Day dial for New Delhi, Wednesday 17 July 1991A 24-hour dial with noon at the top. Sunrise 05:34, sunset 19:20. Yamaganda 07:17 to 09:00. Gulika Kalam 10:44 to 12:27. Rahu Kalam 12:27 to 14:10.00061218Moonset 23:00Moonrise 11:19

Panchanga · New Delhi · Wednesday 17 July 1991

Wednesday in New Delhi.

Shashthi until 08:56, then Saptami.

Observed today shashthi

Times forNew Delhi · 17 July

Rahu Kalam runs 12:27 to 14:10. Avoid new starts then.

The day runs from sunrise at 05:34 to the next sunrise.

  1. SunriseThe panchanga day begins.05:34
  2. YamagandaHold travel and new ventures.07:17 to 09:00
  3. Gulika KalamWhat starts now tends to repeat.10:44 to 12:27
  4. MoonriseThe dot on the bezel where the Moon rises.11:19
  5. Rahu KalamAvoid new starts.12:27 to 14:10
  6. SunsetNight hours follow.19:20
  7. MoonsetThe dot on the bezel where the Moon sets.23:00

Subdial: the Moon, waxing, Shukla Shashthi.

The five limbs

What the day is made of.

  • VaraBudhavaraWednesday, the day of Mercury (Me)From sunrise at 05:34 to the next sunrise
  • TithiShashthi, then SaptamiThe sixth and seventh lunar days of the waxing MoonShashthi until 08:56 · Saptami until 08:34 Thu
  • NakshatraHasta, then ChitraThe lunar mansion the Moon is passing throughUntil 04:58 Thu, then Chitra until 05:57 Fri
  • YogaParigha, then ShivaOne of 27 Sun and Moon combinationsUntil 10:01, then Shiva until 08:45 Thu
  • KaranaTaitila, Gara, then VanijaHalf of a lunar dayTaitila until 08:56 · Gara until 20:39 · Vanija until 08:34 Thu

Sun and Moon

When the lights rise and set.

  • Sunrise05:34The Sun's upper edge meets the horizonThe panchanga day begins
  • Sunset19:20Day hours end, night hours begin13 h 46 min of daylight
  • Moonset23:00Upper edge of the Moon on the horizon, seen from the city
  • Moonrise11:19Upper 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
  • MasaAshadhaLunar month, counted to the full moonAshadha when counted to the new moon
  • RituGrishmaSummer, one of the six seasons
  • SamvatsaraPrajapatiThe name of the year in the 60-year cycle

Observances

The fasts ahead.

  • shashthiWednesday 17 July

Next Ekadashi

  • Devshayani EkadashiMonday 22 JulyBreak the fast on Tuesday between 05:38 and 08:21.
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These timings follow tradition. They are not predictions.