Day dial for New Delhi, Wednesday 22 March 2056A 24-hour dial with noon at the top. Sunrise 06:22, sunset 18:34. Yamaganda 07:54 to 09:25. Gulika Kalam 10:57 to 12:28. Rahu Kalam 12:28 to 14:00.00061218Moonset 23:51Moonrise 10:03

Panchanga · New Delhi · Wednesday 22 March 2056

Wednesday in New Delhi.

Shashthi until 02:22 Thu, then Saptami.

Observed today shashthi

Times forNew Delhi · 22 March

Rahu Kalam runs 12:28 to 14:00. Avoid new starts then.

The day runs from sunrise at 06:22 to the next sunrise.

  1. SunriseThe panchanga day begins.06:22
  2. YamagandaHold travel and new ventures.07:54 to 09:25
  3. MoonriseThe dot on the bezel where the Moon rises.10:03
  4. Gulika KalamWhat starts now tends to repeat.10:57 to 12:28
  5. Rahu KalamAvoid new starts.12:28 to 14:00
  6. SunsetNight hours follow.18:34
  7. MoonsetThe dot on the bezel where the Moon sets.23:51

Subdial: the Moon, waxing, Shukla Shashthi.

The five limbs

What the day is made of.

  • VaraBudhavaraWednesday, the day of Mercury (Me)From sunrise at 06:22 to the next sunrise
  • TithiShashthi, then SaptamiThe sixth and seventh lunar days of the waxing MoonShashthi until 02:22 Thu · Saptami until 04:08 Fri
  • NakshatraRohiniThe lunar mansion the Moon is passing throughUntil 08:20 Thu
  • YogaPriti, then AyushmanOne of 27 Sun and Moon combinationsUntil 22:42, then Ayushman until 23:05 Thu
  • KaranaKaulava, Taitila, then GaraHalf of a lunar dayKaulava until 13:18 · Taitila until 02:22 Thu · Gara until 15:19 Thu

Sun and Moon

When the lights rise and set.

  • Sunrise06:22The Sun's upper edge meets the horizonThe panchanga day begins
  • Sunset18:34Day hours end, night hours begin12 h 12 min of daylight
  • Moonset23:51Upper edge of the Moon on the horizon, seen from the city
  • Moonrise10:03Upper 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
  • SamvatsaraDhataThe name of the year in the 60-year cycle

Observances

The fasts ahead.

  • shashthiWednesday 22 March

Next Ekadashi

  • Kamada EkadashiMonday 27 MarchBreak the fast on Tuesday between 13:41 and 18:37.
  • Kamada Ekadashi (Vaishnava)Tuesday 28 MarchFollowers of the Vaishnava tradition (ISKCON and others) keep this Ekadashi one day later.Break the fast on Wednesday after sunrise.
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These timings follow tradition. They are not predictions.