Day dial for New Delhi, Wednesday 18 March 2048A 24-hour dial with noon at the top. Sunrise 06:27, sunset 18:32. Yamaganda 07:58 to 09:28. Gulika Kalam 10:59 to 12:29. Rahu Kalam 12:29 to 14:00.00061218Moonset 22:07Moonrise 08:14

Panchanga · New Delhi · Wednesday 18 March 2048

Wednesday in New Delhi.

Chaturthi until 00:41 Thu, then Panchami.

Observed today chaturthi

Times forNew Delhi · 18 March

Rahu Kalam runs 12:29 to 14:00. Avoid new starts then.

The day runs from sunrise at 06:27 to the next sunrise.

  1. SunriseThe panchanga day begins.06:27
  2. YamagandaHold travel and new ventures.07:58 to 09:28
  3. MoonriseThe dot on the bezel where the Moon rises.08:14
  4. Gulika KalamWhat starts now tends to repeat.10:59 to 12:29
  5. Rahu KalamAvoid new starts.12:29 to 14:00
  6. SunsetNight hours follow.18:32
  7. MoonsetThe dot on the bezel where the Moon sets.22:07

Subdial: the Moon, waxing, Shukla Chaturthi.

The five limbs

What the day is made of.

  • VaraBudhavaraWednesday, the day of Mercury (Me)From sunrise at 06:27 to the next sunrise
  • TithiChaturthi, then PanchamiThe fourth and fifth lunar days of the waxing MoonChaturthi until 00:41 Thu · Panchami until 03:05 Fri
  • NakshatraAshwini, then BharaniThe lunar mansion the Moon is passing throughUntil 06:45, then Bharani until 09:23 Thu
  • YogaVaidhritiOne of 27 Sun and Moon combinationsUntil 06:52 Thu
  • KaranaVanija, Vishti, then BavaHalf of a lunar dayVanija until 11:38 · Vishti until 00:41 Thu · Bava until 13:50 Thu

Sun and Moon

When the lights rise and set.

  • Sunrise06:27The Sun's upper edge meets the horizonThe panchanga day begins
  • Sunset18:32Day hours end, night hours begin12 h 5 min of daylight
  • Moonset22:07Upper edge of the Moon on the horizon, seen from the city
  • Moonrise08:14Upper 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
  • SamvatsaraVibhavaThe name of the year in the 60-year cycle

Observances

The fasts ahead.

  • chaturthiWednesday 18 March

Next Ekadashi

  • Padmini EkadashiThursday 26 MarchBreak the fast on Friday between 06:17 and 08:44.
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These timings follow tradition. They are not predictions.