Day dial for New Delhi, Wednesday 18 March 2026A 24-hour dial with noon at the top. Sunrise 06:28, sunset 18:31. Yamaganda 07:58 to 09:29. Gulika Kalam 10:59 to 12:29. Rahu Kalam 12:29 to 14:00.00061218Moonset 17:56Moonrise 06:24

Panchanga · New Delhi · Wednesday 18 March 2026

Wednesday in New Delhi.

Chaturdashi until 08:26, then Amavasya.

Observed today Darsha Amavasya

Times forNew Delhi · 18 March

Rahu Kalam runs 12:29 to 14:00. Avoid new starts then.

The day runs from sunrise at 06:28 to the next sunrise.

    Times are local to the place you choose.

    1. SunriseThe panchanga day begins.06:28
    2. YamagandaHold travel and new ventures.07:58 to 09:29
    3. Gulika KalamWhat starts now tends to repeat.10:59 to 12:29
    4. Rahu KalamAvoid new starts.12:29 to 14:00
    5. MoonsetThe dot on the bezel where the Moon sets.17:56
    6. SunsetNight hours follow.18:31
    7. MoonriseThe dot on the bezel where the Moon rises.06:24 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 06:28 to the next sunrise
    • TithiChaturdashi, then AmavasyaThe fourteenth and fifteenth lunar days of the waning MoonChaturdashi until 08:26 · Amavasya until 06:53 Thu
    • NakshatraPurva Bhadrapada, then Uttara BhadrapadaThe lunar mansion the Moon is passing throughUntil 05:21 Thu, then Uttara Bhadrapada until 04:05 Fri
    • YogaShubha, then ShuklaOne of 27 Sun and Moon combinationsUntil 04:01 Thu, then Shukla until 01:17 Fri
    • KaranaShakuni, Chatushpada, then NagaHalf of a lunar dayShakuni until 08:26 · Chatushpada until 19:44 · Naga until 06:53 Thu

    Sun and Moon

    When the lights rise and set.

    • Sunrise06:28The Sun's upper edge meets the horizonThe panchanga day begins
    • Sunset18:31Day hours end, night hours begin12 h 3 min of daylight
    • Moonset17:56Upper 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
    • MasaChaitraLunar 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.

    • Darsha AmavasyaWednesday 18 March

    Next Ekadashi

    • Kamada EkadashiSunday 29 MarchBreak the fast on Monday between 06:14 and 07:10.
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    These timings follow tradition. They are not predictions.