Day dial for New Delhi, Wednesday 10 March 2055A 24-hour dial with noon at the top. Sunrise 06:37, sunset 18:26. Yamaganda 08:06 to 09:34. Gulika Kalam 11:03 to 12:32. Rahu Kalam 12:32 to 14:00.00061218Moonset 04:57Moonrise 15:12

Panchanga · New Delhi · Wednesday 10 March 2055

Wednesday is Amalaki Ekadashi (Vaishnava), a day for fasting.

Dwadashi until 01:10 Thu, then Trayodashi. Break the fast on Thursday after sunrise.

Times forNew Delhi · 10 March

Rahu Kalam runs 12:32 to 14:00. Avoid new starts then.

The day runs from sunrise at 06:37 to the next sunrise.

  1. SunriseThe panchanga day begins.06:37
  2. YamagandaHold travel and new ventures.08:06 to 09:34
  3. Gulika KalamWhat starts now tends to repeat.11:03 to 12:32
  4. Rahu KalamAvoid new starts.12:32 to 14:00
  5. MoonriseThe dot on the bezel where the Moon rises.15:12
  6. SunsetNight hours follow.18:26
  7. MoonsetThe dot on the bezel where the Moon sets.04:57 Thu

Subdial: the Moon, waxing, Shukla Dwadashi.

The five limbs

What the day is made of.

  • VaraBudhavaraWednesday, the day of Mercury (Me)From sunrise at 06:37 to the next sunrise
  • TithiDwadashi, then TrayodashiThe twelfth and thirteenth lunar days of the waxing MoonDwadashi until 01:10 Thu · Trayodashi until 21:53 Thu
  • NakshatraPushya, then AshleshaThe lunar mansion the Moon is passing throughUntil 20:24, then Ashlesha until 17:59 Thu
  • YogaShobhana, then AtigandaOne of 27 Sun and Moon combinationsUntil 12:06, then Atiganda until 08:30 Thu
  • KaranaBava, Balava, then KaulavaHalf of a lunar dayBava until 14:37 · Balava until 01:10 Thu · Kaulava until 11:35 Thu

Sun and Moon

When the lights rise and set.

  • Sunrise06:37The Sun's upper edge meets the horizonThe panchanga day begins
  • Sunset18:26Day hours end, night hours begin11 h 50 min of daylight
  • Moonset04:57Upper edge of the Moon on the horizon, seen from the cityThursday
  • Moonrise15:12Upper 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
  • SamvatsaraBhavaThe name of the year in the 60-year cycle

Observances

The fasts ahead.

  • Amalaki Ekadashi (Vaishnava)Wednesday 10 MarchFollowers of the Vaishnava tradition (ISKCON and others) keep this Ekadashi one day later.Break the fast on Thursday after sunrise.

Next Ekadashi

  • Papmochani EkadashiTuesday 23 MarchBreak the fast on Wednesday between 08:47 and 08:47.
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These timings follow tradition. They are not predictions.