:23. Yamaganda 08:10 to 09:38. Gulika Kalam 11:05 to 12:33. Rahu Kalam 12:33 to 14:01.00061218Moonset 04:33Moonrise 15:02

Panchanga · New Delhi · Wednesday 5 March 2031

Wednesday is Amalaki Ekadashi (Vaishnava), a day for fasting.

Dwadashi all day. Break the fast on Thursday between 06:42 and 08:06.

Times forNew Delhi · 5 March

Rahu Kalam runs 12:33 to 14:01. Avoid new starts then.

The day runs from sunrise at 06:43 to the next sunrise.

  1. SunriseThe panchanga day begins.06:43
  2. YamagandaHold travel and new ventures.08:10 to 09:38
  3. Gulika KalamWhat starts now tends to repeat.11:05 to 12:33
  4. Rahu KalamAvoid new starts.12:33 to 14:01
  5. MoonriseThe dot on the bezel where the Moon rises.15:02
  6. SunsetNight hours follow.18:23
  7. MoonsetThe dot on the bezel where the Moon sets.04:33 Thu

Subdial: the Moon, waxing, Shukla Dwadashi.

The five limbs

What the day is made of.

  • VaraBudhavaraWednesday, the day of Mercury (Me)From sunrise at 06:43 to the next sunrise
  • TithiDwadashiThe twelfth lunar day of the waxing MoonDwadashi until 08:06 Thu
  • NakshatraPunarvasu, then PushyaThe lunar mansion the Moon is passing throughUntil 09:05, then Pushya until 11:18 Thu
  • YogaSaubhagya, then ShobhanaOne of 27 Sun and Moon combinationsUntil 08:58, then Shobhana until 09:13 Thu
  • KaranaBava, then BalavaHalf of a lunar dayBava until 19:17 · Balava until 08:06 Thu

Sun and Moon

When the lights rise and set.

  • Sunrise06:43The Sun's upper edge meets the horizonThe panchanga day begins
  • Sunset18:23Day hours end, night hours begin11 h 41 min of daylight
  • Moonset04:33Upper edge of the Moon on the horizon, seen from the cityThursday
  • Moonrise15:02Upper 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
  • SamvatsaraSadharanaThe name of the year in the 60-year cycle

Observances

The fasts ahead.

  • Amalaki Ekadashi (Vaishnava)Wednesday 5 MarchFollowers of the Vaishnava tradition (ISKCON and others) keep this Ekadashi one day later.Break the fast on Thursday between 06:42 and 08:06.

Next Ekadashi

  • Papmochani EkadashiWednesday 19 MarchBreak the fast on Thursday between 06:26 and 08:50.
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These timings follow tradition. They are not predictions.