Day dial for New Delhi, Wednesday 18 February 2015A 24-hour dial with noon at the top. Sunrise 06:57, sunset 18:13. Yamaganda 08:22 to 09:46. Gulika Kalam 11:11 to 12:35. Rahu Kalam 12:35 to 14:00.00061218Moonset 17:40Moonrise 06:52

Panchanga · New Delhi · Wednesday 18 February 2015

Wednesday in New Delhi.

Chaturdashi until 09:03, then Amavasya.

Observed today New moon, Darsha Amavasya

Times forNew Delhi · 18 February

Rahu Kalam runs 12:35 to 14:00. Avoid new starts then.

The day runs from sunrise at 06:57 to the next sunrise.

  1. SunriseThe panchanga day begins.06:57
  2. YamagandaHold travel and new ventures.08:22 to 09:46
  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.17:40
  6. SunsetNight hours follow.18:13
  7. MoonriseThe dot on the bezel where the Moon rises.06:52 Thu

Subdial: the Moon, waning, Krishna Chaturdashi.

The five limbs

What the day is made of.

  • VaraBudhavaraWednesday, the day of Mercury (Me)From sunrise at 06:57 to the next sunrise
  • TithiChaturdashi, then Amavasya, then PratipadaThe fourteenth lunar day of the waning Moon, then the fifteenth and first of the waxing MoonChaturdashi until 09:03 · Amavasya until 05:17 Thu · Pratipada until 01:30 Fri
  • NakshatraShravana, Dhanishtha, then ShatabhishaThe lunar mansion the Moon is passing throughUntil 09:27, then Dhanishtha until 06:27 Thu, then Shatabhisha until 03:25 Fri
  • YogaVariyan, then ParighaOne of 27 Sun and Moon combinationsUntil 11:47, then Parigha until 07:28 Thu
  • KaranaShakuni, Chatushpada, Naga, then KimstughnaHalf of a lunar dayShakuni until 09:03 · Chatushpada until 19:11 · Naga until 05:17 Thu · Kimstughna until 15:23 Thu

Sun and Moon

When the lights rise and set.

  • Sunrise06:57The Sun's upper edge meets the horizonThe panchanga day begins
  • Sunset18:13Day hours end, night hours begin11 h 16 min of daylight
  • Moonset17:40Upper edge of the Moon on the horizon, seen from the city
  • Moonrise06:52Upper 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
  • SamvatsaraJayaThe name of the year in the 60-year cycle

Observances

The fasts ahead.

  • New moonWednesday 18 February
  • Darsha AmavasyaWednesday 18 February

Next Ekadashi

  • Amalaki EkadashiSunday 1 MarchBreak the fast on Monday between 06:46 and 09:04.
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These timings follow tradition. They are not predictions.