Day dial for New Delhi, Thursday 18 February 2112A 24-hour dial with noon at the top. Sunrise 06:58, sunset 18:13. Yamaganda 06:58 to 08:22. Gulika Kalam 09:46 to 11:11. Abhijit 12:13 to 12:58. Rahu Kalam 14:00 to 15:24.00061218Moonset 10:08Moonrise 23:01

Panchanga · New Delhi · Thursday 18 February 2112

Thursday in New Delhi.

Panchami until 13:08, 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 06:58 to the next sunrise.

  1. SunriseThe panchanga day begins.06:58
  2. YamagandaHold travel and new ventures.06:58 to 08:22
  3. Gulika KalamWhat starts now tends to repeat.09:46 to 11:11
  4. MoonsetThe dot on the bezel where the Moon sets.10:08
  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.23:01

Subdial: the Moon, waning, Krishna Panchami.

The five limbs

What the day is made of.

  • VaraGuruvaraThursday, the day of Jupiter (Ju)From sunrise at 06:58 to the next sunrise
  • TithiPanchami, then ShashthiThe fifth and sixth lunar days of the waning MoonPanchami until 13:08 · Shashthi until 14:13 Fri
  • NakshatraChitra, then SwatiThe lunar mansion the Moon is passing throughUntil 19:32, then Swati until 21:00 Fri
  • YogaGanda, then VriddhiOne of 27 Sun and Moon combinationsUntil 00:57 Fri, then Vriddhi until 00:27 Sat
  • KaranaTaitila, Gara, then VanijaHalf of a lunar dayTaitila until 13:08 · Gara until 01:45 Fri · Vanija until 14:13 Fri

Sun and Moon

When the lights rise and set.

  • Sunrise06:58The Sun's upper edge meets the horizonThe panchanga day begins
  • Sunset18:13Day hours end, night hours begin11 h 15 min of daylight
  • Moonset10:08Upper edge of the Moon on the horizon, seen from the city
  • Moonrise23:01Upper 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.

  • No major festival or fast falls on this day in New Delhi.

Next Ekadashi

  • Vijaya EkadashiTuesday 23 FebruaryBreak the fast on Thursday 25 Feb after sunrise.
  • Vijaya Ekadashi (Vaishnava)Wednesday 24 FebruaryFollowers of the Vaishnava tradition (ISKCON and others) keep this Ekadashi one day later.Break the fast on Thursday after sunrise.
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These timings follow tradition. They are not predictions.