Day dial for New Delhi, Friday 16 October 2026A 24-hour dial with noon at the top. Sunrise 06:22, sunset 17:51. Gulika Kalam 07:48 to 09:14. Rahu Kalam 10:41 to 12:07. Abhijit 11:44 to 12:30. Yamaganda 14:59 to 16:25.00061218Moonset 21:41Moonrise 11:34

Panchanga · New Delhi · Friday 16 October 2026

Friday in New Delhi.

Shashthi until 05:55 Sat, then Saptami.

Observed today shashthi

Times forNew Delhi · 16 October

Rahu Kalam runs 10:41 to 12:07. Avoid new starts then.

The day runs from sunrise at 06:22 to the next sunrise.

    Times are local to the place you choose.

    1. SunriseThe panchanga day begins.06:22
    2. Gulika KalamWhat starts now tends to repeat.07:48 to 09:14
    3. Rahu KalamAvoid new starts.10:41 to 12:07
    4. MoonriseThe dot on the bezel where the Moon rises.11:34
    5. AbhijitThe midday window for beginnings.11:44 to 12:30
    6. YamagandaHold travel and new ventures.14:59 to 16:25
    7. SunsetNight hours follow.17:51
    8. MoonsetThe dot on the bezel where the Moon sets.21:41

    Subdial: the Moon, waxing, Shukla Shashthi.

    The five limbs

    What the day is made of.

    • VaraShukravaraFriday, the day of Venus (Ve)From sunrise at 06:22 to the next sunrise
    • TithiShashthi, then SaptamiThe sixth and seventh lunar days of the waxing MoonShashthi until 05:55 Sat · Saptami until 08:29 Sun
    • NakshatraJyeshtha, then MulaThe lunar mansion the Moon is passing throughUntil 06:48, then Mula until 09:47 Sat
    • YogaShobhana, then AtigandaOne of 27 Sun and Moon combinationsUntil 22:06, then Atiganda until 23:03 Sat
    • KaranaKaulava, Taitila, then GaraHalf of a lunar dayKaulava until 16:39 · Taitila until 05:55 Sat · Gara until 19:12 Sat

    Sun and Moon

    When the lights rise and set.

    • Sunrise06:22The Sun's upper edge meets the horizonThe panchanga day begins
    • Sunset17:51Day hours end, night hours begin11 h 28 min of daylight
    • Moonset21:41Upper edge of the Moon on the horizon, seen from the city
    • Moonrise11:34Upper 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
    • MasaAshvinaLunar month, counted to the full moonAshvina when counted to the new moon
    • RituSharadAutumn, one of the six seasons
    • SamvatsaraParabhavaThe name of the year in the 60-year cycle

    Observances

    The fasts ahead.

    • shashthiFriday 16 October

    Next Ekadashi

    • Papankusha EkadashiThursday 22 OctoberBreak the fast on Friday between 06:27 and 08:42.
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    These timings follow tradition. They are not predictions.