Day dial for New Delhi, Wednesday 8 March 2124A 24-hour dial with noon at the top. Sunrise 06:39, sunset 18:25. Yamaganda 08:07 to 09:35. Gulika Kalam 11:04 to 12:32. Rahu Kalam 12:32 to 14:00.00061218Moonset 11:39Moonrise 01:47

Panchanga · New Delhi · Wednesday 8 March 2124

Wednesday in New Delhi.

Ashtami until 22:13, then Navami.

Observed today ashtami

Times forNew Delhi · 8 March

Rahu Kalam runs 12:32 to 14:00. Avoid new starts then.

The day runs from sunrise at 06:39 to the next sunrise.

  1. SunriseThe panchanga day begins.06:39
  2. YamagandaHold travel and new ventures.08:07 to 09:35
  3. Gulika KalamWhat starts now tends to repeat.11:04 to 12:32
  4. MoonsetThe dot on the bezel where the Moon sets.11:39
  5. Rahu KalamAvoid new starts.12:32 to 14:00
  6. SunsetNight hours follow.18:25
  7. MoonriseThe dot on the bezel where the Moon rises.01:47 Thu

Subdial: the Moon, waning, Krishna Ashtami.

The five limbs

What the day is made of.

  • VaraBudhavaraWednesday, the day of Mercury (Me)From sunrise at 06:39 to the next sunrise
  • TithiAshtami, then NavamiThe eighth and ninth lunar days of the waning MoonAshtami until 22:13 · Navami until 00:52 Fri
  • NakshatraJyeshtha, then MulaThe lunar mansion the Moon is passing throughUntil 00:43 Thu, then Mula until 03:50 Fri
  • YogaVajra, then SiddhiOne of 27 Sun and Moon combinationsUntil 19:21, then Siddhi until 20:20 Thu
  • KaranaBalava, Kaulava, then TaitilaHalf of a lunar dayBalava until 08:55 · Kaulava until 22:13 · Taitila until 11:32 Thu

Sun and Moon

When the lights rise and set.

  • Sunrise06:39The Sun's upper edge meets the horizonThe panchanga day begins
  • Sunset18:25Day hours end, night hours begin11 h 47 min of daylight
  • Moonset11:39Upper edge of the Moon on the horizon, seen from the city
  • Moonrise01:47Upper 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
  • SamvatsaraSvabhanuThe name of the year in the 60-year cycle

Observances

The fasts ahead.

  • ashtamiWednesday 8 March

Next Ekadashi

  • Papmochani EkadashiSaturday 11 MarchBreak the fast on Sunday between 13:43 and 18:27.
  • Papmochani Ekadashi (Vaishnava)Sunday 12 MarchFollowers of the Vaishnava tradition (ISKCON and others) keep this Ekadashi one day later.Break the fast on Monday between 06:34 and 07:14.
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These timings follow tradition. They are not predictions.