Day dial for New Delhi, Saturday 4 December 2010A 24-hour dial with noon at the top. Sunrise 06:58, sunset 17:24. Gulika Kalam 06:58 to 08:17. Rahu Kalam 09:35 to 10:53. Abhijit 11:50 to 12:32. Yamaganda 13:29 to 14:48.00061218Moonset 16:07Moonrise 06:28

Panchanga · New Delhi · Saturday 4 December 2010

Saturday in New Delhi.

Chaturdashi until 00:23 Sun, then Amavasya.

Observed today Monthly Shivaratri

Times forNew Delhi · 4 December

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

The day runs from sunrise at 06:58 to the next sunrise.

  1. SunriseThe panchanga day begins.06:58
  2. Gulika KalamWhat starts now tends to repeat.06:58 to 08:17
  3. Rahu KalamAvoid new starts.09:35 to 10:53
  4. AbhijitThe midday window for beginnings.11:50 to 12:32
  5. YamagandaHold travel and new ventures.13:29 to 14:48
  6. MoonsetThe dot on the bezel where the Moon sets.16:07
  7. SunsetNight hours follow.17:24
  8. MoonriseThe dot on the bezel where the Moon rises.06:28 Sun

Subdial: the Moon, waning, Krishna Chaturdashi.

The five limbs

What the day is made of.

  • VaraShanivaraSaturday, the day of Saturn (Sa)From sunrise at 06:58 to the next sunrise
  • TithiChaturdashi, then AmavasyaThe fourteenth and fifteenth lunar days of the waning MoonChaturdashi until 00:23 Sun · Amavasya until 23:06 Sun
  • NakshatraVishakha, then AnuradhaThe lunar mansion the Moon is passing throughUntil 18:53, then Anuradha until 18:10 Sun
  • YogaAtiganda, then SukarmaOne of 27 Sun and Moon combinationsUntil 16:19, then Sukarma until 13:56 Sun
  • KaranaVishti, Shakuni, then ChatushpadaHalf of a lunar dayVishti until 13:11 · Shakuni until 00:23 Sun · Chatushpada until 11:41 Sun

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
  • Moonset16:07Upper edge of the Moon on the horizon, seen from the city
  • Moonrise06:28Upper edge of the Moon on the horizon, seen from the citySunday

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

Observances

The fasts ahead.

  • Monthly ShivaratriSaturday 4 December

Next Ekadashi

  • Mokshada EkadashiFriday 17 DecemberBreak the fast on Saturday between 07:08 and 09:11.
All festivals this year

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These timings follow tradition. They are not predictions.