Day dial for New Delhi, Wednesday 27 March 2052A 24-hour dial with noon at the top. Sunrise 06:17, sunset 18:37. Yamaganda 07:49 to 09:22. Gulika Kalam 10:54 to 12:27. Rahu Kalam 12:27 to 13:59.00061218Moonset 15:11Moonrise 04:19

Panchanga · New Delhi · Wednesday 27 March 2052

Wednesday is Papmochani Ekadashi, a day for fasting.

Ekadashi until 08:55, then Dwadashi. Break the fast on Thursday between 06:16 and 07:32.

Times forNew Delhi · 27 March

Rahu Kalam runs 12:27 to 13:59. Avoid new starts then.

The day runs from sunrise at 06:17 to the next sunrise.

  1. SunriseThe panchanga day begins.06:17
  2. YamagandaHold travel and new ventures.07:49 to 09:22
  3. Gulika KalamWhat starts now tends to repeat.10:54 to 12:27
  4. Rahu KalamAvoid new starts.12:27 to 13:59
  5. MoonsetThe dot on the bezel where the Moon sets.15:11
  6. SunsetNight hours follow.18:37
  7. MoonriseThe dot on the bezel where the Moon rises.04:19 Thu

Subdial: the Moon, waning, Krishna Ekadashi.

The five limbs

What the day is made of.

  • VaraBudhavaraWednesday, the day of Mercury (Me)From sunrise at 06:17 to the next sunrise
  • TithiEkadashi, then DwadashiThe eleventh and twelfth lunar days of the waning MoonEkadashi until 08:55 · Dwadashi until 07:33 Thu
  • NakshatraShravana, Dhanishtha, then ShatabhishaThe lunar mansion the Moon is passing throughUntil 06:41, then Dhanishtha until 06:05 Thu, then Shatabhisha until 04:49 Fri
  • YogaSiddha, then SadhyaOne of 27 Sun and Moon combinationsUntil 13:36, then Sadhya until 11:15 Thu
  • KaranaBalava, Kaulava, then TaitilaHalf of a lunar dayBalava until 08:55 · Kaulava until 20:19 · Taitila until 07:33 Thu

Sun and Moon

When the lights rise and set.

  • Sunrise06:17The Sun's upper edge meets the horizonThe panchanga day begins
  • Sunset18:37Day hours end, night hours begin12 h 20 min of daylight
  • Moonset15:11Upper edge of the Moon on the horizon, seen from the city
  • Moonrise04:19Upper edge of the Moon on the horizon, seen from the cityThursday

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

Observances

The fasts ahead.

  • Papmochani EkadashiWednesday 27 MarchBreak the fast on Thursday between 06:16 and 07:32.

Next Ekadashi

  • Kamada EkadashiTuesday 9 AprilBreak the fast on Wednesday between 08:04 and 08:33.
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These timings follow tradition. They are not predictions.