Day dial for New Delhi, Wednesday 18 March 2043A 24-hour dial with noon at the top. Sunrise 06:28, sunset 18:31. Yamaganda 07:58 to 09:29. Gulika Kalam 10:59 to 12:30. Rahu Kalam 12:30 to 14:00.00061218Moonset 02:23Moonrise 11:31

Panchanga · New Delhi · Wednesday 18 March 2043

Wednesday in New Delhi.

Ashtami until 17:48, then Navami.

Observed today ashtami

Times forNew Delhi · 18 March

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

The day runs from sunrise at 06:28 to the next sunrise.

  1. SunriseThe panchanga day begins.06:28
  2. YamagandaHold travel and new ventures.07:58 to 09:29
  3. Gulika KalamWhat starts now tends to repeat.10:59 to 12:30
  4. MoonriseThe dot on the bezel where the Moon rises.11:31
  5. Rahu KalamAvoid new starts.12:30 to 14:00
  6. SunsetNight hours follow.18:31
  7. MoonsetThe dot on the bezel where the Moon sets.02:23 Thu

Subdial: the Moon, waxing, Shukla Ashtami.

The five limbs

What the day is made of.

  • VaraBudhavaraWednesday, the day of Mercury (Me)From sunrise at 06:28 to the next sunrise
  • TithiAshtami, then NavamiThe eighth and ninth lunar days of the waxing MoonAshtami until 17:48 · Navami until 16:39 Thu
  • NakshatraMrigashira, then ArdraThe lunar mansion the Moon is passing throughUntil 13:08, then Ardra until 12:35 Thu
  • YogaAyushman, then SaubhagyaOne of 27 Sun and Moon combinationsUntil 13:27, then Saubhagya until 11:18 Thu
  • KaranaVishti, Bava, Balava, then KaulavaHalf of a lunar dayVishti until 06:33 · Bava until 17:48 · Balava until 05:10 Thu · Kaulava until 16:39 Thu

Sun and Moon

When the lights rise and set.

  • Sunrise06:28The Sun's upper edge meets the horizonThe panchanga day begins
  • Sunset18:31Day hours end, night hours begin12 h 3 min of daylight
  • Moonset02:23Upper edge of the Moon on the horizon, seen from the cityThursday
  • Moonrise11:31Upper 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
  • SamvatsaraDundubhiThe name of the year in the 60-year cycle

Observances

The fasts ahead.

  • ashtamiWednesday 18 March

Next Ekadashi

  • Amalaki EkadashiSaturday 21 MarchBreak the fast on Sunday between 06:24 and 08:49.
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These timings follow tradition. They are not predictions.