Day dial for New Delhi, Wednesday 18 February 2026A 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 19:09Moonrise 07:23

Panchanga · New Delhi · Wednesday 18 February 2026

Wednesday in New Delhi.

Pratipada until 16:58, then Dwitiya.

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.

    Times are local to the place you choose.

    1. SunriseThe panchanga day begins.06:57
    2. MoonriseThe dot on the bezel where the Moon rises.07:23
    3. YamagandaHold travel and new ventures.08:22 to 09:46
    4. Gulika KalamWhat starts now tends to repeat.11:11 to 12:35
    5. Rahu KalamAvoid new starts.12:35 to 14:00
    6. SunsetNight hours follow.18:13
    7. MoonsetThe dot on the bezel where the Moon sets.19:09

    Subdial: the Moon, waxing, Shukla Pratipada.

    The five limbs

    What the day is made of.

    • VaraBudhavaraWednesday, the day of Mercury (Me)From sunrise at 06:57 to the next sunrise
    • TithiPratipada, then DwitiyaThe first and second lunar days of the waxing MoonPratipada until 16:58 · Dwitiya until 15:59 Thu
    • NakshatraShatabhisha, then Purva BhadrapadaThe lunar mansion the Moon is passing throughUntil 21:16, then Purva Bhadrapada until 20:52 Thu
    • YogaShiva, then SiddhaOne of 27 Sun and Moon combinationsUntil 22:45, then Siddha until 20:43 Thu
    • KaranaBava, Balava, then KaulavaHalf of a lunar dayBava until 16:58 · Balava until 04:32 Thu · Kaulava until 15:59 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
    • Moonset19:09Upper edge of the Moon on the horizon, seen from the city
    • Moonrise07:23Upper 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
    • SamvatsaraVishvavasuThe 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 EkadashiFriday 27 FebruaryBreak the fast on Saturday between 06:48 and 09:06.
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    These timings follow tradition. They are not predictions.