Day dial for New Delhi, Wednesday 4 December 2002A 24-hour dial with noon at the top. Sunrise 06:58, sunset 17:24. Yamaganda 08:17 to 09:35. Gulika Kalam 10:53 to 12:11. Rahu Kalam 12:11 to 13:29.00061218Moonset 17:27

Panchanga · New Delhi · Wednesday 4 December 2002

Wednesday in New Delhi.

Amavasya until 13:04, then Pratipada.

Observed today New moon

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.08:17 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. SunsetNight hours follow.17:24
  6. MoonsetThe dot on the bezel where the Moon sets.17:27

Subdial: the Moon, waning, Krishna Amavasya.

The five limbs

What the day is made of.

  • VaraBudhavaraWednesday, the day of Mercury (Me)From sunrise at 06:58 to the next sunrise
  • TithiAmavasya, then PratipadaThe fifteenth lunar day of the waning Moon, then the first of the waxing MoonAmavasya until 13:04 · Pratipada until 10:31 Thu
  • NakshatraAnuradha, then JyeshthaThe lunar mansion the Moon is passing throughUntil 10:45, then Jyeshtha until 08:52 Thu
  • YogaSukarma, Dhriti, then ShulaOne of 27 Sun and Moon combinationsUntil 08:44, then Dhriti until 05:22 Thu, then Shula until 02:21 Fri
  • KaranaNaga, Kimstughna, then BavaHalf of a lunar dayNaga until 13:04 · Kimstughna until 23:45 · Bava until 10:31 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
  • Moonset17:27Upper edge of the Moon on the horizon, seen from the city
  • MoonriseNo moonriseOn some days the Moon does not rise, or does not set, between one midnight and the next

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
  • SamvatsaraChitrabhanuThe name of the year in the 60-year cycle

Observances

The fasts ahead.

  • New moonWednesday 4 December

Next Ekadashi

  • Mokshada EkadashiSunday 15 DecemberBreak the fast on Monday between 07:07 and 09:10.
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These timings follow tradition. They are not predictions.