Delhi, Friday, 6 November 2026
Friday 6 November 2026
Dhanteras
The next day, Saturday 7 November
Sunrise 6:36 am, sunset 5:33 pm. The panchangam day starts at sunrise, so the times after midnight below belong to Friday until sunrise on Saturday.
Today
- Dhanteras is on Friday 6 November. Dhanteras 2026
- Pradosham puja window after sunset, 5:33 pm to 7:57 pm. Pradosham: how the day is chosen
Panchangam details
Tithi · Krishna Dwadashi
until 10:31 am
The lunar day. Fasts and observances such as ekadashi, pradosham, amavasya and shraddha are fixed by it.
Nakshatra · Hasta
until 4:44 am Saturday
The Moon's star at sunrise, one of 27. Your birth star is the one the Moon was in when you were born.
Yoga · Vishkambha
until 4:10 am Saturday
Worked out from the Sun's and Moon's positions added together. It is read with the tithi, nakshatra and karana when a muhurta is chosen.
Karana · Taitila
until 10:31 am; then Gara until 10:37 pm
Half a tithi. Vishti, called Bhadra Karanam, is avoided for new beginnings.
No Bhadra Karanam between this sunrise and the next.
Daylight periods
Rahu Kalam
10:43 am – 12:05 pm
Not used to start new work; work already under way carries on.
Yamagandam
2:49 pm – 4:11 pm
Avoided for setting out on a journey or starting something new.
Gulikai
7:58 am – 9:21 am
Avoided for new beginnings in most households.
Choghadiya
The day and the night each have eight choghadiyas. The names repeat in a cycle of seven, starting from a different name each weekday; on a Friday the day starts with Char.
| Day | ||
|---|---|---|
| 6:36 am – 7:58 am | Char | neutral |
| 7:58 am – 9:21 am | Labh | good |
| 9:21 am – 10:43 am | Amrit | good |
| 10:43 am – 12:05 pm | Kaal | avoid · Rahu Kalam |
| 12:05 pm – 1:27 pm | Shubh | good |
| 1:27 pm – 2:49 pm | Rog | avoid |
| 2:49 pm – 4:11 pm | Udveg | avoid |
| 4:11 pm – 5:33 pm | Char | neutral |
| Night | ||
|---|---|---|
| 5:33 pm – 7:11 pm | Rog | avoid |
| 7:11 pm – 8:49 pm | Kaal | avoid |
| 8:49 pm – 10:27 pm | Labh | good |
| 10:27 pm – 12:05 am | Udveg | avoid |
| 12:05 am – 1:43 am | Shubh | good |
| 1:43 am – 3:21 am | Amrit | good |
| 3:21 am – 4:59 am | Char | neutral |
| 4:59 am – 6:37 am | Rog | avoid |
Amrit, Shubh and Labh are good for beginnings; Char suits a journey. Udveg, Kaal and Rog are avoided for starting something new.
Abhijit Muhurta
11:43 am – 12:26 pm. The muhurta around solar noon, a good time to begin most things.
The Moon
Moonrise 4:43 am Saturday, moonset 3:31 pm.
Hora
Twelve horas from sunrise to sunset and twelve from sunset to the next sunrise, each ruled by a planet. The first hora of the day belongs to the weekday's own planet: Venus on a Friday.
| 6:36 am – 7:31 am | Venus |
| 7:31 am – 8:26 am | Mercury |
| 8:26 am – 9:21 am | Moon |
| 9:21 am – 10:15 am | Saturn |
| 10:15 am – 11:10 am | Jupiter |
| 11:10 am – 12:05 pm | Mars |
| 12:05 pm – 12:59 pm | Sun |
| 12:59 pm – 1:54 pm | Venus |
| 1:54 pm – 2:49 pm | Mercury |
| 2:49 pm – 3:43 pm | Moon |
| 3:43 pm – 4:38 pm | Saturn |
| 4:38 pm – 5:33 pm | Jupiter |
| 5:33 pm – 6:38 pm | Mars |
| 6:38 pm – 7:44 pm | Sun |
| 7:44 pm – 8:49 pm | Venus |
| 8:49 pm – 9:54 pm | Mercury |
| 9:54 pm – 11:00 pm | Moon |
| 11:00 pm – 12:05 am | Saturn |
| 12:05 am – 1:10 am | Jupiter |
| 1:10 am – 2:16 am | Mars |
| 2:16 am – 3:21 am | Sun |
| 3:21 am – 4:26 am | Venus |
| 4:26 am – 5:32 am | Mercury |
| 5:32 am – 6:37 am | Moon |
About this day
Daylight lasts 10 hours and 56 minutes, so each eighth of the day, the length of Rahu Kalam, is about 82 minutes.
Between this sunrise and the next: tithi and karana at 10:31 am, karana at 10:37 pm, yoga at 4:10 am Saturday, nakshatra at 4:44 am Saturday.
On a Friday, Rahu Kalam is the fourth of the eight parts of daylight, from 10:43 am in Delhi.
Questions
What is the tithi in Delhi on 6 November 2026?
Krishna Dwadashi, until 10:31 am. A day takes the tithi running at its sunrise (6:36 am in Delhi).
When is Rahu Kalam in Delhi on 6 November 2026?
10:43 am to 12:05 pm, the fourth of the eight parts of daylight on a Friday. Yamagandam runs 2:49 pm to 4:11 pm and Gulikai 7:58 am to 9:21 am.
Which choghadiya periods are good in Delhi on 6 November 2026?
During daylight: Labh 7:58 am to 9:21 am, Amrit 9:21 am to 10:43 am, Shubh 12:05 pm to 1:27 pm. Abhijit Muhurta is 11:43 am to 12:26 pm.
When does the Moon rise in Delhi on 6 November 2026?
Moonrise is at 4:43 am on Saturday 7 November.
Rahu Kalam, Yamagandam and Gulikai · how each value is calculated · why the day starts at sunrise
Calculated for Delhi (28.6139°N, 77.2090°E) by the Drik method, Lahiri ayanamsha.
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