Day dial for New Delhi, Wednesday 12 March 2036A 24-hour dial with noon at the top. Sunrise 06:34, sunset 18:28. Yamaganda 08:03 to 09:32. Gulika Kalam 11:02 to 12:31. Rahu Kalam 12:31 to 14:00.00061218Moonrise 18:34

Panchanga · New Delhi · Wednesday 12 March 2036

Wednesday in New Delhi.

Purnima until 14:39, then Pratipada.

Observed today Holi, Full moon, Purnima fast

Times forNew Delhi · 12 March

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

The day runs from sunrise at 06:34 to the next sunrise.

  1. SunriseThe panchanga day begins.06:34
  2. YamagandaHold travel and new ventures.08:03 to 09:32
  3. Gulika KalamWhat starts now tends to repeat.11:02 to 12:31
  4. Rahu KalamAvoid new starts.12:31 to 14:00
  5. SunsetNight hours follow.18:28
  6. MoonriseThe dot on the bezel where the Moon rises.18:34

Subdial: the Moon, waxing, Shukla Purnima.

The five limbs

What the day is made of.

  • VaraBudhavaraWednesday, the day of Mercury (Me)From sunrise at 06:34 to the next sunrise
  • TithiPurnima, then PratipadaThe fifteenth lunar day of the waxing Moon, then the first of the waning MoonPurnima until 14:39 · Pratipada until 12:16 Thu
  • NakshatraPurva Phalguni, then Uttara PhalguniThe lunar mansion the Moon is passing throughUntil 12:26, then Uttara Phalguni until 10:44 Thu
  • YogaShula, then GandaOne of 27 Sun and Moon combinationsUntil 20:51, then Ganda until 17:50 Thu
  • KaranaBava, Balava, then KaulavaHalf of a lunar dayBava until 14:39 · Balava until 01:25 Thu · Kaulava until 12:16 Thu

Sun and Moon

When the lights rise and set.

  • Sunrise06:34The Sun's upper edge meets the horizonThe panchanga day begins
  • Sunset18:28Day hours end, night hours begin11 h 54 min of daylight
  • MoonsetNo moonsetOn some days the Moon does not rise, or does not set, between one midnight and the next
  • Moonrise18:34Upper 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
  • SamvatsaraRakshasaThe name of the year in the 60-year cycle

Observances

The fasts ahead.

  • HoliWednesday 12 March
  • Full moonWednesday 12 March
  • Purnima fastWednesday 12 March

Next Ekadashi

  • Papmochani EkadashiSunday 23 MarchBreak the fast on Monday between 06:21 and 08:47.
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These timings follow tradition. They are not predictions.