Day dial for New Delhi, Saturday 2 December 2023A 24-hour dial with noon at the top. Sunrise 06:57, sunset 17:24. Gulika Kalam 06:57 to 08:15. Rahu Kalam 09:33 to 10:52. Abhijit 11:49 to 12:31. Yamaganda 13:29 to 14:47.00061218Moonset 11:15Moonrise 21:51

Panchanga · New Delhi · Saturday 2 December 2023

Saturday in New Delhi.

Panchami until 17:15, then Shashthi.

Times forNew Delhi · 2 December

Rahu Kalam runs 09:33 to 10:52. Avoid new starts then.

The day runs from sunrise at 06:57 to the next sunrise.

  1. SunriseThe panchanga day begins.06:57
  2. Gulika KalamWhat starts now tends to repeat.06:57 to 08:15
  3. Rahu KalamAvoid new starts.09:33 to 10:52
  4. MoonsetThe dot on the bezel where the Moon sets.11:15
  5. AbhijitThe midday window for beginnings.11:49 to 12:31
  6. YamagandaHold travel and new ventures.13:29 to 14:47
  7. SunsetNight hours follow.17:24
  8. MoonriseThe dot on the bezel where the Moon rises.21:51

Subdial: the Moon, waning, Krishna Panchami.

The five limbs

What the day is made of.

  • VaraShanivaraSaturday, the day of Saturn (Sa)From sunrise at 06:57 to the next sunrise
  • TithiPanchami, then ShashthiThe fifth and sixth lunar days of the waning MoonPanchami until 17:15 · Shashthi until 19:28 Sun
  • NakshatraPushya, then AshleshaThe lunar mansion the Moon is passing throughUntil 18:54, then Ashlesha until 21:36 Sun
  • YogaBrahma, then IndraOne of 27 Sun and Moon combinationsUntil 20:18, then Indra until 20:56 Sun
  • KaranaTaitila, Gara, then VanijaHalf of a lunar dayTaitila until 17:15 · Gara until 06:18 Sun · Vanija until 19:28 Sun

Sun and Moon

When the lights rise and set.

  • Sunrise06:57The Sun's upper edge meets the horizonThe panchanga day begins
  • Sunset17:24Day hours end, night hours begin10 h 27 min of daylight
  • Moonset11:15Upper edge of the Moon on the horizon, seen from the city
  • Moonrise21:51Upper 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
  • SamvatsaraShobhakritThe 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 EkadashiFriday 8 DecemberBreak the fast on Saturday between 13:16 and 17:24.
  • Utpanna Ekadashi (Vaishnava)Saturday 9 DecemberFollowers of the Vaishnava tradition (ISKCON and others) keep this Ekadashi one day later.Break the fast on Sunday between 07:03 and 07:13.
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These timings follow tradition. They are not predictions.