Day dial for New Delhi, Wednesday 15 March 2051A 24-hour dial with noon at the top. Sunrise 06:31, sunset 18:29. Yamaganda 08:01 to 09:31. Gulika Kalam 11:01 to 12:30. Rahu Kalam 12:30 to 14:00.00061218Moonset 21:36Moonrise 08:12

Panchanga · New Delhi · Wednesday 15 March 2051

Wednesday in New Delhi.

Tritiya until 11:36, then Chaturthi.

Observed today Meena sankranti

Times forNew Delhi · 15 March

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

The day runs from sunrise at 06:31 to the next sunrise.

  1. SunriseThe panchanga day begins.06:31
  2. YamagandaHold travel and new ventures.08:01 to 09:31
  3. MoonriseThe dot on the bezel where the Moon rises.08:12
  4. Gulika KalamWhat starts now tends to repeat.11:01 to 12:30
  5. Rahu KalamAvoid new starts.12:30 to 14:00
  6. SunsetNight hours follow.18:29
  7. MoonsetThe dot on the bezel where the Moon sets.21:36

Subdial: the Moon, waxing, Shukla Tritiya.

The five limbs

What the day is made of.

  • VaraBudhavaraWednesday, the day of Mercury (Me)From sunrise at 06:31 to the next sunrise
  • TithiTritiya, then ChaturthiThe third and fourth lunar days of the waxing MoonTritiya until 11:36 · Chaturthi until 08:39 Thu
  • NakshatraAshwini, then BharaniThe lunar mansion the Moon is passing throughUntil 23:28, then Bharani until 21:34 Thu
  • YogaBrahma, Indra, then VaidhritiOne of 27 Sun and Moon combinationsUntil 07:27, then Indra until 03:46 Thu, then Vaidhriti until 00:31 Fri
  • KaranaGara, Vanija, then VishtiHalf of a lunar dayGara until 11:36 · Vanija until 22:03 · Vishti until 08:39 Thu

Sun and Moon

When the lights rise and set.

  • Sunrise06:31The Sun's upper edge meets the horizonThe panchanga day begins
  • Sunset18:29Day hours end, night hours begin11 h 58 min of daylight
  • Moonset21:36Upper edge of the Moon on the horizon, seen from the city
  • Moonrise08:12Upper 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
  • SamvatsaraPramodaThe name of the year in the 60-year cycle

Observances

The fasts ahead.

  • Meena sankrantiWednesday 15 March

Next Ekadashi

  • Amalaki EkadashiWednesday 22 MarchBreak the fast on Thursday between 13:42 and 18:34.
  • Amalaki Ekadashi (Vaishnava)Thursday 23 MarchFollowers of the Vaishnava tradition (ISKCON and others) keep this Ekadashi one day later.Break the fast on Friday between 06:21 and 07:20.
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These timings follow tradition. They are not predictions.