The hour before dawn

Monday, 16 November 2026

Brahma Muhurta

Brahma Muhurta

5:09 AM – 5:57 AMThe hour before dawn

The five limbs

Tithi

Shukla Saptami until 4:20 AM, TueLunar day — How far the Moon has pulled ahead of the Sun. Every 12° makes a new lunar day, so a month has thirty and one can begin at any hour. The day is named for the one in force at sunrise.

Nakshatra

Shravana until 2:16 AM, TueMoon's star — Which of the 27 star-groups the Moon is passing through. It moves on about once a day; the one it was in when you were born is your birth star.

Yoga

Ganda until 7:15 AMSun and Moon together — The Sun's and the Moon's positions added together, counted in 27 steps. Each step has a name, and a few are ones people avoid for new starts.

Karana

Gara until 3:14 PM, then VanijaHalf a lunar day — Each lunar day has two halves, each with a name of its own. Vishti, also called Bhadra, is the one people step around for new starts.

Weekday (Vara)

Somavara (Monday)Weekday — The weekday, named for the planet that rules its first hour. In the panchang it changes at sunrise, not at midnight.

Lunar month

Kartika (Amanta)

Samvatsara

Parabhava

Moon sign

Makara (Capricorn) until 3:30 PM, Tue

Sun and Moon

Sunrise

6:45 AM

Sunset

5:25 PM

Moonrise

12:20 PM

Moonset

11:10 PM

Good times and times to avoid

Rahu Kaal

8:05 AM – 9:25 AMAvoid starting anything new

Yamagandam

10:45 AM – 12:05 PMAvoid

Gulika Kaal

1:25 PM – 2:45 PMAvoid

Abhijit Muhurta

11:44 AM – 12:27 PMAuspicious

Brahma Muhurta

5:09 AM – 5:57 AMThe hour before dawn

Durmuhurtam

12:27 PM – 1:09 PM; 2:35 PM – 3:17 PMAvoid

Varjyam

6:39 AM – 8:24 AM, next dayAvoid

Amrit Kalam

2:39 PM – 4:27 PMAuspicious

Festivals today

No major festival falls today in New Delhi.

Worked out for New Delhi (28.61°N, 77.21°E) from a planetary ephemeris with the Lahiri ayanamsa. Times change with your location — the panel above is for the place you set.