Day dial for New Delhi, Wednesday 4 December 1991A 24-hour dial with noon at the top. Sunrise 06:58, sunset 17:24. Yamaganda 08:16 to 09:35. Gulika Kalam 10:53 to 12:11. Rahu Kalam 12:11 to 13:29.00061218Moonset 15:53Moonrise 06:09

Panchanga · New Delhi · Wednesday 4 December 1991

Wednesday in New Delhi.

Chaturdashi all day.

Observed today Monthly Shivaratri

Times forNew Delhi · 4 December

Rahu Kalam runs 12:11 to 13:29. 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.08:16 to 09:35
  3. Gulika KalamWhat starts now tends to repeat.10:53 to 12:11
  4. Rahu KalamAvoid new starts.12:11 to 13:29
  5. MoonsetThe dot on the bezel where the Moon sets.15:53
  6. SunsetNight hours follow.17:24
  7. MoonriseThe dot on the bezel where the Moon rises.06:09 Thu

Subdial: the Moon, waning, Krishna Chaturdashi.

The five limbs

What the day is made of.

  • VaraBudhavaraWednesday, the day of Mercury (Me)From sunrise at 06:58 to the next sunrise
  • TithiChaturdashiThe fourteenth lunar day of the waning MoonChaturdashi until 07:53 Thu
  • NakshatraVishakha, then AnuradhaThe lunar mansion the Moon is passing throughUntil 01:24 Thu, then Anuradha until 03:20 Fri
  • YogaAtiganda, then SukarmaOne of 27 Sun and Moon combinationsUntil 22:17, then Sukarma until 22:12 Thu
  • KaranaVishti, then ShakuniHalf of a lunar dayVishti until 19:17 · Shakuni until 07:53 Thu

Sun and Moon

When the lights rise and set.

  • Sunrise06:58The Sun's upper edge meets the horizonThe panchanga day begins
  • Sunset17:24Day hours end, night hours begin10 h 26 min of daylight
  • Moonset15:53Upper edge of the Moon on the horizon, seen from the city
  • Moonrise06:09Upper edge of the Moon on the horizon, seen from the cityThursday

The calendar

Where the day sits in the year.

  • PakshaKrishnaThe waning fortnight, full moon to new moon
  • MasaMargashirshaLunar month, counted to the full moonKartika when counted to the new moon
  • RituSharadAutumn, one of the six seasons
  • SamvatsaraPrajapatiThe name of the year in the 60-year cycle

Observances

The fasts ahead.

  • Monthly ShivaratriWednesday 4 December

Next Ekadashi

  • Mokshada EkadashiTuesday 17 DecemberBreak the fast on Wednesday between 08:13 and 09:11.
All festivals this year

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These timings follow tradition. They are not predictions.