Panchang
On Wednesday, 18 February 2026, at sunrise in New Delhi (06:57), the tithi is Shukla Pratipada (शुक्ल प्रतिपदा) until about 16:58, then Shukla Dwitiya, and the nakshatra is Shatabhisha until about 21:15, with Shiva yoga and Bava karana, in the Hindu month of Phalguna. Rahu Kaal in New Delhi is 12:35 to 14:00.
बुधवार, 18 फरवरी 2026
तिथि
Shukla Pratipada
शुक्ल प्रतिपदा
शुक्ल पक्ष | Shukla Paksha | until about 16:58, then Shukla Dwitiya
वार
Wednesday
बुधवार
Lord: Mercury (बुध)
नक्षत्र
Shatabhisha
शतभिषा
Lord: Rahu | Deity: Varuna | Pada 2 | until about 21:15, then Purva Bhadrapada
योग
Shiva
शिव
करण
Bava
बव
Values at sunrise in New Delhi (06:57 IST), the moment that names a Panchang day. Change times are calculated from the positions of the Sun and the Moon and can differ by a few minutes from a printed almanac.
Hindu Month
Phalguna
फाल्गुन
Amanta: the month ends at the new moon
Paksha
Shukla (Waxing)
शुक्ल पक्ष
Moon Phase
New Moon
Calculated for New Delhi (28.61°N, 77.21°E), India Standard Time, to the nearest minute. Other cities differ by several minutes.
Sunrise
06:57
Sunset
18:13
Calculated for New Delhi: daytime from sunrise (06:57) to sunset (18:13) in eight equal parts; on Wednesday Rahu Kaal is the fifth part. In other cities the windows move with local sunrise and sunset.
राहु काल
12:35 - 14:00
यमगंड
08:22 - 09:46
गुलिक काल
11:11 - 12:35
अभिजीत मुहूर्त
12:13 - 12:58
The eighth of the 15 daytime muhurtas, centred on solar noon, calculated for New Delhi. Traditionally regarded as favourable; check a detailed muhurta for important events.
At sunrise in New Delhi (06:57) on Wednesday, 18 February 2026 the tithi is Shukla Pratipada (शुक्ल प्रतिपदा), in the Hindu month of Phalguna (फाल्गुन). It lasts until about 16:58 IST, when Shukla Dwitiya begins. The tithi at sunrise names the day; change times are calculated and can differ by a few minutes from a printed almanac.
At sunrise on Wednesday, 18 February 2026 the nakshatra is Shatabhisha (शतभिषा) until about 21:15 IST, then Purva Bhadrapada; the yoga is Shiva (शिव) and the karana is Bava (बव). Each of these changes during the day.
None of the festivals on the verified 2026 festival list falls on Wednesday, 18 February 2026.
Rahu Kaal in New Delhi on Wednesday, 18 February 2026 is 12:35 to 14:00 IST: the fifth of the eight equal parts of daytime from sunrise (06:57) to sunset (18:13). In other cities it moves with local sunrise and sunset.
In New Delhi on Wednesday, 18 February 2026 Yamaganda is 08:22 to 09:46 and Gulika Kaal is 11:11 to 12:35 IST, worked out the same way from sunrise and sunset.
For New Delhi on Wednesday, 18 February 2026, the sun rises at 06:57 and sets at 18:13. Abhijit Muhurta, the eighth of the 15 daytime muhurtas around solar noon, is 12:13 to 12:58. Other cities differ by several minutes.
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