Day dial for New Delhi, Tuesday 18 August 2026A 24-hour dial with noon at the top. Sunrise 05:52, sunset 18:58. Yamaganda 09:08 to 10:47. Abhijit 11:59 to 12:51. Gulika Kalam 12:25 to 14:03. Rahu Kalam 15:41 to 17:20.00061218Moonset 22:11Moonrise 11:16

Panchanga · New Delhi · Tuesday 18 August 2026

Tuesday in New Delhi.

Shashthi until 17:51, then Saptami.

Observed today shashthi

Times forNew Delhi · 18 August

Rahu Kalam runs 15:41 to 17:20. Avoid new starts then.

The day runs from sunrise at 05:52 to the next sunrise.

    Times are local to the place you choose.

    1. SunriseThe panchanga day begins.05:52
    2. YamagandaHold travel and new ventures.09:08 to 10:47
    3. MoonriseThe dot on the bezel where the Moon rises.11:16
    4. AbhijitThe midday window for beginnings.11:59 to 12:51
    5. Gulika KalamWhat starts now tends to repeat.12:25 to 14:03
    6. Rahu KalamAvoid new starts.15:41 to 17:20
    7. SunsetNight hours follow.18:58
    8. MoonsetThe dot on the bezel where the Moon sets.22:11

    Subdial: the Moon, waxing, Shukla Shashthi.

    The five limbs

    What the day is made of.

    • VaraMangalavaraTuesday, the day of Mars (Ma)From sunrise at 05:52 to the next sunrise
    • TithiShashthi, then SaptamiThe sixth and seventh lunar days of the waxing MoonShashthi until 17:51 · Saptami until 19:20 Wed
    • NakshatraSwatiThe lunar mansion the Moon is passing throughUntil 06:47 Wed
    • YogaShukla, then BrahmaOne of 27 Sun and Moon combinationsUntil 03:23 Wed, then Brahma until 03:44 Thu
    • KaranaTaitila, then GaraHalf of a lunar dayTaitila until 17:51 · Gara until 06:31 Wed

    Sun and Moon

    When the lights rise and set.

    • Sunrise05:52The Sun's upper edge meets the horizonThe panchanga day begins
    • Sunset18:58Day hours end, night hours begin13 h 6 min of daylight
    • Moonset22:11Upper edge of the Moon on the horizon, seen from the city
    • Moonrise11:16Upper 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
    • MasaShravanaLunar month, counted to the full moonShravana when counted to the new moon
    • RituVarshaMonsoon, one of the six seasons
    • SamvatsaraParabhavaThe name of the year in the 60-year cycle

    Observances

    The fasts ahead.

    • shashthiTuesday 18 August

    Next Ekadashi

    • Shravana Putrada EkadashiSunday 23 AugustBreak the fast on Monday between 13:42 and 18:51.
    • Shravana Putrada Ekadashi (Vaishnava)Monday 24 AugustFollowers of the Vaishnava tradition (ISKCON and others) keep this Ekadashi one day later.Break the fast on Tuesday between 05:56 and 06:21.
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    These timings follow tradition. They are not predictions.