Day dial for New Delhi, Tuesday 18 February 2059A 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 00:32Moonrise 10:51

Panchanga · New Delhi · Tuesday 18 February 2059

Tuesday in New Delhi.

Saptami until 01:29 Wed, then Ashtami.

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. MoonriseThe dot on the bezel where the Moon rises.10:51
  4. AbhijitThe midday window for beginnings.12:13 to 12:58
  5. Gulika KalamWhat starts now tends to repeat.12:35 to 14:00
  6. Rahu KalamAvoid new starts.15:24 to 16:49
  7. SunsetNight hours follow.18:13
  8. MoonsetThe dot on the bezel where the Moon sets.00:32 Wed

Subdial: the Moon, waxing, Shukla Saptami.

The five limbs

What the day is made of.

  • VaraMangalavaraTuesday, the day of Mars (Ma)From sunrise at 06:57 to the next sunrise
  • TithiSaptami, then AshtamiThe seventh and eighth lunar days of the waxing MoonSaptami until 01:29 Wed · Ashtami until 01:38 Thu
  • NakshatraBharani, then KrittikaThe lunar mansion the Moon is passing throughUntil 20:22, then Krittika until 20:56 Wed
  • YogaBrahma, then IndraOne of 27 Sun and Moon combinationsUntil 22:43, then Indra until 21:34 Wed
  • KaranaGara, Vanija, then VishtiHalf of a lunar dayGara until 13:43 · Vanija until 01:29 Wed · Vishti until 13:28 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
  • Moonset00:32Upper edge of the Moon on the horizon, seen from the cityWednesday
  • Moonrise10:51Upper 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
  • MasaMaghaLunar month, counted to the full moonMagha when counted to the new moon
  • RituShishiraLate winter, one of the six seasons
  • SamvatsaraBahudhanyaThe 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

  • Jaya EkadashiSaturday 22 FebruaryBreak the fast on Sunday between 13:44 and 18:16.
  • Jaya Ekadashi (Vaishnava)Sunday 23 FebruaryFollowers of the Vaishnava tradition (ISKCON and others) keep this Ekadashi one day later.Break the fast on Monday between 06:52 and 08:11.
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These timings follow tradition. They are not predictions.