Day dial for New Delhi, Saturday 18 February 2045A 24-hour dial with noon at the top. Sunrise 06:57, sunset 18:14. Gulika Kalam 06:57 to 08:21. Rahu Kalam 09:46 to 11:11. Abhijit 12:13 to 12:58. Yamaganda 14:00 to 15:24.00061218Moonset 19:31Moonrise 07:33

Panchanga · New Delhi · Saturday 18 February 2045

Saturday in New Delhi.

Pratipada until 07:28, then Dwitiya.

Times forNew Delhi · 18 February

Rahu Kalam runs 09:46 to 11:11. Avoid new starts then.

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

  1. SunriseThe panchanga day begins.06:57
  2. Gulika KalamWhat starts now tends to repeat.06:57 to 08:21
  3. MoonriseThe dot on the bezel where the Moon rises.07:33
  4. Rahu KalamAvoid new starts.09:46 to 11:11
  5. AbhijitThe midday window for beginnings.12:13 to 12:58
  6. YamagandaHold travel and new ventures.14:00 to 15:24
  7. SunsetNight hours follow.18:14
  8. MoonsetThe dot on the bezel where the Moon sets.19:31

Subdial: the Moon, waxing, Shukla Pratipada.

The five limbs

What the day is made of.

  • VaraShanivaraSaturday, the day of Saturn (Sa)From sunrise at 06:57 to the next sunrise
  • TithiPratipada, then DwitiyaThe first and second lunar days of the waxing MoonPratipada until 07:28 · Dwitiya until 09:13 Sun
  • NakshatraShatabhisha, then Purva BhadrapadaThe lunar mansion the Moon is passing throughUntil 12:46, then Purva Bhadrapada until 14:56 Sun
  • YogaShiva, then SiddhaOne of 27 Sun and Moon combinationsUntil 14:48, then Siddha until 14:58 Sun
  • KaranaBava, Balava, then KaulavaHalf of a lunar dayBava until 07:28 · Balava until 20:24 · Kaulava until 09:13 Sun

Sun and Moon

When the lights rise and set.

  • Sunrise06:57The Sun's upper edge meets the horizonThe panchanga day begins
  • Sunset18:14Day hours end, night hours begin11 h 17 min of daylight
  • Moonset19:31Upper edge of the Moon on the horizon, seen from the city
  • Moonrise07:33Upper 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
  • MasaPhalgunaLunar month, counted to the full moonPhalguna when counted to the new moon
  • RituShishiraLate winter, one of the six seasons
  • SamvatsaraRaktakshiThe 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

  • Amalaki EkadashiMonday 27 FebruaryBreak the fast on Tuesday between 07:29 and 09:05.
All festivals this year

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These timings follow tradition. They are not predictions.