Tithi in Panchang – Hindu Calendar on Friday, October 16 2026 – It is Shukla Paksha Sashti tithi or the sixth day during waxing or light phase of moon in Hindu calendar and Panchang in most regions. It is Shukla Paksha Panchami tithi or the fifth day during waxing or light phase of moon till 1:43 AM on October 16. Then onward it is Shukla Paksha Sashti tithi or the sixth day during waxing or light phase of moon till 3:48 AM on October 17. (Time applicable in all north, south and eastern parts of India. All time based on India Standard Time.)
Good – Auspicious time on October 16, 2026 as per Hindu Calendar – There is no good and auspicious time on the entire day.
Nakshatra – Jyeshta or Kettai or Thriketta nakshatra till 6:22 AM on October 16. Then onward it is Mool or Moolam nakshatra till 8:58 AM on October 17. (Time applicable in north, south and eastern parts of India).
In western parts of India (Maharashtra, Gujarat, Goa, north Karnataka and south Rajasthan), Jyeshta or Kettai or Thriketta nakshatra till 6:47 AM on October 16. Then onward it is Mool or Moolam nakshatra till 9:47 AM on October 17.
Rashi or Moon Sign – Vrischika Rashi till 6:22 AM on October 16. Then onward it is Dhanu Rashi till 6:00 PM on October 18, 2026. (Time applicable in all north, south and eastern parts of India.)
In western parts of India (Maharashtra, Gujarat, Goa and south Rajasthan) - Vrischika Rashi till 6:47 AM on October 16. Then onward it is Dhanu Rashi till 7:33 PM on October 18, 2026
Festivals, Vrat and Auspicious days – Muruga Sashti Fasting – Durga Puja begins
Kali Yuga Year – 5128
Vikram Samvat 2083 – Ashwin Shukla Paksha Sashti tithi or the sixth day during waxing or light phase of moon in Ashwin month in Hindu calendar in North India - Delhi, Rajasthan, Uttar Pradesh, Bihar, Jharkhand, Madhya Pradesh, Haryana, Punjab, Himachal Pradesh, Uttarakhand, Chhattisgarh, Odisha and Jammu and Kashmir.
Parabhava Nama Shalivahana Saka 1948 – Ashwin Shukla
Paksha Sashti tithi or the sixth day during waxing or light phase of moon in Ashwin
month in Karnataka, Andhra Pradesh and Telangana.
Parabhavanama Shalivahana Saka 1948 – Ashwin Shukla
Paksha Sashti tithi or the sixth day during waxing or light phase of moon in Ashwina
month in Maharashtra and Goa. (It
is Ashwin Shukla Paksha Panchami tithi or the fifth day during waxing or light
phase of moon in Ashwina month till 3:25 AM on October 16. Then onward it is Ashwin Shukla Paksha Sashti
tithi or the sixth day during waxing or light phase of moon in Ashwin month till
5:55 AM on October 17. (This
time is applicable only in western parts of India.)
Vikram Samvat 2082 in Gujarat – Ashwin Shukla Paksha Sashti
tithi or the sixth day during waxing or light phase of moon in Ashwina month in Gujarat. (It is Ashwina Shukla
Paksha Panchami tithi or the fifth day during waxing or light phase of moon in Ashwin
month till 3:25 AM on October 16.
Then onward it is Ashwin Shukla Paksha Sashti tithi or the sixth day during
waxing or light phase of moon in Ashwin month till 5:55 AM on October 17. (This
time is applicable only in western parts of India.)
30th day of Kanni Masam in Malayalam Calendar in Kerala. (Kolla Varsham 1202)
29th day of Ashshin Month in Calendars followed in Assam and Bengal. (Bengali Year 1433)
Rahukalam – 10:26 AM to 11:54 AM
Yamagandam – 2:51 PM to 4:20 PM
Gulikai – 7:29 AM to 8:57 AM
Durmuhurtham – 8:22 AM to 9:09 AM
Durmuhurtham – 12:18 PM to 1:05 PM
Varjyam – not present
Panchak (bad) – not present
Abhijit Muhurta – 11:31 AM to 12:18 PM
Amrita Kalam – not present
Sarvartha Siddhi Yog – not present
Amrita Siddhi Yog – not present
Dwipushkar Yog – not present
Tripushkar Yog – not present
Ravi Yog – 6:22 AM on Oct 16 to 8:52 AM on Oct 17
Yog – Shobhana (good) till 10:05 PM on October 16. Then onward it is Atiganda (bad) till 11:02 PM on October 17.
Karana – Balava (good) till 3:25 PM on October 16. Then onward it is Kaulava (good) till 4:39 PM on October 16. Then onward it is Taitila (good) till 5:55 AM on October 17.
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