Day dial for New Delhi, Wednesday 19 March 2031A 24-hour dial with noon at the top. Sunrise 06:27, sunset 18:32. Yamaganda 07:57 to 09:28. Gulika Kalam 10:59 to 12:29. Rahu Kalam 12:29 to 14:00.00061218Moonset 14:47Moonrise 04:11

Panchanga · New Delhi · Wednesday 19 March 2031

Wednesday is Papmochani Ekadashi, a day for fasting.

Ekadashi until 16:30, then Dwadashi. Break the fast on Thursday between 06:26 and 08:50.

Times forNew Delhi · 19 March

Rahu Kalam runs 12:29 to 14:00. Avoid new starts then.

The day runs from sunrise at 06:27 to the next sunrise.

  1. SunriseThe panchanga day begins.06:27
  2. YamagandaHold travel and new ventures.07:57 to 09:28
  3. Gulika KalamWhat starts now tends to repeat.10:59 to 12:29
  4. Rahu KalamAvoid new starts.12:29 to 14:00
  5. MoonsetThe dot on the bezel where the Moon sets.14:47
  6. SunsetNight hours follow.18:32
  7. MoonriseThe dot on the bezel where the Moon rises.04:11 Thu

Subdial: the Moon, waning, Krishna Ekadashi.

The five limbs

What the day is made of.

  • VaraBudhavaraWednesday, the day of Mercury (Me)From sunrise at 06:27 to the next sunrise
  • TithiEkadashi, then DwadashiThe eleventh and twelfth lunar days of the waning MoonEkadashi until 16:30 · Dwadashi until 14:20 Thu
  • NakshatraShravana, then DhanishthaThe lunar mansion the Moon is passing throughUntil 04:18 Thu, then Dhanishtha until 02:57 Fri
  • YogaShiva, then SiddhaOne of 27 Sun and Moon combinationsUntil 01:56 Thu, then Siddha until 23:04 Thu
  • KaranaBalava, Kaulava, then TaitilaHalf of a lunar dayBalava until 16:30 · Kaulava until 03:24 Thu · Taitila until 14:20 Thu

Sun and Moon

When the lights rise and set.

  • Sunrise06:27The Sun's upper edge meets the horizonThe panchanga day begins
  • Sunset18:32Day hours end, night hours begin12 h 5 min of daylight
  • Moonset14:47Upper edge of the Moon on the horizon, seen from the city
  • Moonrise04:11Upper edge of the Moon on the horizon, seen from the cityThursday

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.

  • Papmochani EkadashiWednesday 19 MarchBreak the fast on Thursday between 06:26 and 08:50.

Next Ekadashi

  • Kamada EkadashiThursday 3 AprilBreak the fast on Friday between 06:44 and 08:38.
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These timings follow tradition. They are not predictions.