Day dial for New Delhi, Wednesday 9 March 2061A 24-hour dial with noon at the top. Sunrise 06:37, sunset 18:26. Yamaganda 08:06 to 09:35. Gulika Kalam 11:03 to 12:32. Rahu Kalam 12:32 to 14:00.00061218Moonset 08:13Moonrise 21:21

Panchanga · New Delhi · Wednesday 9 March 2061

Wednesday in New Delhi.

Tritiya until 15:06, then Chaturthi.

Observed today Sankashti Chaturthi

Times forNew Delhi · 9 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 09:35
  3. MoonsetThe dot on the bezel where the Moon sets.08:13
  4. Gulika KalamWhat starts now tends to repeat.11:03 to 12:32
  5. Rahu KalamAvoid new starts.12:32 to 14:00
  6. SunsetNight hours follow.18:26
  7. MoonriseThe dot on the bezel where the Moon rises.21:21

Subdial: the Moon, waning, Krishna Tritiya.

The five limbs

What the day is made of.

  • VaraBudhavaraWednesday, the day of Mercury (Me)From sunrise at 06:37 to the next sunrise
  • TithiTritiya, then ChaturthiThe third and fourth lunar days of the waning MoonTritiya until 15:06 · Chaturthi until 17:19 Thu
  • NakshatraChitra, then SwatiThe lunar mansion the Moon is passing throughUntil 03:10 Thu, then Swati until 06:01 Fri
  • YogaVriddhi, then DhruvaOne of 27 Sun and Moon combinationsUntil 17:43, then Dhruva until 18:23 Thu
  • KaranaVishti, Bava, then BalavaHalf of a lunar dayVishti until 15:06 · Bava until 04:09 Thu · Balava until 17:19 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 49 min of daylight
  • Moonset08:13Upper edge of the Moon on the horizon, seen from the city
  • Moonrise21:21Upper edge of the Moon on the horizon, seen from the city

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

Observances

The fasts ahead.

  • Sankashti ChaturthiWednesday 9 March

Next Ekadashi

  • Papmochani EkadashiThursday 17 MarchBreak the fast on Friday between 13:42 and 18:31.
  • Papmochani Ekadashi (Vaishnava)Friday 18 MarchFollowers of the Vaishnava tradition (ISKCON and others) keep this Ekadashi one day later.Break the fast on Saturday after sunrise.
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These timings follow tradition. They are not predictions.