Day dial for New Delhi, Wednesday 18 February 2004A 24-hour dial with noon at the top. Sunrise 06:58, sunset 18:13. Yamaganda 08:22 to 09:47. Gulika Kalam 11:11 to 12:35. Rahu Kalam 12:35 to 14:00.00061218Moonset 16:02Moonrise 06:24

Panchanga · New Delhi · Wednesday 18 February 2004

Wednesday in New Delhi.

Trayodashi until 18:43, then Chaturdashi.

Observed today Maha Shivaratri, Maha Shivaratri, Pradosh

Times forNew Delhi · 18 February

Rahu Kalam runs 12:35 to 14:00. 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.08:22 to 09:47
  3. Gulika KalamWhat starts now tends to repeat.11:11 to 12:35
  4. Rahu KalamAvoid new starts.12:35 to 14:00
  5. MoonsetThe dot on the bezel where the Moon sets.16:02
  6. SunsetNight hours follow.18:13
  7. MoonriseThe dot on the bezel where the Moon rises.06:24 Thu

Subdial: the Moon, waning, Krishna Trayodashi.

The five limbs

What the day is made of.

  • VaraBudhavaraWednesday, the day of Mercury (Me)From sunrise at 06:58 to the next sunrise
  • TithiTrayodashi, then ChaturdashiThe thirteenth and fourteenth lunar days of the waning MoonTrayodashi until 18:43 · Chaturdashi until 16:35 Thu
  • NakshatraUttara Ashadha, then ShravanaThe lunar mansion the Moon is passing throughUntil 16:31, then Shravana until 15:04 Thu
  • YogaVyatipata, then VariyanOne of 27 Sun and Moon combinationsUntil 18:49, then Variyan until 15:52 Thu
  • KaranaGara, Vanija, Vishti, then ShakuniHalf of a lunar dayGara until 07:52 · Vanija until 18:43 · Vishti until 05:37 Thu · Shakuni until 16:35 Thu

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
  • Moonset16:02Upper edge of the Moon on the horizon, seen from the city
  • Moonrise06:24Upper edge of the Moon on the horizon, seen from the cityThursday

The calendar

Where the day sits in the year.

  • PakshaKrishnaThe waning fortnight, full moon to new moon
  • MasaPhalgunaLunar month, counted to the full moonMagha when counted to the new moon
  • RituShishiraLate winter, one of the six seasons
  • SamvatsaraSvabhanuThe name of the year in the 60-year cycle

Observances

The fasts ahead.

  • Maha ShivaratriWednesday 18 February
  • Maha ShivaratriWednesday 18 February
  • PradoshWednesday 18 February

Next Ekadashi

  • Amalaki EkadashiTuesday 2 MarchBreak the fast on Wednesday between 13:44 and 18:22.
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These timings follow tradition. They are not predictions.