Day dial for New Delhi, Wednesday 16 March 2044A 24-hour dial with noon at the top. Sunrise 06:29, sunset 18:30. Yamaganda 07:59 to 09:30. Gulika Kalam 11:00 to 12:30. Rahu Kalam 12:30 to 14:00.00061218Moonset 07:40Moonrise 21:04

Panchanga · New Delhi · Wednesday 16 March 2044

Wednesday in New Delhi.

Tritiya until 01:29 Thu, then Chaturthi.

Times forNew Delhi · 16 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. MoonsetThe dot on the bezel where the Moon sets.07:40
  3. YamagandaHold travel and new ventures.07:59 to 09:30
  4. Gulika KalamWhat starts now tends to repeat.11:00 to 12:30
  5. Rahu KalamAvoid new starts.12:30 to 14:00
  6. SunsetNight hours follow.18:30
  7. MoonriseThe dot on the bezel where the Moon rises.21:04

Subdial: the Moon, waning, Krishna Tritiya.

The five limbs

What the day is made of.

  • VaraBudhavaraWednesday, the day of Mercury (Me)From sunrise at 06:29 to the next sunrise
  • TithiTritiya, then ChaturthiThe third and fourth lunar days of the waning MoonTritiya until 01:29 Thu · Chaturthi until 02:45 Fri
  • NakshatraChitra, then SwatiThe lunar mansion the Moon is passing throughUntil 22:10, then Swati until 23:55 Thu
  • YogaDhruva, then VyaghataOne of 27 Sun and Moon combinationsUntil 00:04 Thu, then Vyaghata until 23:55 Thu
  • KaranaVanija, Vishti, then BavaHalf of a lunar dayVanija until 13:04 · Vishti until 01:29 Thu · Bava until 14:03 Thu

Sun and Moon

When the lights rise and set.

  • Sunrise06:29The Sun's upper edge meets the horizonThe panchanga day begins
  • Sunset18:30Day hours end, night hours begin12 h 1 min of daylight
  • Moonset07:40Upper edge of the Moon on the horizon, seen from the city
  • Moonrise21:04Upper edge of the Moon on the horizon, seen from the city

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
  • SamvatsaraRudhirodgariThe name of the year in the 60-year cycle

Observances

The fasts ahead.

  • No major festival or fast falls on this day in New Delhi.

Next Ekadashi

  • Papmochani EkadashiFriday 25 MarchBreak the fast on Saturday between 06:18 and 08:45.
All festivals this year

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These timings follow tradition. They are not predictions.