Day dial for New Delhi, Saturday 18 October 2025A 24-hour dial with noon at the top. Sunrise 06:24, sunset 17:48. Gulika Kalam 06:24 to 07:49. Rahu Kalam 09:15 to 10:41. Abhijit 11:43 to 12:29. Yamaganda 13:32 to 14:57.00061218Moonset 16:06Moonrise 04:19

Panchanga · New Delhi · Saturday 18 October 2025

Saturday in New Delhi.

Dwadashi until 12:20, then Trayodashi.

Observed today Dhanteras, Pradosh

Times forNew Delhi · 18 October

Rahu Kalam runs 09:15 to 10:41. Avoid new starts then.

The day runs from sunrise at 06:24 to the next sunrise.

    Times are local to the place you choose.

    1. SunriseThe panchanga day begins.06:24
    2. Gulika KalamWhat starts now tends to repeat.06:24 to 07:49
    3. Rahu KalamAvoid new starts.09:15 to 10:41
    4. AbhijitThe midday window for beginnings.11:43 to 12:29
    5. YamagandaHold travel and new ventures.13:32 to 14:57
    6. MoonsetThe dot on the bezel where the Moon sets.16:06
    7. SunsetNight hours follow.17:48
    8. MoonriseThe dot on the bezel where the Moon rises.04:19 Sun

    Subdial: the Moon, waning, Krishna Dwadashi.

    The five limbs

    What the day is made of.

    • VaraShanivaraSaturday, the day of Saturn (Sa)From sunrise at 06:24 to the next sunrise
    • TithiDwadashi, then TrayodashiThe twelfth and thirteenth lunar days of the waning MoonDwadashi until 12:20 · Trayodashi until 13:52 Sun
    • NakshatraPurva Phalguni, then Uttara PhalguniThe lunar mansion the Moon is passing throughUntil 15:42, then Uttara Phalguni until 17:50 Sun
    • YogaBrahma, then IndraOne of 27 Sun and Moon combinationsUntil 01:48 Sun, then Indra until 02:05 Mon
    • KaranaTaitila, Gara, then VanijaHalf of a lunar dayTaitila until 12:20 · Gara until 01:03 Sun · Vanija until 13:52 Sun

    Sun and Moon

    When the lights rise and set.

    • Sunrise06:24The Sun's upper edge meets the horizonThe panchanga day begins
    • Sunset17:48Day hours end, night hours begin11 h 25 min of daylight
    • Moonset16:06Upper edge of the Moon on the horizon, seen from the city
    • Moonrise04:19Upper edge of the Moon on the horizon, seen from the citySunday

    The calendar

    Where the day sits in the year.

    • PakshaKrishnaThe waning fortnight, full moon to new moon
    • MasaKartikaLunar month, counted to the full moonAshvina when counted to the new moon
    • RituSharadAutumn, one of the six seasons
    • SamvatsaraVishvavasuThe name of the year in the 60-year cycle

    Observances

    The fasts ahead.

    • DhanterasSaturday 18 October
    • PradoshSaturday 18 October

    Next Ekadashi

    • Prabodhini EkadashiSaturday 1 NovemberBreak the fast on Monday 3 Nov after sunrise.
    • Prabodhini Ekadashi (Vaishnava)Sunday 2 NovemberFollowers of the Vaishnava tradition (ISKCON and others) keep this Ekadashi one day later.Break the fast on Monday after sunrise.
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    These timings follow tradition. They are not predictions.