Delhi, Tuesday, 17 August 2027
Tuesday 17 August 2027
The next day, Wednesday 18 August
Sunrise 5:51 am, sunset 6:59 pm. The panchangam day starts at sunrise, so the times after midnight below belong to Tuesday until sunrise on Wednesday.
Panchangam details
Tithi · Pournami
until 12:59 pm
The lunar day. Fasts and observances such as ekadashi, pradosham, amavasya and shraddha are fixed by it.
Nakshatra · Dhanishta
until 2:32 am Wednesday
The Moon's star at sunrise, one of 27. Your birth star is the one the Moon was in when you were born.
Yoga · Shobhana
until 1:37 am Wednesday
Worked out from the Sun's and Moon's positions added together. It is read with the tithi, nakshatra and karana when a muhurta is chosen.
Karana · Bava
until 12:59 pm; then Balava until 2:09 am Wednesday
Half a tithi. Vishti, called Bhadra Karanam, is avoided for new beginnings.
No Bhadra Karanam between this sunrise and the next.
Daylight periods
Rahu Kalam
3:42 pm – 5:21 pm
Not used to start new work; work already under way carries on.
Yamagandam
9:08 am – 10:47 am
Avoided for setting out on a journey or starting something new.
Gulikai
12:25 pm – 2:04 pm
Avoided for new beginnings in most households.
Choghadiya
The day and the night each have eight choghadiyas. The names repeat in a cycle of seven, starting from a different name each weekday; on a Tuesday the day starts with Rog.
| Day | ||
|---|---|---|
| 5:51 am – 7:30 am | Rog | avoid |
| 7:30 am – 9:08 am | Udveg | avoid |
| 9:08 am – 10:47 am | Char | neutral |
| 10:47 am – 12:25 pm | Labh | good |
| 12:25 pm – 2:04 pm | Amrit | good |
| 2:04 pm – 3:42 pm | Kaal | avoid |
| 3:42 pm – 5:21 pm | Shubh | avoid · Rahu Kalam |
| 5:21 pm – 6:59 pm | Rog | avoid |
| Night | ||
|---|---|---|
| 6:59 pm – 8:21 pm | Kaal | avoid |
| 8:21 pm – 9:42 pm | Labh | good |
| 9:42 pm – 11:04 pm | Udveg | avoid |
| 11:04 pm – 12:25 am | Shubh | good |
| 12:25 am – 1:47 am | Amrit | good |
| 1:47 am – 3:08 am | Char | neutral |
| 3:08 am – 4:30 am | Rog | avoid |
| 4:30 am – 5:52 am | Kaal | avoid |
Amrit, Shubh and Labh are good for beginnings; Char suits a journey. Udveg, Kaal and Rog are avoided for starting something new.
Abhijit Muhurta
11:59 am – 12:51 pm. The muhurta around solar noon, a good time to begin most things.
The Moon
Moonrise 7:03 pm; the Moon does not set again before the next sunrise.
Hora
Twelve horas from sunrise to sunset and twelve from sunset to the next sunrise, each ruled by a planet. The first hora of the day belongs to the weekday's own planet: Mars on a Tuesday.
| 5:51 am – 6:57 am | Mars |
| 6:57 am – 8:02 am | Sun |
| 8:02 am – 9:08 am | Venus |
| 9:08 am – 10:14 am | Mercury |
| 10:14 am – 11:19 am | Moon |
| 11:19 am – 12:25 pm | Saturn |
| 12:25 pm – 1:31 pm | Jupiter |
| 1:31 pm – 2:36 pm | Mars |
| 2:36 pm – 3:42 pm | Sun |
| 3:42 pm – 4:48 pm | Venus |
| 4:48 pm – 5:54 pm | Mercury |
| 5:54 pm – 6:59 pm | Moon |
| 6:59 pm – 7:54 pm | Saturn |
| 7:54 pm – 8:48 pm | Jupiter |
| 8:48 pm – 9:42 pm | Mars |
| 9:42 pm – 10:37 pm | Sun |
| 10:37 pm – 11:31 pm | Venus |
| 11:31 pm – 12:25 am | Mercury |
| 12:25 am – 1:20 am | Moon |
| 1:20 am – 2:14 am | Saturn |
| 2:14 am – 3:08 am | Jupiter |
| 3:08 am – 4:03 am | Mars |
| 4:03 am – 4:57 am | Sun |
| 4:57 am – 5:52 am | Venus |
About this day
Daylight lasts 13 hours and 8 minutes, so each eighth of the day, the length of Rahu Kalam, is about 98 minutes.
Between this sunrise and the next: tithi and karana at 12:59 pm, yoga at 1:37 am Wednesday, karana at 2:09 am Wednesday, nakshatra at 2:32 am Wednesday.
On a Tuesday, Rahu Kalam is the seventh of the eight parts of daylight, from 3:42 pm in Delhi.
Questions
What is the tithi in Delhi on 17 August 2027?
Pournami, until 12:59 pm. A day takes the tithi running at its sunrise (5:51 am in Delhi).
When is Rahu Kalam in Delhi on 17 August 2027?
3:42 pm to 5:21 pm, the seventh of the eight parts of daylight on a Tuesday. Yamagandam runs 9:08 am to 10:47 am and Gulikai 12:25 pm to 2:04 pm.
Which choghadiya periods are good in Delhi on 17 August 2027?
During daylight: Labh 10:47 am to 12:25 pm, Amrit 12:25 pm to 2:04 pm. Abhijit Muhurta is 11:59 am to 12:51 pm.
When does the Moon rise in Delhi on 17 August 2027?
Moonrise is at 7:03 pm.
Rahu Kalam, Yamagandam and Gulikai · how each value is calculated · why the day starts at sunrise
Calculated for Delhi (28.6139°N, 77.2090°E) by the Drik method, Lahiri ayanamsha.