Day dial for New Delhi, Tuesday 18 February 2031A 24-hour dial with noon at the top. Sunrise 06:57, sunset 18:13. Yamaganda 09:46 to 11:11. Abhijit 12:13 to 12:58. Gulika Kalam 12:35 to 14:00. Rahu Kalam 15:24 to 16:49.00061218Moonset 14:48Moonrise 04:46

Panchanga · New Delhi · Tuesday 18 February 2031

Tuesday is Vijaya Ekadashi (Vaishnava), a day for fasting.

Ekadashi until 08:28, then Dwadashi. Break the fast on Wednesday after sunrise.

Observed today Trisparsha Mahadwadashi

Times forNew Delhi · 18 February

Rahu Kalam runs 15:24 to 16:49. Avoid new starts then.

The day runs from sunrise at 06:57 to the next sunrise.

  1. SunriseThe panchanga day begins.06:57
  2. YamagandaHold travel and new ventures.09:46 to 11:11
  3. AbhijitThe midday window for beginnings.12:13 to 12:58
  4. Gulika KalamWhat starts now tends to repeat.12:35 to 14:00
  5. MoonsetThe dot on the bezel where the Moon sets.14:48
  6. Rahu KalamAvoid new starts.15:24 to 16:49
  7. SunsetNight hours follow.18:13
  8. MoonriseThe dot on the bezel where the Moon rises.04:46 Wed

Subdial: the Moon, waning, Krishna Ekadashi.

The five limbs

What the day is made of.

  • VaraMangalavaraTuesday, the day of Mars (Ma)From sunrise at 06:57 to the next sunrise
  • TithiEkadashi, then Dwadashi, then TrayodashiThe eleventh, twelfth and thirteenth lunar days of the waning MoonEkadashi until 08:28 · Dwadashi until 05:39 Wed · Trayodashi until 02:45 Thu
  • NakshatraPurva Ashadha, then Uttara AshadhaThe lunar mansion the Moon is passing throughUntil 00:26 Wed, then Uttara Ashadha until 22:17 Wed
  • YogaSiddhi, then VyatipataOne of 27 Sun and Moon combinationsUntil 02:02 Wed, then Vyatipata until 22:28 Wed
  • KaranaBalava, Kaulava, Taitila, then GaraHalf of a lunar dayBalava until 08:28 · Kaulava until 19:04 · Taitila until 05:39 Wed · Gara until 16:12 Wed

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
  • Moonset14:48Upper edge of the Moon on the horizon, seen from the city
  • Moonrise04:46Upper edge of the Moon on the horizon, seen from the cityWednesday

The calendar

Where the day sits in the year.

  • PakshaKrishnaThe waning fortnight, full moon to new moon
  • MasaPhalgunaLunar month, counted to the full moonMagha when counted to the new moon
  • RituShishiraLate winter, one of the six seasons
  • SamvatsaraSadharanaThe name of the year in the 60-year cycle

Observances

The fasts ahead.

  • Vijaya Ekadashi (Vaishnava)Tuesday 18 FebruaryFollowers of the Vaishnava tradition (ISKCON and others) keep this Ekadashi one day later.Break the fast on Wednesday after sunrise.
  • Trisparsha MahadwadashiTuesday 18 February

Next Ekadashi

  • Amalaki EkadashiTuesday 4 MarchBreak the fast on Wednesday between 13:44 and 18:23.
  • Amalaki Ekadashi (Vaishnava)Wednesday 5 MarchFollowers of the Vaishnava tradition (ISKCON and others) keep this Ekadashi one day later.Break the fast on Thursday between 06:42 and 08:06.
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These timings follow tradition. They are not predictions.