Day dial for New Delhi, Wednesday 17 March 2038A 24-hour dial with noon at the top. Sunrise 06:29, sunset 18:31. Yamaganda 07:59 to 09:29. Gulika Kalam 10:59 to 12:30. Rahu Kalam 12:30 to 14:00.00061218Moonset 04:30Moonrise 14:30

Panchanga · New Delhi · Wednesday 17 March 2038

Wednesday is Amalaki Ekadashi, a day for fasting.

Ekadashi until 19:53, then Dwadashi. Break the fast on Thursday between 06:28 and 08:52.

Times forNew Delhi · 17 March

Rahu Kalam runs 12:30 to 14:00. Avoid new starts then.

The day runs from sunrise at 06:29 to the next sunrise.

  1. SunriseThe panchanga day begins.06:29
  2. YamagandaHold travel and new ventures.07:59 to 09:29
  3. Gulika KalamWhat starts now tends to repeat.10:59 to 12:30
  4. Rahu KalamAvoid new starts.12:30 to 14:00
  5. MoonriseThe dot on the bezel where the Moon rises.14:30
  6. SunsetNight hours follow.18:31
  7. MoonsetThe dot on the bezel where the Moon sets.04:30 Thu

Subdial: the Moon, waxing, Shukla Ekadashi.

The five limbs

What the day is made of.

  • VaraBudhavaraWednesday, the day of Mercury (Me)From sunrise at 06:29 to the next sunrise
  • TithiEkadashi, then DwadashiThe eleventh and twelfth lunar days of the waxing MoonEkadashi until 19:53 · Dwadashi until 17:40 Thu
  • NakshatraPushya, then AshleshaThe lunar mansion the Moon is passing throughUntil 23:15, then Ashlesha until 21:38 Thu
  • YogaAtiganda, then SukarmaOne of 27 Sun and Moon combinationsUntil 00:02 Thu, then Sukarma until 20:58 Thu
  • KaranaVanija, Vishti, then BavaHalf of a lunar dayVanija until 08:42 · Vishti until 19:53 · Bava until 06:52 Thu

Sun and Moon

When the lights rise and set.

  • Sunrise06:29The Sun's upper edge meets the horizonThe panchanga day begins
  • Sunset18:31Day hours end, night hours begin12 h 2 min of daylight
  • Moonset04:30Upper edge of the Moon on the horizon, seen from the cityThursday
  • Moonrise14:30Upper 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
  • SamvatsaraPingalaThe name of the year in the 60-year cycle

Observances

The fasts ahead.

  • Amalaki EkadashiWednesday 17 MarchBreak the fast on Thursday between 06:28 and 08:52.

Next Ekadashi

  • Papmochani EkadashiWednesday 31 MarchBreak the fast on Thursday between 06:12 and 08:40.
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These timings follow tradition. They are not predictions.