Panchang · New Delhi
Panchang for Friday, 16 October 2026
On Friday, 16 October 2026, the sun rises in New Delhi at 6:22 AM and sets at 5:50 PM. The tithi at sunrise is Shukla Shashthi (until 17 Oct, 5:54 AM) and the nakshatra Jyeshtha (until 6:47 AM). Rahu kaal runs from 10:40 AM to 12:06 PM, and the abhijit muhurat from 11:43 AM to 12:29 PM.
What changed since the previous day
- Previous sunrise: Shukla Panchami; this sunrise: Shukla Shashthi.
- Jyeshtha was also in force at the previous sunrise — this nakshatra spans two sunrises.
- Next day (17 Oct 2026) at sunrise: Shukla Saptami.
Festivals and vrats on this day
- Sharad Navratri — Begins on the Shukla Pratipada that touches the first third of the day (the ghatasthapana window); ends with Maha Navami; Dussehra follows.
- Durga Puja — Ashvin Shukla Shashthi to Dashami. Shashthi (Bodhon) and Maha Saptami are each the day their tithi holds at sunrise — the later day when it holds two sunrises. Maha Ashtami is the Durga Ashtami day (Ashtami at sunrise), Maha Navami the day Navami holds at aparahna, and Vijaya Dashami (visarjan, sindoor khela) the day Dashami holds at sunrise. Sandhi Puja spans the last 24 minutes of Ashtami and the first 24 of Navami.
The five limbs
Every tithi, nakshatra, yoga and karana in force from sunrise to the next sunrise in New Delhi, each with its end time.
Vara (weekday)
Friday
sunrise to next sunrise
Tithi
Shukla Shashthi
until 17 Oct, 5:54 AM
Shukla Saptami
17 Oct, 5:54 AM to 18 Oct, 8:28 AM
Nakshatra
Jyeshthalord Mercury
until 6:47 AM
Mulalord Ketu
6:47 AM to 17 Oct, 9:47 AM
Yoga
Shobhana
until 10:05 PM
Atiganda
10:05 PM to 17 Oct, 11:02 PM
Karana
Kaulava
until 4:38 PM
Taitila
4:38 PM to 17 Oct, 5:54 AM
Gara
17 Oct, 5:54 AM to 17 Oct, 7:12 PM
Moon sign
- Scorpiountil 6:47 AM
- Sagittariusuntil 18 Oct, 7:33 PM
Sun sign: Virgo
Times usually avoided
- Rahu kaal10:40 AM – 12:06 PM
- Yamaganda2:58 PM – 4:24 PM
- Gulika kaal7:48 AM – 9:14 AM
- Dur muhurat 18:40 AM – 9:25 AM
- Dur muhurat 212:29 PM – 1:15 PM
Auspicious window
- Abhijit muhurat11:43 AM – 12:29 PM
- Paksha
- Shukla
- Month (amanta / purnimanta)
- Ashvin / Ashvin
- Samvat
- Vikram 2083 · Shaka 1948
- Ritu · Ayana
- Sharad (autumn) · Dakshinayana
- Daylight
- 11 h 28 m
- Ayanamsa
- Lahiri (Chitrapaksha) 24°14′01″
Choghadiya
Day and night, each in eight parts: Amrit, Shubh and Labh are good; Char is neutral; Rog, Kaal and Udveg are avoided.
Day choghadiya
- CharNeutral6:22 AM – 7:48 AM
- LabhGood7:48 AM – 9:14 AM
- AmritGood9:14 AM – 10:40 AM
- KaalAvoid10:40 AM – 12:06 PM
- ShubhGood12:06 PM – 1:32 PM
- RogAvoid1:32 PM – 2:58 PM
- UdvegAvoid2:58 PM – 4:24 PM
- CharNeutral4:24 PM – 5:50 PM
Night choghadiya
- RogAvoid5:50 PM – 7:24 PM
- KaalAvoid7:24 PM – 8:58 PM
- LabhGood8:58 PM – 10:32 PM
- UdvegAvoid10:32 PM – 12:06 AM
- ShubhGood12:06 AM – 1:40 AM
- AmritGood1:40 AM – 3:14 AM
- CharNeutral3:14 AM – 4:48 AM
- RogAvoid4:48 AM – 6:22 AM
Hora
Each hora’s ruling planet and start time.
Day horas
- Venus6:22 AM
- Mercury7:19 AM
- Moon8:17 AM
- Saturn9:14 AM
- Jupiter10:11 AM
- Mars11:09 AM
- Sun12:06 PM
- Venus1:03 PM
- Mercury2:01 PM
- Moon2:58 PM
- Saturn3:56 PM
- Jupiter4:53 PM
Night horas
- Mars5:50 PM
- Sun6:53 PM
- Venus7:56 PM
- Mercury8:58 PM
- Moon10:01 PM
- Saturn11:04 PM
- Jupiter12:06 AM
- Mars1:09 AM
- Sun2:12 AM
- Venus3:14 AM
- Mercury4:17 AM
- Moon5:20 AM
16 October 2026, New Delhi (28.62, 77.21), time zone Asia/Kolkata. Sunrise: upper limb with standard refraction. Amrit kaal and varjyam are not given — their ghati tables differ between sources.
16 Oct 2026: questions
Which tithi is it on 16 Oct 2026?
On 16 Oct 2026 in New Delhi, the tithi at sunrise is Shukla Shashthi (Shukla paksha), until 17 Oct, 5:54 AM; then Shukla Saptami. The month is Ashvin (amanta) / Ashvin (purnimanta).
Which nakshatra is it on 16 Oct 2026?
Jyeshtha at sunrise, until 6:47 AM; then Mula.
When is rahu kaal in New Delhi on 16 Oct 2026?
From 10:40 AM to 12:06 PM. Yamaganda is 2:58 PM–4:24 PM and gulika 7:48 AM–9:14 AM.
What time is sunrise in New Delhi on 16 Oct 2026?
Sunrise is at 6:22 AM and sunset at 5:50 PM — the Sun's upper limb with standard refraction, the convention of the Indian Astronomical Ephemeris and of Drik Panchang (our times agree with the official ephemeris within a quarter of a minute). Almanacs that print the Sun's centre without refraction give sunrise about 3–4 minutes later and sunset as much earlier.
Is there a vrat or festival on 16 Oct 2026?
Sharad Navratri: Begins on the Shukla Pratipada that touches the first third of the day (the ghatasthapana window); ends with Maha Navami; Dussehra follows. Durga Puja: Ashvin Shukla Shashthi to Dashami. Shashthi (Bodhon) and Maha Saptami are each the day their tithi holds at sunrise — the later day when it holds two sunrises. Maha Ashtami is the Durga Ashtami day (Ashtami at sunrise), Maha Navami the day Navami holds at aparahna, and Vijaya Dashami (visarjan, sindoor khela) the day Dashami holds at sunrise. Sandhi Puja spans the last 24 minutes of Ashtami and the first 24 of Navami.
These times are for New Delhi. The same date for another city: panchang finder. Need a time for an auspicious start? Find a muhurat.
Reading a panchang
- Tithi
- Each 12° of separation between the Moon and the Sun is one tithi — 30 in a lunar month, 15 in each of the bright (Shukla) and dark (Krishna) halves. A day takes the tithi running at sunrise; sometimes a tithi never touches a sunrise (kshaya) and sometimes one spans two (vriddhi).
- Nakshatra
- The 27 equal lunar mansions of the zodiac, each 13°20′. The Moon crosses about one a day. Muhurat and naming lean on the nakshatra more than anything else.
- Yoga
- The sum of the Sun’s and Moon’s sidereal longitudes, in 27 parts of 13°20′, from Vishkumbha to Vaidhriti; Vyatipata and Vaidhriti are avoided for auspicious work.
- Karana
- Half a tithi — usually two in a day. Nothing auspicious is begun in Vishti (Bhadra) karana.
- Vara
- The Hindu weekday runs from sunrise to the next sunrise, not from midnight.
- Rahu kaal, Yamaganda, Gulika
- Daylight split into eight parts, one part each by weekday. Tradition avoids them for beginning something new; ordinary work goes on.
- Choghadiya and hora
- Choghadiya divides day and night into eight parts each; a hora gives the ruling planet of each twelfth of the day. Both are widely used for business and travel.
Every figure comes from our own engine (VSOP87 / ELP, Lahiri ayanamsa), tested against the Swiss Ephemeris; tithi and nakshatra end times are accurate to about 2 minutes.