Daily Panchang
Friday, 16 October 2026
Shukla Paksha
Friday, 16 October 2026
Shukravaar (Friday) · Shashthi until 05:55 am (next day), then Saptami
Month Ashwina · Ashwina (Amanta)
Vikram Samvat 2083 Siddharthi
Ritu Sharad
Shaka 1948 Parabhava · Dakshinayana
Sunrise
05:56 am
Sunset
05:30 pm
Moonrise
11:00 am
Moonset
09:26 pm
On this day
Nakshatra
Jyeshtha
until 06:47 am, then Mula
Yoga
Shobhana
until 10:03 pm, then Priti
Rahu Kaal
10:16 am
to 11:43 am · avoid new work
Abhijit Muhurat
11:20 am
to 12:06 pm · most auspicious
The week ahead
▲ auspicious · ● neutral · ▼ inauspicious
Day
Night
⁺¹ = after midnight, on the next calendar day.
Every change in the five limbs today · Moon 25.9% lit
Tithi
Shashthi
Oct 16, 03:26 am to Oct 17, 05:55 am
Saptami
Oct 17, 05:55 am to Oct 18, 08:29 am
Nakshatra
Jyeshtha
Oct 16, 06:47 am to Oct 16, 06:47 am
Mula
Oct 16, 06:47 am to Oct 17, 09:47 am
Yoga
Shobhana
Oct 15, 02:46 am to Oct 16, 10:03 pm
Priti
Oct 16, 10:03 pm to Oct 18, 02:08 am
Karana
Kaulava
Oct 16, 03:26 am to Oct 16, 04:38 pm
Disha Shool
Avoid travel west
Ayana
Dakshinayana
Sun sign
Virgo
Moon sign
Scorpio
Saraswati Puja
Ashwin Saptami Shukla
Tula Sankranti
Ashwin Saptami Shukla
Durga Ashtami
Ashwin Ashtami Shukla
Maha Navami
Ashwin Ashtami Shukla
Saraswati Visarjan
Ashwin Ashtami Shukla
Durga Visarjan
Ashwin Navami Shukla
Dussehra
Ashwin Navami Shukla
Papankusha Ekadashi
Ashwin Ekadashi Shukla
Shukra Pradosh Vrat
Ashwin Dwadashi Shukla
Sharad Purnima
Ashwin Chaturdashi Shukla
Dates as per New Delhi. In some regions a festival may be observed a day earlier or later.
Timings are for Varanasi. For rituals, many families also consult their local priest.
Panchang
Today is Shashthi of Shukla Paksha in Ashwin month, with the Moon in Jyeshtha Nakshatra. It is observed as Saraswati Avahan. Rahu Kaal: 10:16 am–11:43 am. Abhijit Muhurat, traditionally considered auspicious, is from 11:20 am to 12:06 pm. The answers below are calculated for Varanasi, Uttar Pradesh and refresh every day.
On Friday, 16 October 2026, the tithi in Varanasi is Shashthi, from 03:26 am to 05:55 am (next day), followed by Saptami, from 05:55 am (next day) to 08:29 am (next day). It falls in Shukla Paksha of Ashwin (Amanta) / Ashwin (Purnimanta).
The Moon is in Jyeshtha, from 06:47 am to 06:47 am, then Mula, from 06:47 am to 09:47 am (next day) on Friday, 16 October 2026 in Varanasi. The Moon is in Scorpio and the Sun in Virgo.
Rahu Kaal in Varanasi today (Friday) runs from 10:16 am to 11:43 am. It is a period of about 90 minutes that is traditionally avoided for starting new ventures; its timing depends on the weekday and on local sunrise and sunset, so it differs from city to city.
In Varanasi on Friday, 16 October 2026, sunrise is at 05:56 am and sunset at 05:30 pm; moonrise is at 11:00 am. The Hindu day runs from sunrise to the next sunrise.
Abhijit Muhurat in Varanasi today is from 11:20 am to 12:06 pm, around local midday. It is traditionally considered a favourable window.
Auspicious daytime choghadiya today: Labh 07:23 am–08:50 am; Amrit 08:50 am–10:16 am; Shubh 11:43 am–01:10 pm. Choghadiya divides the day and the night into eight parts each; Amrit, Shubh and Labh are the auspicious ones.
The Panchang is computed for the exact coordinates of Varanasi (25.32°N, 82.97°E) from the real positions of the Sun and Moon. Tithi, nakshatra, yoga and karana are shown with their start and end times, in Varanasi's local time.
“Panchang” means “five limbs”: tithi (lunar day), vaar (weekday), nakshatra (the lunar mansion the Moon occupies), yoga (a Sun–Moon angular combination) and karana (half of a tithi). Together with Rahu Kaal, Abhijit Muhurat and choghadiya, they are used to choose favourable times for prayers, travel and new beginnings.
