Day dial for New Delhi, Tuesday 4 December 2001A 24-hour dial with noon at the top. Sunrise 06:59, sunset 17:24. Yamaganda 09:35 to 10:53. Abhijit 11:50 to 12:32. Gulika Kalam 12:11 to 13:29. Rahu Kalam 14:48 to 16:06.00061218Moonset 10:10Moonrise 20:49

Panchanga · New Delhi · Tuesday 4 December 2001

Tuesday in New Delhi.

Chaturthi until 20:40, then Panchami.

Observed today chaturthi, Sankashti Chaturthi

Times forNew Delhi · 4 December

Rahu Kalam runs 14:48 to 16:06. Avoid new starts then.

The day runs from sunrise at 06:59 to the next sunrise.

  1. SunriseThe panchanga day begins.06:59
  2. YamagandaHold travel and new ventures.09:35 to 10:53
  3. MoonsetThe dot on the bezel where the Moon sets.10:10
  4. AbhijitThe midday window for beginnings.11:50 to 12:32
  5. Gulika KalamWhat starts now tends to repeat.12:11 to 13:29
  6. Rahu KalamAvoid new starts.14:48 to 16:06
  7. SunsetNight hours follow.17:24
  8. MoonriseThe dot on the bezel where the Moon rises.20:49

Subdial: the Moon, waning, Krishna Chaturthi.

The five limbs

What the day is made of.

  • VaraMangalavaraTuesday, the day of Mars (Ma)From sunrise at 06:59 to the next sunrise
  • TithiChaturthi, then PanchamiThe fourth and fifth lunar days of the waning MoonChaturthi until 20:40 · Panchami until 18:40 Wed
  • NakshatraPunarvasu, then PushyaThe lunar mansion the Moon is passing throughUntil 15:00, then Pushya until 13:43 Wed
  • YogaShukla, then BrahmaOne of 27 Sun and Moon combinationsUntil 12:12, then Brahma until 09:25 Wed
  • KaranaBava, Balava, then KaulavaHalf of a lunar dayBava until 09:37 · Balava until 20:40 · Kaulava until 07:41 Wed

Sun and Moon

When the lights rise and set.

  • Sunrise06:59The Sun's upper edge meets the horizonThe panchanga day begins
  • Sunset17:24Day hours end, night hours begin10 h 25 min of daylight
  • Moonset10:10Upper edge of the Moon on the horizon, seen from the city
  • Moonrise20:49Upper 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
  • MasaMargashirshaLunar month, counted to the full moonKartika when counted to the new moon
  • RituSharadAutumn, one of the six seasons
  • SamvatsaraVrishaThe name of the year in the 60-year cycle

Observances

The fasts ahead.

  • chaturthiTuesday 4 December
  • Sankashti ChaturthiTuesday 4 December

Next Ekadashi

  • Utpanna EkadashiMonday 10 DecemberBreak the fast on Tuesday between 13:17 and 17:25.
  • Utpanna Ekadashi (Vaishnava)Tuesday 11 DecemberFollowers of the Vaishnava tradition (ISKCON and others) keep this Ekadashi one day later.Break the fast on Wednesday after sunrise.
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These timings follow tradition. They are not predictions.