Day dial for New Delhi, Sunday 18 February 2052A 24-hour dial with noon at the top. Sunrise 06:57, sunset 18:13. Abhijit 12:13 to 12:58. Yamaganda 12:35 to 14:00. Gulika Kalam 15:24 to 16:49. Rahu Kalam 16:49 to 18:13.00061218Moonset 08:51Moonrise 21:36

Panchanga · New Delhi · Sunday 18 February 2052

Sunday in New Delhi.

Chaturthi until 03:28 Mon, then Panchami.

Observed today chaturthi, Sankashti Chaturthi

Times forNew Delhi · 18 February

Rahu Kalam runs 16:49 to 18:13. Avoid new starts then.

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

  1. SunriseThe panchanga day begins.06:57
  2. MoonsetThe dot on the bezel where the Moon sets.08:51
  3. AbhijitThe midday window for beginnings.12:13 to 12:58
  4. YamagandaHold travel and new ventures.12:35 to 14:00
  5. Gulika KalamWhat starts now tends to repeat.15:24 to 16:49
  6. Rahu KalamAvoid new starts.16:49 to 18:13
  7. SunsetNight hours follow.18:13
  8. MoonriseThe dot on the bezel where the Moon rises.21:36

Subdial: the Moon, waning, Krishna Chaturthi.

The five limbs

What the day is made of.

  • VaraRavivaraSunday, the day of the Sun (Su)From sunrise at 06:57 to the next sunrise
  • TithiChaturthi, then PanchamiThe fourth and fifth lunar days of the waning MoonChaturthi until 03:28 Mon · Panchami until 05:46 Tue
  • NakshatraHasta, then ChitraThe lunar mansion the Moon is passing throughUntil 03:25 Mon, then Chitra until 06:10 Tue
  • YogaShula, then GandaOne of 27 Sun and Moon combinationsUntil 05:50 Mon, then Ganda until 06:31 Tue
  • KaranaBava, Balava, then KaulavaHalf of a lunar dayBava until 14:30 · Balava until 03:28 Mon · Kaulava until 16:34 Mon

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
  • Moonset08:51Upper edge of the Moon on the horizon, seen from the city
  • Moonrise21:36Upper 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
  • SamvatsaraPrajapatiThe name of the year in the 60-year cycle

Observances

The fasts ahead.

  • chaturthiSunday 18 February
  • Sankashti ChaturthiSunday 18 February

Next Ekadashi

  • Vijaya EkadashiMonday 26 FebruaryBreak the fast on Tuesday between 06:49 and 09:06.
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These timings follow tradition. They are not predictions.