Day dial for New Delhi, Wednesday 17 February 2066A 24-hour dial with noon at the top. Sunrise 06:58, sunset 18:13. Yamaganda 08:22 to 09:46. Gulika Kalam 11:11 to 12:35. Rahu Kalam 12:35 to 14:00.00061218Moonset 11:04Moonrise 01:31

Panchanga · New Delhi · Wednesday 17 February 2066

Wednesday in New Delhi.

Ashtami until 04:43 Thu, then Navami.

Observed today ashtami

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 09:46
  3. MoonsetThe dot on the bezel where the Moon sets.11:04
  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. MoonriseThe dot on the bezel where the Moon rises.01:31 Thu

Subdial: the Moon, waning, Krishna Ashtami.

The five limbs

What the day is made of.

  • VaraBudhavaraWednesday, the day of Mercury (Me)From sunrise at 06:58 to the next sunrise
  • TithiAshtami, then NavamiThe eighth and ninth lunar days of the waning MoonAshtami until 04:43 Thu · Navami until 02:36 Fri
  • NakshatraVishakha, then AnuradhaThe lunar mansion the Moon is passing throughUntil 16:00, then Anuradha until 14:38 Thu
  • YogaDhruva, then VyaghataOne of 27 Sun and Moon combinationsUntil 19:47, then Vyaghata until 16:54 Thu
  • KaranaBalava, Kaulava, then TaitilaHalf of a lunar dayBalava until 17:44 · Kaulava until 04:43 Thu · Taitila until 15:40 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
  • Moonset11:04Upper edge of the Moon on the horizon, seen from the city
  • Moonrise01:31Upper edge of the Moon on the horizon, seen from the cityThursday

The calendar

Where the day sits in the year.

  • PakshaKrishnaThe waning fortnight, full moon to new moon
  • MasaPhalgunaLunar month, counted to the full moonMagha when counted to the new moon
  • RituShishiraLate winter, one of the six seasons
  • SamvatsaraParthivaThe name of the year in the 60-year cycle

Observances

The fasts ahead.

  • ashtamiWednesday 17 February

Next Ekadashi

  • Vijaya EkadashiSaturday 20 FebruaryBreak the fast on Sunday between 06:55 and 09:10.
All festivals this year

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These timings follow tradition. They are not predictions.