Day dial for New Delhi, Wednesday 17 August 2061A 24-hour dial with noon at the top. Sunrise 05:52, sunset 18:58. Yamaganda 07:30 to 09:08. Gulika Kalam 10:47 to 12:25. Rahu Kalam 12:25 to 14:03.00061218Moonset 20:21Moonrise 07:34

Panchanga · New Delhi · Wednesday 17 August 2061

Wednesday in New Delhi.

Dwitiya until 12:32, then Tritiya.

Observed today Simha sankranti

Times forNew Delhi · 17 August

Rahu Kalam runs 12:25 to 14:03. Avoid new starts then.

The day runs from sunrise at 05:52 to the next sunrise.

  1. SunriseThe panchanga day begins.05:52
  2. YamagandaHold travel and new ventures.07:30 to 09:08
  3. MoonriseThe dot on the bezel where the Moon rises.07:34
  4. Gulika KalamWhat starts now tends to repeat.10:47 to 12:25
  5. Rahu KalamAvoid new starts.12:25 to 14:03
  6. SunsetNight hours follow.18:58
  7. MoonsetThe dot on the bezel where the Moon sets.20:21

Subdial: the Moon, waxing, Shukla Dwitiya.

The five limbs

What the day is made of.

  • VaraBudhavaraWednesday, the day of Mercury (Me)From sunrise at 05:52 to the next sunrise
  • TithiDwitiya, then TritiyaThe second and third lunar days of the waxing MoonDwitiya until 12:32 · Tritiya until 12:12 Thu
  • NakshatraPurva Phalguni, then Uttara PhalguniThe lunar mansion the Moon is passing throughUntil 16:58, then Uttara Phalguni until 17:29 Thu
  • YogaShiva, then SiddhaOne of 27 Sun and Moon combinationsUntil 16:19, then Siddha until 15:07 Thu
  • KaranaKaulava, Taitila, then GaraHalf of a lunar dayKaulava until 12:32 · Taitila until 00:16 Thu · Gara until 12:12 Thu

Sun and Moon

When the lights rise and set.

  • Sunrise05:52The Sun's upper edge meets the horizonThe panchanga day begins
  • Sunset18:58Day hours end, night hours begin13 h 7 min of daylight
  • Moonset20:21Upper edge of the Moon on the horizon, seen from the city
  • Moonrise07:34Upper 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
  • MasaShravanaLunar month, counted to the full moonShravana when counted to the new moon
  • RituVarshaMonsoon, one of the six seasons
  • SamvatsaraVrishaThe name of the year in the 60-year cycle

Observances

The fasts ahead.

  • Simha sankrantiWednesday 17 August

Next Ekadashi

  • Shravana Putrada EkadashiFriday 26 AugustBreak the fast on Saturday between 13:40 and 18:47.
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These timings follow tradition. They are not predictions.