Day dial for New Delhi, Wednesday 29 March 2045A 24-hour dial with noon at the top. Sunrise 06:15, sunset 18:38. Yamaganda 07:47 to 09:20. Gulika Kalam 10:53 to 12:26. Rahu Kalam 12:26 to 13:59.00061218Moonset 04:29Moonrise 15:07

Panchanga · New Delhi · Wednesday 29 March 2045

Wednesday is Kamada Ekadashi, a day for fasting.

Ekadashi until 10:17, then Dwadashi. Break the fast on Thursday between 06:14 and 07:38.

Times forNew Delhi · 29 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.07:47 to 09:20
  3. Gulika KalamWhat starts now tends to repeat.10:53 to 12:26
  4. Rahu KalamAvoid new starts.12:26 to 13:59
  5. MoonriseThe dot on the bezel where the Moon rises.15:07
  6. SunsetNight hours follow.18:38
  7. MoonsetThe dot on the bezel where the Moon sets.04:29 Thu

Subdial: the Moon, waxing, Shukla Ekadashi.

The five limbs

What the day is made of.

  • VaraBudhavaraWednesday, the day of Mercury (Me)From sunrise at 06:15 to the next sunrise
  • TithiEkadashi, then DwadashiThe eleventh and twelfth lunar days of the waxing MoonEkadashi until 10:17 · Dwadashi until 07:39 Thu
  • NakshatraAshlesha, then MaghaThe lunar mansion the Moon is passing throughUntil 16:14, then Magha until 14:20 Thu
  • YogaDhriti, then ShulaOne of 27 Sun and Moon combinationsUntil 19:21, then Shula until 16:02 Thu
  • KaranaVishti, Bava, then BalavaHalf of a lunar dayVishti until 10:17 · Bava until 20:58 · Balava until 07:39 Thu

Sun and Moon

When the lights rise and set.

  • Sunrise06:15The Sun's upper edge meets the horizonThe panchanga day begins
  • Sunset18:38Day hours end, night hours begin12 h 23 min of daylight
  • Moonset04:29Upper edge of the Moon on the horizon, seen from the cityThursday
  • Moonrise15:07Upper 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
  • MasaChaitraLunar month, counted to the full moonChaitra when counted to the new moon
  • RituVasantaSpring, one of the six seasons
  • SamvatsaraKrodhanaThe name of the year in the 60-year cycle

Observances

The fasts ahead.

  • Kamada EkadashiWednesday 29 MarchBreak the fast on Thursday between 06:14 and 07:38.

Next Ekadashi

  • Varuthini EkadashiThursday 13 AprilBreak the fast on Friday between 05:57 and 08:30.
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These timings follow tradition. They are not predictions.