Day dial for New Delhi, Saturday 4 December 2055A 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 14:47.00061218Moonrise 17:44

Panchanga · New Delhi · Saturday 4 December 2055

Saturday in New Delhi.

Purnima until 11:10, then Pratipada.

Observed today Full moon

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 14:47
  6. SunsetNight hours follow.17:24
  7. MoonriseThe dot on the bezel where the Moon rises.17:44

Subdial: the Moon, waxing, Shukla Purnima.

The five limbs

What the day is made of.

  • VaraShanivaraSaturday, the day of Saturn (Sa)From sunrise at 06:58 to the next sunrise
  • TithiPurnima, then PratipadaThe fifteenth lunar day of the waxing Moon, then the first of the waning MoonPurnima until 11:10 · Pratipada until 12:05 Sun
  • NakshatraRohini, then MrigashiraThe lunar mansion the Moon is passing throughUntil 22:33, then Mrigashira until 23:50 Sun
  • YogaSiddha, then SadhyaOne of 27 Sun and Moon combinationsUntil 20:25, then Sadhya until 19:51 Sun
  • KaranaBava, Balava, then KaulavaHalf of a lunar dayBava until 11:10 · Balava until 23:41 · Kaulava until 12:05 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
  • MoonsetNo moonsetOn some days the Moon does not rise, or does not set, between one midnight and the next
  • Moonrise17:44Upper edge of the Moon on the horizon, seen from the city

The calendar

Where the day sits in the year.

  • PakshaShuklaThe waxing fortnight, new moon to full moon
  • MasaMargashirshaLunar month, counted to the full moonMargashirsha when counted to the new moon
  • RituHemantaEarly winter, one of the six seasons
  • SamvatsaraYuvaThe name of the year in the 60-year cycle

Observances

The fasts ahead.

  • Full moonSaturday 4 December

Next Ekadashi

  • Saphala EkadashiTuesday 14 DecemberBreak the fast on Wednesday between 07:06 and 09:09.
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These timings follow tradition. They are not predictions.