Day dial for New Delhi, Wednesday 17 March 2123A 24-hour dial with noon at the top. Sunrise 06:29, sunset 18:30. Yamaganda 08:00 to 09:30. Gulika Kalam 11:00 to 12:30. Rahu Kalam 12:30 to 14:00.00061218Moonset 09:10Moonrise 23:16

Panchanga · New Delhi · Wednesday 17 March 2123

Wednesday in New Delhi.

Panchami until 19:07, then Shashthi.

Times forNew Delhi · 17 March

Rahu Kalam runs 12:30 to 14:00. Avoid new starts then.

The day runs from sunrise at 06:29 to the next sunrise.

  1. SunriseThe panchanga day begins.06:29
  2. YamagandaHold travel and new ventures.08:00 to 09:30
  3. MoonsetThe dot on the bezel where the Moon sets.09:10
  4. Gulika KalamWhat starts now tends to repeat.11:00 to 12:30
  5. Rahu KalamAvoid new starts.12:30 to 14:00
  6. SunsetNight hours follow.18:30
  7. MoonriseThe dot on the bezel where the Moon rises.23:16

Subdial: the Moon, waning, Krishna Panchami.

The five limbs

What the day is made of.

  • VaraBudhavaraWednesday, the day of Mercury (Me)From sunrise at 06:29 to the next sunrise
  • TithiPanchami, then ShashthiThe fifth and sixth lunar days of the waning MoonPanchami until 19:07 · Shashthi until 21:47 Thu
  • NakshatraVishakha, then AnuradhaThe lunar mansion the Moon is passing throughUntil 00:06 Thu, then Anuradha until 03:14 Fri
  • YogaHarshana, then VajraOne of 27 Sun and Moon combinationsUntil 04:19 Thu, then Vajra until 05:20 Fri
  • KaranaTaitila, then GaraHalf of a lunar dayTaitila until 19:07 · Gara until 08:27 Thu

Sun and Moon

When the lights rise and set.

  • Sunrise06:29The Sun's upper edge meets the horizonThe panchanga day begins
  • Sunset18:30Day hours end, night hours begin12 h 1 min of daylight
  • Moonset09:10Upper edge of the Moon on the horizon, seen from the city
  • Moonrise23:16Upper 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
  • SamvatsaraChitrabhanuThe name of the year in the 60-year cycle

Observances

The fasts ahead.

  • No major festival or fast falls on this day in New Delhi.

Next Ekadashi

  • Papmochani EkadashiTuesday 23 MarchBreak the fast on Wednesday between 13:42 and 18:34.
  • Papmochani Ekadashi (Vaishnava)Wednesday 24 MarchFollowers 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.