Day dial for New Delhi, Friday 18 December 2026A 24-hour dial with noon at the top. Sunrise 07:08, sunset 17:27. Gulika Kalam 08:25 to 09:43. Rahu Kalam 11:00 to 12:18. Abhijit 11:57 to 12:38. Yamaganda 14:53 to 16:10.00061218Moonset 01:47Moonrise 12:46

Panchanga · New Delhi · Friday 18 December 2026

Friday in New Delhi.

Navami until 23:15, then Dashami.

Times forNew Delhi · 18 December

Rahu Kalam runs 11:00 to 12:18. 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. Gulika KalamWhat starts now tends to repeat.08:25 to 09:43
    3. Rahu KalamAvoid new starts.11:00 to 12:18
    4. AbhijitThe midday window for beginnings.11:57 to 12:38
    5. MoonriseThe dot on the bezel where the Moon rises.12:46
    6. YamagandaHold travel and new ventures.14:53 to 16:10
    7. SunsetNight hours follow.17:27
    8. MoonsetThe dot on the bezel where the Moon sets.01:47 Sat

    Subdial: the Moon, waxing, Shukla Navami.

    The five limbs

    What the day is made of.

    • VaraShukravaraFriday, the day of Venus (Ve)From sunrise at 07:08 to the next sunrise
    • TithiNavami, then DashamiThe ninth and tenth lunar days of the waxing MoonNavami until 23:15 · Dashami until 22:10 Sat
    • NakshatraUttara Bhadrapada, then RevatiThe lunar mansion the Moon is passing throughUntil 16:10, then Revati until 15:58 Sat
    • YogaVyatipata, then VariyanOne of 27 Sun and Moon combinationsUntil 12:19, then Variyan until 10:35 Sat
    • KaranaBalava, Kaulava, then TaitilaHalf of a lunar dayBalava until 11:27 · Kaulava until 23:15 · Taitila until 10:49 Sat

    Sun and Moon

    When the lights rise and set.

    • Sunrise07:08The Sun's upper edge meets the horizonThe panchanga day begins
    • Sunset17:27Day hours end, night hours begin10 h 20 min of daylight
    • Moonset01:47Upper edge of the Moon on the horizon, seen from the citySaturday
    • Moonrise12:46Upper 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
    • MasaMargashirshaLunar month, counted to the full moonMargashirsha when counted to the new moon
    • RituHemantaEarly winter, one of the six seasons
    • SamvatsaraParabhavaThe 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

    • Mokshada EkadashiSunday 20 DecemberBreak the fast on Monday between 07:10 and 09:13.
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    These timings follow tradition. They are not predictions.