Delhi, Wednesday, 18 August 2027
Wednesday 18 August 2027
The next day, Thursday 19 August
Sunrise 5:52 am, sunset 6:58 pm. The panchangam day starts at sunrise, so the times after midnight below belong to Wednesday until sunrise on Thursday.
Panchangam details
Tithi · Krishna Pratipada
until 3:16 pm
The lunar day. Fasts and observances such as ekadashi, pradosham, amavasya and shraddha are fixed by it.
Nakshatra · Shatabhisha
until 5:15 am Thursday
The Moon's star at sunrise, one of 27. Your birth star is the one the Moon was in when you were born.
Yoga · Atiganda
until 2:22 am Thursday
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 · Kaulava
until 3:16 pm; then Taitila until 4:19 am Thursday
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
12:25 pm – 2:03 pm
Not used to start new work; work already under way carries on.
Yamagandam
7:30 am – 9:08 am
Avoided for setting out on a journey or starting something new.
Gulikai
10:47 am – 12:25 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 Wednesday the day starts with Labh.
| Day | ||
|---|---|---|
| 5:52 am – 7:30 am | Labh | good |
| 7:30 am – 9:08 am | Amrit | good |
| 9:08 am – 10:47 am | Kaal | avoid |
| 10:47 am – 12:25 pm | Shubh | good |
| 12:25 pm – 2:03 pm | Rog | avoid · Rahu Kalam |
| 2:03 pm – 3:42 pm | Udveg | avoid |
| 3:42 pm – 5:20 pm | Char | neutral |
| 5:20 pm – 6:58 pm | Labh | good |
| Night | ||
|---|---|---|
| 6:58 pm – 8:20 pm | Udveg | avoid |
| 8:20 pm – 9:42 pm | Shubh | good |
| 9:42 pm – 11:03 pm | Amrit | good |
| 11:03 pm – 12:25 am | Char | neutral |
| 12:25 am – 1:47 am | Rog | avoid |
| 1:47 am – 3:09 am | Kaal | avoid |
| 3:09 am – 4:30 am | Labh | good |
| 4:30 am – 5:52 am | Udveg | 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; on Wednesdays it is traditionally not used.
The Moon
Moonrise 7:31 pm, moonset 6:30 am.
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: Mercury on a Wednesday.
| 5:52 am – 6:57 am | Mercury |
| 6:57 am – 8:03 am | Moon |
| 8:03 am – 9:08 am | Saturn |
| 9:08 am – 10:14 am | Jupiter |
| 10:14 am – 11:19 am | Mars |
| 11:19 am – 12:25 pm | Sun |
| 12:25 pm – 1:30 pm | Venus |
| 1:30 pm – 2:36 pm | Mercury |
| 2:36 pm – 3:42 pm | Moon |
| 3:42 pm – 4:47 pm | Saturn |
| 4:47 pm – 5:53 pm | Jupiter |
| 5:53 pm – 6:58 pm | Mars |
| 6:58 pm – 7:53 pm | Sun |
| 7:53 pm – 8:47 pm | Venus |
| 8:47 pm – 9:42 pm | Mercury |
| 9:42 pm – 10:36 pm | Moon |
| 10:36 pm – 11:31 pm | Saturn |
| 11:31 pm – 12:25 am | Jupiter |
| 12:25 am – 1:20 am | Mars |
| 1:20 am – 2:14 am | Sun |
| 2:14 am – 3:09 am | Venus |
| 3:09 am – 4:03 am | Mercury |
| 4:03 am – 4:58 am | Moon |
| 4:58 am – 5:52 am | Saturn |
About this day
Daylight lasts 13 hours and 7 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 3:16 pm, yoga at 2:22 am Thursday, karana at 4:19 am Thursday, nakshatra at 5:15 am Thursday.
On a Wednesday, Rahu Kalam is the fifth of the eight parts of daylight, from 12:25 pm in Delhi.
Questions
What is the tithi in Delhi on 18 August 2027?
Krishna Pratipada, until 3:16 pm. A day takes the tithi running at its sunrise (5:52 am in Delhi).
When is Rahu Kalam in Delhi on 18 August 2027?
12:25 pm to 2:03 pm, the fifth of the eight parts of daylight on a Wednesday. Yamagandam runs 7:30 am to 9:08 am and Gulikai 10:47 am to 12:25 pm.
Which choghadiya periods are good in Delhi on 18 August 2027?
During daylight: Labh 5:52 am to 7:30 am, Amrit 7:30 am to 9:08 am, Shubh 10:47 am to 12:25 pm, Labh 5:20 pm to 6:58 pm. Abhijit Muhurta is 11:59 am to 12:51 pm; on Wednesdays it is traditionally not used.
When does the Moon rise in Delhi on 18 August 2027?
Moonrise is at 7:31 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.