Day dial for New Delhi, Wednesday 17 August 2072A 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 21:30Moonrise 09:15

Panchanga · New Delhi · Wednesday 17 August 2072

Wednesday in New Delhi.

Chaturthi until 17:05, then Panchami.

Observed today Simha sankranti, chaturthi

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.09:15
  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.21:30

Subdial: the Moon, waxing, Shukla Chaturthi.

The five limbs

What the day is made of.

  • VaraBudhavaraWednesday, the day of Mercury (Me)From sunrise at 05:52 to the next sunrise
  • TithiChaturthi, then PanchamiThe fourth and fifth lunar days of the waxing MoonChaturthi until 17:05 · Panchami until 14:32 Thu
  • NakshatraHasta, then ChitraThe lunar mansion the Moon is passing throughUntil 00:58 Thu, then Chitra until 23:25 Thu
  • YogaSadhya, then ShubhaOne of 27 Sun and Moon combinationsUntil 23:36, then Shubha until 20:35 Thu
  • KaranaVanija, Vishti, Bava, then BalavaHalf of a lunar dayVanija until 06:33 · Vishti until 17:05 · Bava until 03:44 Thu · Balava until 14:32 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 6 min of daylight
  • Moonset21:30Upper edge of the Moon on the horizon, seen from the city
  • Moonrise09:15Upper 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
  • SamvatsaraNandanaThe name of the year in the 60-year cycle

Observances

The fasts ahead.

  • Simha sankrantiWednesday 17 August
  • chaturthiWednesday 17 August

Next Ekadashi

  • Shravana Putrada EkadashiWednesday 24 AugustBreak the fast on Thursday between 05:57 and 08:30.
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These timings follow tradition. They are not predictions.