Day dial for New Delhi, Wednesday 27 March 2143A 24-hour dial with noon at the top. Sunrise 06:18, sunset 18:36. Yamaganda 07:50 to 09:22. Gulika Kalam 10:55 to 12:27. Rahu Kalam 12:27 to 13:59.00061218Moonset 03:59Moonrise 14:48

Panchanga · New Delhi · Wednesday 27 March 2143

Wednesday is Amalaki Ekadashi, a day for fasting.

Ekadashi until 18:20, then Dwadashi. Break the fast on Thursday between 06:17 and 08:44.

Times forNew Delhi · 27 March

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

The day runs from sunrise at 06:18 to the next sunrise.

  1. SunriseThe panchanga day begins.06:18
  2. YamagandaHold travel and new ventures.07:50 to 09:22
  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.14:48
  6. SunsetNight hours follow.18:36
  7. MoonsetThe dot on the bezel where the Moon sets.03:59 Thu

Subdial: the Moon, waxing, Shukla Ekadashi.

The five limbs

What the day is made of.

  • VaraBudhavaraWednesday, the day of Mercury (Me)From sunrise at 06:18 to the next sunrise
  • TithiEkadashi, then DwadashiThe eleventh and twelfth lunar days of the waxing MoonEkadashi until 18:20 · Dwadashi until 15:03 Thu
  • NakshatraPushya, Ashlesha, then MaghaThe lunar mansion the Moon is passing throughUntil 08:34, then Ashlesha until 06:12 Thu, then Magha until 03:33 Fri
  • YogaSukarma, then DhritiOne of 27 Sun and Moon combinationsUntil 18:22, then Dhriti until 14:31 Thu
  • KaranaVanija, Vishti, Bava, then BalavaHalf of a lunar dayVanija until 07:51 · Vishti until 18:20 · Bava until 04:44 Thu · Balava until 15:03 Thu

Sun and Moon

When the lights rise and set.

  • Sunrise06:18The Sun's upper edge meets the horizonThe panchanga day begins
  • Sunset18:36Day hours end, night hours begin12 h 18 min of daylight
  • Moonset03:59Upper edge of the Moon on the horizon, seen from the cityThursday
  • Moonrise14:48Upper 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
  • SamvatsaraShubhakritThe name of the year in the 60-year cycle

Observances

The fasts ahead.

  • Amalaki EkadashiWednesday 27 MarchBreak the fast on Thursday between 06:17 and 08:44.

Next Ekadashi

  • Papmochani EkadashiWednesday 10 AprilBreak the fast on Thursday between 13:39 and 18:44.
  • Papmochani Ekadashi (Vaishnava)Thursday 11 AprilFollowers of the Vaishnava tradition (ISKCON and others) keep this Ekadashi one day later.Break the fast on Friday between 06:00 and 07:04.
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These timings follow tradition. They are not predictions.