Day dial for New Delhi, Wednesday 12 March 2031A 24-hour dial with noon at the top. Sunrise 06:35, sunset 18:28. Yamaganda 08:04 to 09:33. Gulika Kalam 11:02 to 12:31. Rahu Kalam 12:31 to 14:00.00061218Moonset 08:11Moonrise 21:45

Panchanga · New Delhi · Wednesday 12 March 2031

Wednesday in New Delhi.

Tritiya until 07:40, then Chaturthi.

Observed today chaturthi, Sankashti Chaturthi

Times forNew Delhi · 12 March

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

The day runs from sunrise at 06:35 to the next sunrise.

  1. SunriseThe panchanga day begins.06:35
  2. YamagandaHold travel and new ventures.08:04 to 09:33
  3. MoonsetThe dot on the bezel where the Moon sets.08:11
  4. Gulika KalamWhat starts now tends to repeat.11:02 to 12:31
  5. Rahu KalamAvoid new starts.12:31 to 14:00
  6. SunsetNight hours follow.18:28
  7. MoonriseThe dot on the bezel where the Moon rises.21:45

Subdial: the Moon, waning, Krishna Tritiya.

The five limbs

What the day is made of.

  • VaraBudhavaraWednesday, the day of Mercury (Me)From sunrise at 06:35 to the next sunrise
  • TithiTritiya, then Chaturthi, then PanchamiThe third, fourth and fifth lunar days of the waning MoonTritiya until 07:40 · Chaturthi until 06:18 Thu · Panchami until 04:44 Fri
  • NakshatraChitra, then SwatiThe lunar mansion the Moon is passing throughUntil 14:06, then Swati until 13:21 Thu
  • YogaDhruva, then VyaghataOne of 27 Sun and Moon combinationsUntil 23:58, then Vyaghata until 21:35 Thu
  • KaranaVishti, Bava, Balava, then KaulavaHalf of a lunar dayVishti until 07:40 · Bava until 19:01 · Balava until 06:18 Thu · Kaulava until 17:32 Thu

Sun and Moon

When the lights rise and set.

  • Sunrise06:35The Sun's upper edge meets the horizonThe panchanga day begins
  • Sunset18:28Day hours end, night hours begin11 h 53 min of daylight
  • Moonset08:11Upper edge of the Moon on the horizon, seen from the city
  • Moonrise21:45Upper 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
  • SamvatsaraSadharanaThe name of the year in the 60-year cycle

Observances

The fasts ahead.

  • chaturthiWednesday 12 March
  • Sankashti ChaturthiWednesday 12 March

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.