Day dial for New Delhi, Thursday 18 February 1988A 24-hour dial with noon at the top. Sunrise 06:58, sunset 18:13. Yamaganda 06:58 to 08:22. Gulika Kalam 09:47 to 11:11. Abhijit 12:13 to 12:58. Rahu Kalam 14:00 to 15:24.00061218Moonset 19:07Moonrise 07:26

Panchanga · New Delhi · Thursday 18 February 1988

Thursday in New Delhi.

Pratipada until 17:42, then Dwitiya.

Times forNew Delhi · 18 February

Rahu Kalam runs 14:00 to 15:24. Avoid new starts then.

The day runs from sunrise at 06:58 to the next sunrise.

  1. SunriseThe panchanga day begins.06:58
  2. YamagandaHold travel and new ventures.06:58 to 08:22
  3. MoonriseThe dot on the bezel where the Moon rises.07:26
  4. Gulika KalamWhat starts now tends to repeat.09:47 to 11:11
  5. AbhijitThe midday window for beginnings.12:13 to 12:58
  6. Rahu KalamAvoid new starts.14:00 to 15:24
  7. SunsetNight hours follow.18:13
  8. MoonsetThe dot on the bezel where the Moon sets.19:07

Subdial: the Moon, waxing, Shukla Pratipada.

The five limbs

What the day is made of.

  • VaraGuruvaraThursday, the day of Jupiter (Ju)From sunrise at 06:58 to the next sunrise
  • TithiPratipada, then DwitiyaThe first and second lunar days of the waxing MoonPratipada until 17:42 · Dwitiya until 14:15 Fri
  • NakshatraShatabhisha, then Purva BhadrapadaThe lunar mansion the Moon is passing throughUntil 21:53, then Purva Bhadrapada until 19:15 Fri
  • YogaShiva, then SiddhaOne of 27 Sun and Moon combinationsUntil 23:33, then Siddha until 19:36 Fri
  • KaranaKimstughna, Bava, Balava, then KaulavaHalf of a lunar dayKimstughna until 07:32 · Bava until 17:42 · Balava until 03:56 Fri · Kaulava until 14:15 Fri

Sun and Moon

When the lights rise and set.

  • Sunrise06:58The Sun's upper edge meets the horizonThe panchanga day begins
  • Sunset18:13Day hours end, night hours begin11 h 15 min of daylight
  • Moonset19:07Upper edge of the Moon on the horizon, seen from the city
  • Moonrise07:26Upper 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
  • MasaPhalgunaLunar month, counted to the full moonPhalguna when counted to the new moon
  • RituShishiraLate winter, one of the six seasons
  • SamvatsaraPrabhavaThe name of the year in the 60-year cycle

Observances

The fasts ahead.

  • No major festival or fast falls on this day in New Delhi.

Next Ekadashi

  • Amalaki EkadashiSunday 28 FebruaryBreak the fast on Monday between 06:48 and 09:05.
All festivals this year

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These timings follow tradition. They are not predictions.