Day dial for New Delhi, Thursday 18 February 2044A 24-hour dial with noon at the top. Sunrise 06:57, sunset 18:13. Yamaganda 06:57 to 08:22. Gulika Kalam 09:46 to 11:11. Abhijit 12:13 to 12:58. Rahu Kalam 14:00 to 15:24.00061218Moonset 09:42Moonrise 23:18

Panchanga · New Delhi · Thursday 18 February 2044

Thursday in New Delhi.

Panchami until 09:10, then Shashthi.

Times forNew Delhi · 18 February

Rahu Kalam runs 14:00 to 15:24. 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.06:57 to 08:22
  3. MoonsetThe dot on the bezel where the Moon sets.09:42
  4. Gulika KalamWhat starts now tends to repeat.09:46 to 11:11
  5. AbhijitThe midday window for beginnings.12:13 to 12:58
  6. Rahu KalamAvoid new starts.14:00 to 15:24
  7. SunsetNight hours follow.18:13
  8. MoonriseThe dot on the bezel where the Moon rises.23:18

Subdial: the Moon, waning, Krishna Panchami.

The five limbs

What the day is made of.

  • VaraGuruvaraThursday, the day of Jupiter (Ju)From sunrise at 06:57 to the next sunrise
  • TithiPanchami, then ShashthiThe fifth and sixth lunar days of the waning MoonPanchami until 09:10 · Shashthi until 10:39 Fri
  • NakshatraChitra, then SwatiThe lunar mansion the Moon is passing throughUntil 13:04, then Swati until 15:09 Fri
  • YogaGanda, then VriddhiOne of 27 Sun and Moon combinationsUntil 16:24, then Vriddhi until 16:33 Fri
  • KaranaTaitila, Gara, then VanijaHalf of a lunar dayTaitila until 09:10 · Gara until 21:50 · Vanija until 10:39 Fri

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
  • Moonset09:42Upper edge of the Moon on the horizon, seen from the city
  • Moonrise23:18Upper edge of the Moon on the horizon, seen from the city

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
  • SamvatsaraRudhirodgariThe 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

  • Vijaya EkadashiWednesday 24 FebruaryBreak the fast on Thursday between 06:51 and 09:08.
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These timings follow tradition. They are not predictions.