Day dial for New Delhi, Tuesday 18 February 2053A 24-hour dial with noon at the top. Sunrise 06:57, sunset 18:14. 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 18:02

Panchanga · New Delhi · Tuesday 18 February 2053

Tuesday in New Delhi.

Amavasya until 22:02, then Pratipada.

Observed today New moon, Darsha Amavasya

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. Rahu KalamAvoid new starts.15:24 to 16:49
  6. MoonsetThe dot on the bezel where the Moon sets.18:02
  7. SunsetNight hours follow.18:14

Subdial: the Moon, waning, Krishna Amavasya.

The five limbs

What the day is made of.

  • VaraMangalavaraTuesday, the day of Mars (Ma)From sunrise at 06:57 to the next sunrise
  • TithiAmavasya, then PratipadaThe fifteenth lunar day of the waning Moon, then the first of the waxing MoonAmavasya until 22:02 · Pratipada until 22:25 Wed
  • NakshatraDhanishtha, then ShatabhishaThe lunar mansion the Moon is passing throughUntil 23:30, then Shatabhisha until 00:27 Thu
  • YogaParigha, then ShivaOne of 27 Sun and Moon combinationsUntil 00:46 Wed, then Shiva until 23:53 Wed
  • KaranaChatushpada, Naga, then KimstughnaHalf of a lunar dayChatushpada until 09:39 · Naga until 22:02 · Kimstughna until 10:17 Wed

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
  • Moonset18:02Upper edge of the Moon on the horizon, seen from the city
  • MoonriseNo moonriseOn some days the Moon does not rise, or does not set, between one midnight and the next

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
  • SamvatsaraAngirasaThe name of the year in the 60-year cycle

Observances

The fasts ahead.

  • New moonTuesday 18 February
  • Darsha AmavasyaTuesday 18 February

Next Ekadashi

  • Amalaki EkadashiFriday 28 FebruaryBreak the fast on Sunday 2 Mar after sunrise.
  • Amalaki Ekadashi (Vaishnava)Saturday 1 MarchFollowers of the Vaishnava tradition (ISKCON and others) keep this Ekadashi one day later.Break the fast on Sunday after sunrise.
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These timings follow tradition. They are not predictions.