Day dial for New Delhi, Wednesday 17 February 2021A 24-hour dial with noon at the top. Sunrise 06:58, sunset 18:13. Yamaganda 08:22 to 09:47. Gulika Kalam 11:11 to 12:35. Rahu Kalam 12:35 to 14:00.00061218Moonset 23:17Moonrise 10:13

Panchanga · New Delhi · Wednesday 17 February 2021

Wednesday in New Delhi.

Shashthi all day.

Times forNew Delhi · 17 February

Rahu Kalam runs 12:35 to 14:00. Avoid new starts then.

The day runs from sunrise at 06:58 to the next sunrise.

  1. SunriseThe panchanga day begins.06:58
  2. YamagandaHold travel and new ventures.08:22 to 09:47
  3. MoonriseThe dot on the bezel where the Moon rises.10:13
  4. Gulika KalamWhat starts now tends to repeat.11:11 to 12:35
  5. Rahu KalamAvoid new starts.12:35 to 14:00
  6. SunsetNight hours follow.18:13
  7. MoonsetThe dot on the bezel where the Moon sets.23:17

Subdial: the Moon, waxing, Shukla Shashthi.

The five limbs

What the day is made of.

  • VaraBudhavaraWednesday, the day of Mercury (Me)From sunrise at 06:58 to the next sunrise
  • TithiShashthiThe sixth lunar day of the waxing MoonShashthi until 08:18 Thu
  • NakshatraAshwini, then BharaniThe lunar mansion the Moon is passing throughUntil 23:49, then Bharani until 02:54 Fri
  • YogaShukla, then BrahmaOne of 27 Sun and Moon combinationsUntil 02:37 Thu, then Brahma until 03:35 Fri
  • KaranaKaulava, then TaitilaHalf of a lunar dayKaulava until 19:00 · Taitila until 08:18 Thu

Sun and Moon

When the lights rise and set.

  • Sunrise06:58The Sun's upper edge meets the horizonThe panchanga day begins
  • Sunset18:13Day hours end, night hours begin11 h 15 min of daylight
  • Moonset23:17Upper edge of the Moon on the horizon, seen from the city
  • Moonrise10:13Upper 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
  • MasaMaghaLunar month, counted to the full moonMagha when counted to the new moon
  • RituShishiraLate winter, one of the six seasons
  • SamvatsaraSharvariThe 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

  • Jaya EkadashiTuesday 23 FebruaryBreak the fast on Wednesday between 06:52 and 09:08.
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These timings follow tradition. They are not predictions.