Day dial for New Delhi, Wednesday 9 March 2044A 24-hour dial with noon at the top. Sunrise 06:37, sunset 18:26. Yamaganda 08:06 to 09:34. Gulika Kalam 11:03 to 12:32. Rahu Kalam 12:32 to 14:00.00061218Moonset 04:18Moonrise 13:47

Panchanga · New Delhi · Wednesday 9 March 2044

Wednesday is Amalaki Ekadashi, a day for fasting.

Dashami until 09:16, then Ekadashi. Break the fast on Friday 11 Mar after sunrise.

Times forNew Delhi · 9 March

Rahu Kalam runs 12:32 to 14:00. Avoid new starts then.

The day runs from sunrise at 06:37 to the next sunrise.

  1. SunriseThe panchanga day begins.06:37
  2. YamagandaHold travel and new ventures.08:06 to 09:34
  3. Gulika KalamWhat starts now tends to repeat.11:03 to 12:32
  4. Rahu KalamAvoid new starts.12:32 to 14:00
  5. MoonriseThe dot on the bezel where the Moon rises.13:47
  6. SunsetNight hours follow.18:26
  7. MoonsetThe dot on the bezel where the Moon sets.04:18 Thu

Subdial: the Moon, waxing, Shukla Dashami.

The five limbs

What the day is made of.

  • VaraBudhavaraWednesday, the day of Mercury (Me)From sunrise at 06:37 to the next sunrise
  • TithiDashami, then EkadashiThe tenth and eleventh lunar days of the waxing MoonDashami until 09:16 · Ekadashi until 07:10 Thu
  • NakshatraPunarvasu, then PushyaThe lunar mansion the Moon is passing throughUntil 23:49, then Pushya until 22:32 Thu
  • YogaSaubhagya, then ShobhanaOne of 27 Sun and Moon combinationsUntil 15:21, then Shobhana until 12:29 Thu
  • KaranaGara, Vanija, then VishtiHalf of a lunar dayGara until 09:16 · Vanija until 20:12 · Vishti until 07:10 Thu

Sun and Moon

When the lights rise and set.

  • Sunrise06:37The Sun's upper edge meets the horizonThe panchanga day begins
  • Sunset18:26Day hours end, night hours begin11 h 49 min of daylight
  • Moonset04:18Upper edge of the Moon on the horizon, seen from the cityThursday
  • Moonrise13:47Upper 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
  • SamvatsaraRudhirodgariThe name of the year in the 60-year cycle

Observances

The fasts ahead.

  • Amalaki EkadashiWednesday 9 MarchBreak the fast on Friday 11 Mar after sunrise.

Next Ekadashi

  • Papmochani EkadashiFriday 25 MarchBreak the fast on Saturday between 06:18 and 08:45.
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These timings follow tradition. They are not predictions.