Day dial for New Delhi, Wednesday 25 March 2082A 24-hour dial with noon at the top. Sunrise 06:19, sunset 18:35. Yamaganda 07:51 to 09:23. Gulika Kalam 10:55 to 12:27. Rahu Kalam 12:27 to 13:59.00061218Moonset 15:12Moonrise 04:38

Panchanga · New Delhi · Wednesday 25 March 2082

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

Dwadashi all day. Break the fast on Thursday between 06:18 and 07:02.

Times forNew Delhi · 25 March

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

The day runs from sunrise at 06:19 to the next sunrise.

  1. SunriseThe panchanga day begins.06:19
  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. MoonsetThe dot on the bezel where the Moon sets.15:12
  6. SunsetNight hours follow.18:35
  7. MoonriseThe dot on the bezel where the Moon rises.04:38 Thu

Subdial: the Moon, waning, Krishna Dwadashi.

The five limbs

What the day is made of.

  • VaraBudhavaraWednesday, the day of Mercury (Me)From sunrise at 06:19 to the next sunrise
  • TithiDwadashiThe twelfth lunar day of the waning MoonDwadashi until 07:02 Thu
  • NakshatraShravana, then DhanishthaThe lunar mansion the Moon is passing throughUntil 08:06, then Dhanishtha until 10:44 Thu
  • YogaSiddha, then SadhyaOne of 27 Sun and Moon combinationsUntil 20:35, then Sadhya until 21:18 Thu
  • KaranaKaulava, then TaitilaHalf of a lunar dayKaulava until 17:57 · Taitila until 07:02 Thu

Sun and Moon

When the lights rise and set.

  • Sunrise06:19The Sun's upper edge meets the horizonThe panchanga day begins
  • Sunset18:35Day hours end, night hours begin12 h 16 min of daylight
  • Moonset15:12Upper edge of the Moon on the horizon, seen from the city
  • Moonrise04:38Upper 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
  • SamvatsaraPlavaThe name of the year in the 60-year cycle

Observances

The fasts ahead.

  • Papmochani Ekadashi (Vaishnava)Wednesday 25 MarchFollowers of the Vaishnava tradition (ISKCON and others) keep this Ekadashi one day later.Break the fast on Thursday between 06:18 and 07:02.

Next Ekadashi

  • Kamada EkadashiThursday 9 AprilBreak the fast on Friday between 06:01 and 08:33.
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These timings follow tradition. They are not predictions.