Panchang · New Delhi
Panchang for Friday, 17 April 2026
On Friday, 17 April 2026, the sun rises in New Delhi at 5:53 AM and sets at 6:47 PM. The tithi at sunrise is Amavasya (until 5:21 PM) and the nakshatra Revati (until 12:02 PM). Rahu kaal runs from 10:44 AM to 12:20 PM, and the abhijit muhurat from 11:55 AM to 12:46 PM.
What changed since the previous day
- Previous sunrise: Krishna Chaturdashi; this sunrise: Amavasya.
- Previous sunrise: Uttara Bhadrapada; this sunrise: Revati.
- Next day (18 Apr 2026) at sunrise: Shukla Pratipada.
Festivals and vrats on this day
- Vaishakha Amavasya — The day with Amavasya at sunrise (else the day it begins). Darsha Amavasya, the fast and shraddha day, is the first day Amavasya touches madhyahna.
The five limbs
Every tithi, nakshatra, yoga and karana in force from sunrise to the next sunrise in New Delhi, each with its end time.
Vara (weekday)
Friday
sunrise to next sunrise
Tithi
Amavasya
until 5:21 PM
Shukla Pratipada
5:21 PM to 18 Apr, 2:11 PM
Nakshatra
Revatilord Mercury
until 12:02 PM
Ashwinilord Ketu
12:02 PM to 18 Apr, 9:42 AM
Yoga
Vaidhriti
until 7:22 AM
Vishkambha
7:22 AM to 18 Apr, 3:45 AM
Priti
18 Apr, 3:45 AM to 18 Apr, 11:56 PM
Karana
Chatushpada
until 6:50 AM
Naga
6:50 AM to 5:21 PM
Kimstughna
5:21 PM to 18 Apr, 3:48 AM
Bava
18 Apr, 3:48 AM to 18 Apr, 2:11 PM
Moon sign
- Piscesuntil 12:02 PM
- Ariesuntil 19 Apr, 12:31 PM
Sun sign: Aries
Times usually avoided
- Rahu kaal10:44 AM – 12:20 PM
- Yamaganda3:34 PM – 5:11 PM
- Gulika kaal7:30 AM – 9:07 AM
- Dur muhurat 18:28 AM – 9:20 AM
- Dur muhurat 212:46 PM – 1:38 PM
Auspicious window
- Abhijit muhurat11:55 AM – 12:46 PM
- Paksha
- Krishna
- Month (amanta / purnimanta)
- Chaitra / Vaishakha
- Samvat
- Vikram 2083 · Shaka 1948
- Ritu · Ayana
- Vasanta (spring) · Uttarayana
- Daylight
- 12 h 54 m
- Ayanamsa
- Lahiri (Chitrapaksha) 24°13′33″
Choghadiya
Day and night, each in eight parts: Amrit, Shubh and Labh are good; Char is neutral; Rog, Kaal and Udveg are avoided.
Day choghadiya
- CharNeutral5:53 AM – 7:30 AM
- LabhGood7:30 AM – 9:07 AM
- AmritGood9:07 AM – 10:44 AM
- KaalAvoid10:44 AM – 12:20 PM
- ShubhGood12:20 PM – 1:57 PM
- RogAvoid1:57 PM – 3:34 PM
- UdvegAvoid3:34 PM – 5:11 PM
- CharNeutral5:11 PM – 6:47 PM
Night choghadiya
- RogAvoid6:47 PM – 8:11 PM
- KaalAvoid8:11 PM – 9:34 PM
- LabhGood9:34 PM – 10:57 PM
- UdvegAvoid10:57 PM – 12:20 AM
- ShubhGood12:20 AM – 1:43 AM
- AmritGood1:43 AM – 3:06 AM
- CharNeutral3:06 AM – 4:29 AM
- RogAvoid4:29 AM – 5:52 AM
Hora
Each hora’s ruling planet and start time.
Day horas
- Venus5:53 AM
- Mercury6:58 AM
- Moon8:02 AM
- Saturn9:07 AM
- Jupiter10:11 AM
- Mars11:16 AM
- Sun12:20 PM
- Venus1:25 PM
- Mercury2:29 PM
- Moon3:34 PM
- Saturn4:38 PM
- Jupiter5:43 PM
Night horas
- Mars6:47 PM
- Sun7:43 PM
- Venus8:38 PM
- Mercury9:34 PM
- Moon10:29 PM
- Saturn11:25 PM
- Jupiter12:20 AM
- Mars1:15 AM
- Sun2:11 AM
- Venus3:06 AM
- Mercury4:02 AM
- Moon4:57 AM
17 April 2026, New Delhi (28.62, 77.21), time zone Asia/Kolkata. Sunrise: upper limb with standard refraction. Amrit kaal and varjyam are not given — their ghati tables differ between sources.
17 Apr 2026: questions
Which tithi is it on 17 Apr 2026?
On 17 Apr 2026 in New Delhi, the tithi at sunrise is Amavasya (Krishna paksha), until 5:21 PM; then Shukla Pratipada. The month is Chaitra (amanta) / Vaishakha (purnimanta).
Which nakshatra is it on 17 Apr 2026?
Revati at sunrise, until 12:02 PM; then Ashwini.
When is rahu kaal in New Delhi on 17 Apr 2026?
From 10:44 AM to 12:20 PM. Yamaganda is 3:34 PM–5:11 PM and gulika 7:30 AM–9:07 AM.
What time is sunrise in New Delhi on 17 Apr 2026?
Sunrise is at 5:53 AM and sunset at 6:47 PM — the Sun's upper limb with standard refraction, the convention of the Indian Astronomical Ephemeris and of Drik Panchang (our times agree with the official ephemeris within a quarter of a minute). Almanacs that print the Sun's centre without refraction give sunrise about 3–4 minutes later and sunset as much earlier.
Is there a vrat or festival on 17 Apr 2026?
Vaishakha Amavasya: The day with Amavasya at sunrise (else the day it begins). Darsha Amavasya, the fast and shraddha day, is the first day Amavasya touches madhyahna.
These times are for New Delhi. The same date for another city: panchang finder. Need a time for an auspicious start? Find a muhurat.
Reading a panchang
- Tithi
- Each 12° of separation between the Moon and the Sun is one tithi — 30 in a lunar month, 15 in each of the bright (Shukla) and dark (Krishna) halves. A day takes the tithi running at sunrise; sometimes a tithi never touches a sunrise (kshaya) and sometimes one spans two (vriddhi).
- Nakshatra
- The 27 equal lunar mansions of the zodiac, each 13°20′. The Moon crosses about one a day. Muhurat and naming lean on the nakshatra more than anything else.
- Yoga
- The sum of the Sun’s and Moon’s sidereal longitudes, in 27 parts of 13°20′, from Vishkumbha to Vaidhriti; Vyatipata and Vaidhriti are avoided for auspicious work.
- Karana
- Half a tithi — usually two in a day. Nothing auspicious is begun in Vishti (Bhadra) karana.
- Vara
- The Hindu weekday runs from sunrise to the next sunrise, not from midnight.
- Rahu kaal, Yamaganda, Gulika
- Daylight split into eight parts, one part each by weekday. Tradition avoids them for beginning something new; ordinary work goes on.
- Choghadiya and hora
- Choghadiya divides day and night into eight parts each; a hora gives the ruling planet of each twelfth of the day. Both are widely used for business and travel.
Every figure comes from our own engine (VSOP87 / ELP, Lahiri ayanamsa), tested against the Swiss Ephemeris; tithi and nakshatra end times are accurate to about 2 minutes.