Day dial for New Delhi, Wednesday 26 March 2059A 24-hour dial with noon at the top. Sunrise 06:18, sunset 18:36. Yamaganda 07:51 to 09:23. Gulika Kalam 10:55 to 12:27. Rahu Kalam 12:27 to 13:59.00061218Moonset 05:32Moonrise 16:13

Panchanga · New Delhi · Wednesday 26 March 2059

Wednesday in New Delhi.

Trayodashi until 04:59 Thu, then Chaturdashi.

Observed today Pradosh

Times forNew Delhi · 26 March

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

The day runs from sunrise at 06:18 to the next sunrise.

  1. SunriseThe panchanga day begins.06:18
  2. YamagandaHold travel and new ventures.07:51 to 09:23
  3. Gulika KalamWhat starts now tends to repeat.10:55 to 12:27
  4. Rahu KalamAvoid new starts.12:27 to 13:59
  5. MoonriseThe dot on the bezel where the Moon rises.16:13
  6. SunsetNight hours follow.18:36
  7. MoonsetThe dot on the bezel where the Moon sets.05:32 Thu

Subdial: the Moon, waxing, Shukla Trayodashi.

The five limbs

What the day is made of.

  • VaraBudhavaraWednesday, the day of Mercury (Me)From sunrise at 06:18 to the next sunrise
  • TithiTrayodashi, then ChaturdashiThe thirteenth and fourteenth lunar days of the waxing MoonTrayodashi until 04:59 Thu · Chaturdashi until 07:16 Fri
  • NakshatraMagha, then Purva PhalguniThe lunar mansion the Moon is passing throughUntil 20:19, then Purva Phalguni until 23:09 Thu
  • YogaShulaOne of 27 Sun and Moon combinationsUntil 06:21 Thu
  • KaranaKaulava, Taitila, then GaraHalf of a lunar dayKaulava until 15:47 · Taitila until 04:59 Thu · Gara until 18:09 Thu

Sun and Moon

When the lights rise and set.

  • Sunrise06:18The Sun's upper edge meets the horizonThe panchanga day begins
  • Sunset18:36Day hours end, night hours begin12 h 17 min of daylight
  • Moonset05:32Upper edge of the Moon on the horizon, seen from the cityThursday
  • Moonrise16:13Upper 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
  • SamvatsaraBahudhanyaThe name of the year in the 60-year cycle

Observances

The fasts ahead.

  • PradoshWednesday 26 March

Next Ekadashi

  • Papmochani EkadashiTuesday 8 AprilBreak the fast on Wednesday between 13:40 and 18:43.
  • Papmochani Ekadashi (Vaishnava)Wednesday 9 AprilFollowers of the Vaishnava tradition (ISKCON and others) keep this Ekadashi one day later.Break the fast on Thursday after sunrise.
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These timings follow tradition. They are not predictions.