Daily panchang · New Delhi

Panchang for 18 April 2026

Saturday (Ruled by Saturn). All timings are for New Delhi, India (IST), anchored to local sunrise — the classical convention. For your own city and live muhurat windows, use the interactive panchang.

At sunrise

Shukla Pratipada tithi, Ashwini nakshatra, Preeti yoga and Bava karana. Sunrise 05:52, sunset 18:48. Rahu Kalam runs 09:0610:43.

The five angas

TithiShukla Pratipadauntil 14:11
NakshatraAshwiniuntil 09:42
YogaPreetiuntil 23:54
KaranaBavauntil 14:11
VaraSaturday

Sun timings

Sunrise
05:52
Sunset
18:48
Rahu Kalam
09:0610:43

Rahu Kalam is the weekday-fixed eighth of daytime traditionally avoided for new beginnings.

Festivals & vrat

  • Chaitra Navaratri Begins / Gudi Padwa / UgadiLunar new-year season and the opening of the spring Devi worship cycle.
Full festival calendar

Auspicious choghadiya windows

Amrit, Shubh and Labh periods for 18 April 2026 in New Delhi.

Shubh · day

07:2909:06

Good for learning, blessings, marriage-related work, counsel, and spiritual acts.

Char · day

12:2013:57

Good for travel, movement, social plans, beauty, and flexible tasks.

Labh · day

13:5715:34

Good for business, study, writing, trade, and practical decisions.

Amrit · day

15:3417:11

Excellent for most starts, puja, important calls, healing, and family work.

Labh · night

18:4820:11

Good for business, study, writing, trade, and practical decisions.

Shubh · night

21:3422:57

Good for learning, blessings, marriage-related work, counsel, and spiritual acts.

Amrit · night

22:5700:20 next day

Excellent for most starts, puja, important calls, healing, and family work.

Char · night

00:20 next day01:43 next day

Good for travel, movement, social plans, beauty, and flexible tasks.

Labh · night

04:28 next day05:51 next day

Good for business, study, writing, trade, and practical decisions.

How this is computed: every value on this page is calculated astronomically (VSOP87/ELP2000 ephemeris, Lahiri ayanamsa) from sunrise at New Delhi — no scraped almanac data. Our panchang engine matches Drik Panchang within two minutes across all five angas; see the accuracy page for the validation table.

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