Day dial for New Delhi, Wednesday 18 March 2139A 24-hour dial with noon at the top. Sunrise 06:28, sunset 18:31. Yamaganda 07:58 to 09:29. Gulika Kalam 10:59 to 12:30. Rahu Kalam 12:30 to 14:00.00061218Moonset 07:27Moonrise 20:57

Panchanga · New Delhi · Wednesday 18 March 2139

Wednesday in New Delhi.

Tritiya until 05:46 Thu, then Chaturthi.

Times forNew Delhi · 18 March

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

The day runs from sunrise at 06:28 to the next sunrise.

  1. SunriseThe panchanga day begins.06:28
  2. MoonsetThe dot on the bezel where the Moon sets.07:27
  3. YamagandaHold travel and new ventures.07:58 to 09:29
  4. Gulika KalamWhat starts now tends to repeat.10:59 to 12:30
  5. Rahu KalamAvoid new starts.12:30 to 14:00
  6. SunsetNight hours follow.18:31
  7. MoonriseThe dot on the bezel where the Moon rises.20:57

Subdial: the Moon, waning, Krishna Tritiya.

The five limbs

What the day is made of.

  • VaraBudhavaraWednesday, the day of Mercury (Me)From sunrise at 06:28 to the next sunrise
  • TithiTritiya, then ChaturthiThe third and fourth lunar days of the waning MoonTritiya until 05:46 Thu · Chaturthi until 07:24 Fri
  • NakshatraChitra, then SwatiThe lunar mansion the Moon is passing throughUntil 02:42 Thu, then Swati until 04:54 Fri
  • YogaDhruva, then VyaghataOne of 27 Sun and Moon combinationsUntil 04:57 Thu, then Vyaghata until 05:10 Fri
  • KaranaVanija, Vishti, then BavaHalf of a lunar dayVanija until 16:49 · Vishti until 05:46 Thu · Bava until 18:38 Thu

Sun and Moon

When the lights rise and set.

  • Sunrise06:28The Sun's upper edge meets the horizonThe panchanga day begins
  • Sunset18:31Day hours end, night hours begin12 h 3 min of daylight
  • Moonset07:27Upper edge of the Moon on the horizon, seen from the city
  • Moonrise20:57Upper 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
  • SamvatsaraVilambiThe 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 EkadashiThursday 26 MarchBreak the fast on Friday between 08:24 and 08:45.
  • Papmochani Ekadashi (Vaishnava)Friday 27 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.