Day dial for New Delhi, Wednesday 26 March 2138A 24-hour dial with noon at the top. Sunrise 06:19, sunset 18:36. Yamaganda 07:51 to 09:23. Gulika Kalam 10:55 to 12:27. Rahu Kalam 12:27 to 13:59.00061218Moonrise 18:26

Panchanga · New Delhi · Wednesday 26 March 2138

Wednesday in New Delhi.

Purnima until 21:42, then Pratipada.

Observed today Holi, Full moon, Purnima fast

Times forNew Delhi · 26 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. MoonriseThe dot on the bezel where the Moon rises.18:26
  6. SunsetNight hours follow.18:36

Subdial: the Moon, waxing, Shukla Purnima.

The five limbs

What the day is made of.

  • VaraBudhavaraWednesday, the day of Mercury (Me)From sunrise at 06:19 to the next sunrise
  • TithiPurnima, then PratipadaThe fifteenth lunar day of the waxing Moon, then the first of the waning MoonPurnima until 21:42 · Pratipada until 22:20 Thu
  • NakshatraUttara Phalguni, then HastaThe lunar mansion the Moon is passing throughUntil 21:32, then Hasta until 22:46 Thu
  • YogaGanda, then VriddhiOne of 27 Sun and Moon combinationsUntil 09:31, then Vriddhi until 09:09 Thu
  • KaranaVishti, Bava, then BalavaHalf of a lunar dayVishti until 09:11 · Bava until 21:42 · Balava until 10:05 Thu

Sun and Moon

When the lights rise and set.

  • Sunrise06:19The Sun's upper edge meets the horizonThe panchanga day begins
  • Sunset18:36Day hours end, night hours begin12 h 17 min of daylight
  • MoonsetNo moonsetOn some days the Moon does not rise, or does not set, between one midnight and the next
  • Moonrise18:26Upper 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
  • SamvatsaraHevilambiThe name of the year in the 60-year cycle

Observances

The fasts ahead.

  • HoliWednesday 26 March
  • Full moonWednesday 26 March
  • Purnima fastWednesday 26 March

Next Ekadashi

  • Papmochani EkadashiSaturday 5 AprilBreak the fast on Monday 7 Apr after sunrise.
  • Papmochani Ekadashi (Vaishnava)Sunday 6 AprilFollowers of the Vaishnava tradition (ISKCON and others) keep this Ekadashi one day later.Break the fast on Monday after sunrise.
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These timings follow tradition. They are not predictions.