Day dial for New Delhi, Thursday 18 December 2025A 24-hour dial with noon at the top. Sunrise 07:08, sunset 17:28. Yamaganda 07:08 to 08:25. Gulika Kalam 09:43 to 11:00. Abhijit 11:57 to 12:38. Rahu Kalam 13:35 to 14:53.00061218Moonset 15:53Moonrise 06:34

Panchanga · New Delhi · Thursday 18 December 2025

Thursday in New Delhi.

Chaturdashi until 05:00 Fri, then Amavasya.

Observed today Monthly Shivaratri

Times forNew Delhi · 18 December

Rahu Kalam runs 13:35 to 14:53. Avoid new starts then.

The day runs from sunrise at 07:08 to the next sunrise.

    Times are local to the place you choose.

    1. SunriseThe panchanga day begins.07:08
    2. YamagandaHold travel and new ventures.07:08 to 08:25
    3. Gulika KalamWhat starts now tends to repeat.09:43 to 11:00
    4. AbhijitThe midday window for beginnings.11:57 to 12:38
    5. Rahu KalamAvoid new starts.13:35 to 14:53
    6. MoonsetThe dot on the bezel where the Moon sets.15:53
    7. SunsetNight hours follow.17:28
    8. MoonriseThe dot on the bezel where the Moon rises.06:34 Fri

    Subdial: the Moon, waning, Krishna Chaturdashi.

    The five limbs

    What the day is made of.

    • VaraGuruvaraThursday, the day of Jupiter (Ju)From sunrise at 07:08 to the next sunrise
    • TithiChaturdashi, then AmavasyaThe fourteenth and fifteenth lunar days of the waning MoonChaturdashi until 05:00 Fri · Amavasya until 07:13 Sat
    • NakshatraAnuradha, then JyeshthaThe lunar mansion the Moon is passing throughUntil 20:07, then Jyeshtha until 22:51 Fri
    • YogaDhriti, then ShulaOne of 27 Sun and Moon combinationsUntil 15:06, then Shula until 15:47 Fri
    • KaranaVishti, Shakuni, then ChatushpadaHalf of a lunar dayVishti until 15:48 · Shakuni until 05:00 Fri · Chatushpada until 18:08 Fri

    Sun and Moon

    When the lights rise and set.

    • Sunrise07:08The Sun's upper edge meets the horizonThe panchanga day begins
    • Sunset17:28Day hours end, night hours begin10 h 20 min of daylight
    • Moonset15:53Upper edge of the Moon on the horizon, seen from the city
    • Moonrise06:34Upper edge of the Moon on the horizon, seen from the cityFriday

    The calendar

    Where the day sits in the year.

    • PakshaKrishnaThe waning fortnight, full moon to new moon
    • MasaPaushaLunar month, counted to the full moonMargashirsha when counted to the new moon
    • RituHemantaEarly winter, one of the six seasons
    • SamvatsaraVishvavasuThe name of the year in the 60-year cycle

    Observances

    The fasts ahead.

    • Monthly ShivaratriThursday 18 December

    Next Ekadashi

    • Pausha Putrada EkadashiTuesday 30 DecemberBreak the fast on Wednesday between 13:27 and 17:34.
    • Pausha Putrada Ekadashi (Vaishnava)Wednesday 31 DecemberFollowers of the Vaishnava tradition (ISKCON and others) keep this Ekadashi one day later.Break the fast on Thursday after sunrise.
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    These timings follow tradition. They are not predictions.