Day dial for New Delhi, Wednesday 17 August 2067A 24-hour dial with noon at the top. Sunrise 05:52, sunset 18:59. Yamaganda 07:30 to 09:08. Gulika Kalam 10:47 to 12:25. Rahu Kalam 12:25 to 14:04.00061218Moonset 23:01Moonrise 12:10

Panchanga · New Delhi · Wednesday 17 August 2067

Wednesday in New Delhi.

Saptami until 18:49, then Ashtami.

Observed today Simha sankranti

Times forNew Delhi · 17 August

Rahu Kalam runs 12:25 to 14:04. 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. Gulika KalamWhat starts now tends to repeat.10:47 to 12:25
  4. MoonriseThe dot on the bezel where the Moon rises.12:10
  5. Rahu KalamAvoid new starts.12:25 to 14:04
  6. SunsetNight hours follow.18:59
  7. MoonsetThe dot on the bezel where the Moon sets.23:01

Subdial: the Moon, waxing, Shukla Saptami.

The five limbs

What the day is made of.

  • VaraBudhavaraWednesday, the day of Mercury (Me)From sunrise at 05:52 to the next sunrise
  • TithiSaptami, then AshtamiThe seventh and eighth lunar days of the waxing MoonSaptami until 18:49 · Ashtami until 18:21 Thu
  • NakshatraSwati, then VishakhaThe lunar mansion the Moon is passing throughUntil 11:31, then Vishakha until 11:57 Thu
  • YogaShukla, then BrahmaOne of 27 Sun and Moon combinationsUntil 12:07, then Brahma until 10:53 Thu
  • KaranaGara, Vanija, then VishtiHalf of a lunar dayGara until 06:47 · Vanija until 18:49 · Vishti until 06:40 Thu

Sun and Moon

When the lights rise and set.

  • Sunrise05:52The Sun's upper edge meets the horizonThe panchanga day begins
  • Sunset18:59Day hours end, night hours begin13 h 7 min of daylight
  • Moonset23:01Upper edge of the Moon on the horizon, seen from the city
  • Moonrise12:10Upper 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
  • SamvatsaraSarvajitThe name of the year in the 60-year cycle

Observances

The fasts ahead.

  • Simha sankrantiWednesday 17 August

Next Ekadashi

  • Shravana Putrada EkadashiSunday 21 AugustBreak the fast on Monday between 05:55 and 08:30.
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These timings follow tradition. They are not predictions.