Day dial for New Delhi, Wednesday 31 March 2038A 24-hour dial with noon at the top. Sunrise 06:13, sunset 18:39. Yamaganda 07:46 to 09:19. Gulika Kalam 10:52 to 12:26. Rahu Kalam 12:26 to 13:59.00061218Moonset 14:55Moonrise 04:31

Panchanga · New Delhi · Wednesday 31 March 2038

Wednesday is Papmochani Ekadashi, a day for fasting.

Ekadashi until 13:34, then Dwadashi. Break the fast on Thursday between 06:12 and 08:40.

Times forNew Delhi · 31 March

Rahu Kalam runs 12:26 to 13:59. Avoid new starts then.

The day runs from sunrise at 06:13 to the next sunrise.

  1. SunriseThe panchanga day begins.06:13
  2. YamagandaHold travel and new ventures.07:46 to 09:19
  3. Gulika KalamWhat starts now tends to repeat.10:52 to 12:26
  4. Rahu KalamAvoid new starts.12:26 to 13:59
  5. MoonsetThe dot on the bezel where the Moon sets.14:55
  6. SunsetNight hours follow.18:39
  7. MoonriseThe dot on the bezel where the Moon rises.04:31 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 06:13 to the next sunrise
  • TithiEkadashi, then DwadashiThe eleventh and twelfth lunar days of the waning MoonEkadashi until 13:34 · Dwadashi until 15:23 Thu
  • NakshatraDhanishtha, then ShatabhishaThe lunar mansion the Moon is passing throughUntil 06:02 Thu, then Shatabhisha until 08:35 Fri
  • YogaSadhya, then ShubhaOne of 27 Sun and Moon combinationsUntil 05:26 Thu, then Shubha until 05:57 Fri
  • KaranaBalava, Kaulava, then TaitilaHalf of a lunar dayBalava until 13:34 · Kaulava until 02:26 Thu · Taitila until 15:23 Thu

Sun and Moon

When the lights rise and set.

  • Sunrise06:13The Sun's upper edge meets the horizonThe panchanga day begins
  • Sunset18:39Day hours end, night hours begin12 h 26 min of daylight
  • Moonset14:55Upper edge of the Moon on the horizon, seen from the city
  • Moonrise04:31Upper 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
  • SamvatsaraPingalaThe name of the year in the 60-year cycle

Observances

The fasts ahead.

  • Papmochani EkadashiWednesday 31 MarchBreak the fast on Thursday between 06:12 and 08:40.

Next Ekadashi

  • Kamada EkadashiThursday 15 AprilBreak the fast on Saturday 17 Apr after sunrise.
  • Kamada Ekadashi (Vaishnava)Friday 16 AprilFollowers of the Vaishnava tradition (ISKCON and others) keep this Ekadashi one day later.Break the fast on Saturday after sunrise.
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These timings follow tradition. They are not predictions.