Day dial for New Delhi, Wednesday 28 March 2040A 24-hour dial with noon at the top. Sunrise 06:15, sunset 18:37. Yamaganda 07:48 to 09:21. Gulika Kalam 10:54 to 12:26. Rahu Kalam 12:26 to 13:59.00061218Moonrise 18:27

Panchanga · New Delhi · Wednesday 28 March 2040

Wednesday in New Delhi.

Purnima until 20:42, then Pratipada.

Observed today Holika Dahan, Full moon, Purnima fast

Times forNew Delhi · 28 March

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

The day runs from sunrise at 06:15 to the next sunrise.

  1. SunriseThe panchanga day begins.06:15
  2. YamagandaHold travel and new ventures.07:48 to 09:21
  3. Gulika KalamWhat starts now tends to repeat.10:54 to 12:26
  4. Rahu KalamAvoid new starts.12:26 to 13:59
  5. MoonriseThe dot on the bezel where the Moon rises.18:27
  6. SunsetNight hours follow.18:37

Subdial: the Moon, waxing, Shukla Purnima.

The five limbs

What the day is made of.

  • VaraBudhavaraWednesday, the day of Mercury (Me)From sunrise at 06:15 to the next sunrise
  • TithiPurnima, then PratipadaThe fifteenth lunar day of the waxing Moon, then the first of the waning MoonPurnima until 20:42 · Pratipada until 19:40 Thu
  • NakshatraUttara Phalguni, then HastaThe lunar mansion the Moon is passing throughUntil 13:16, then Hasta until 13:04 Thu
  • YogaVriddhi, then DhruvaOne of 27 Sun and Moon combinationsUntil 18:01, then Dhruva until 16:07 Thu
  • KaranaVishti, Bava, then BalavaHalf of a lunar dayVishti until 09:02 · Bava until 20:42 · Balava until 08:14 Thu

Sun and Moon

When the lights rise and set.

  • Sunrise06:15The Sun's upper edge meets the horizonThe panchanga day begins
  • Sunset18:37Day hours end, night hours begin12 h 22 min of daylight
  • MoonsetNo moonsetOn some days the Moon does not rise, or does not set, between one midnight and the next
  • Moonrise18:27Upper 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
  • SamvatsaraSiddharthiThe name of the year in the 60-year cycle

Observances

The fasts ahead.

  • Holika DahanWednesday 28 March
  • Full moonWednesday 28 March
  • Purnima fastWednesday 28 March

Next Ekadashi

  • Papmochani EkadashiSaturday 7 AprilBreak the fast on Sunday between 06:03 and 08:35.
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These timings follow tradition. They are not predictions.