Day dial for New Delhi, Wednesday 18 March 2037A 24-hour dial with noon at the top. Sunrise 06:27, sunset 18:31. Yamaganda 07:58 to 09:28. Gulika Kalam 10:59 to 12:29. Rahu Kalam 12:29 to 14:00.00061218Moonset 19:45Moonrise 07:22

Panchanga · New Delhi · Wednesday 18 March 2037

Wednesday in New Delhi.

Pratipada until 07:20, then Dwitiya.

Times forNew Delhi · 18 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. MoonriseThe dot on the bezel where the Moon rises.07:22
  3. YamagandaHold travel and new ventures.07:58 to 09:28
  4. Gulika KalamWhat starts now tends to repeat.10:59 to 12:29
  5. Rahu KalamAvoid new starts.12:29 to 14:00
  6. SunsetNight hours follow.18:31
  7. MoonsetThe dot on the bezel where the Moon sets.19:45

Subdial: the Moon, waxing, Shukla Pratipada.

The five limbs

What the day is made of.

  • VaraBudhavaraWednesday, the day of Mercury (Me)From sunrise at 06:27 to the next sunrise
  • TithiPratipada, then DwitiyaThe first and second lunar days of the waxing MoonPratipada until 07:20 · Dwitiya until 09:16 Thu
  • NakshatraUttara Bhadrapada, then RevatiThe lunar mansion the Moon is passing throughUntil 09:48, then Revati until 12:12 Thu
  • YogaShukla, then BrahmaOne of 27 Sun and Moon combinationsUntil 09:26, then Brahma until 09:51 Thu
  • KaranaBava, Balava, then KaulavaHalf of a lunar dayBava until 07:20 · Balava until 20:20 · Kaulava until 09:16 Thu

Sun and Moon

When the lights rise and set.

  • Sunrise06:27The Sun's upper edge meets the horizonThe panchanga day begins
  • Sunset18:31Day hours end, night hours begin12 h 4 min of daylight
  • Moonset19:45Upper edge of the Moon on the horizon, seen from the city
  • Moonrise07:22Upper 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
  • MasaChaitraLunar month, counted to the full moonChaitra when counted to the new moon
  • RituVasantaSpring, one of the six seasons
  • SamvatsaraPingalaThe 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

  • Kamada EkadashiFriday 27 MarchBreak the fast on Saturday between 13:41 and 18:36.
  • Kamada Ekadashi (Vaishnava)Saturday 28 MarchFollowers of the Vaishnava tradition (ISKCON and others) keep this Ekadashi one day later.Break the fast on Sunday after sunrise.
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These timings follow tradition. They are not predictions.