Day dial for New Delhi, Saturday 4 December 2004A 24-hour dial with noon at the top. Sunrise 06:59, sunset 17:24. Gulika Kalam 06:59 to 08:17. Rahu Kalam 09:35 to 10:53. Abhijit 11:51 to 12:32. Yamaganda 13:30 to 14:48.00061218Moonset 12:29Moonrise 23:52

Panchanga · New Delhi · Saturday 4 December 2004

Saturday in New Delhi.

Saptami until 17:39, then Ashtami.

Times forNew Delhi · 4 December

Rahu Kalam runs 09:35 to 10:53. Avoid new starts then.

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

  1. SunriseThe panchanga day begins.06:59
  2. Gulika KalamWhat starts now tends to repeat.06:59 to 08:17
  3. Rahu KalamAvoid new starts.09:35 to 10:53
  4. AbhijitThe midday window for beginnings.11:51 to 12:32
  5. MoonsetThe dot on the bezel where the Moon sets.12:29
  6. YamagandaHold travel and new ventures.13:30 to 14:48
  7. SunsetNight hours follow.17:24
  8. MoonriseThe dot on the bezel where the Moon rises.23:52

Subdial: the Moon, waning, Krishna Saptami.

The five limbs

What the day is made of.

  • VaraShanivaraSaturday, the day of Saturn (Sa)From sunrise at 06:59 to the next sunrise
  • TithiSaptami, then AshtamiThe seventh and eighth lunar days of the waning MoonSaptami until 17:39 · Ashtami until 18:56 Sun
  • NakshatraMagha, then Purva PhalguniThe lunar mansion the Moon is passing throughUntil 18:46, then Purva Phalguni until 20:31 Sun
  • YogaVaidhriti, then VishkambhaOne of 27 Sun and Moon combinationsUntil 14:53, then Vishkambha until 14:48 Sun
  • KaranaBava, Balava, then KaulavaHalf of a lunar dayBava until 17:39 · Balava until 06:23 Sun · Kaulava until 18:56 Sun

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
  • Moonset12:29Upper edge of the Moon on the horizon, seen from the city
  • Moonrise23:52Upper 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
  • SamvatsaraTaranaThe name of the year in the 60-year cycle

Observances

The fasts ahead.

  • No major festival or fast falls on this day in New Delhi.

Next Ekadashi

  • Utpanna EkadashiWednesday 8 DecemberBreak the fast on Thursday between 07:03 and 09:06.
All festivals this year

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These timings follow tradition. They are not predictions.