Tuesday, November 16, 1999
Vikrama Samvat	2056	Maargasheersha	1
Shaka Samvat	1921	Kartika	25
Hijri	1420	Shaban	7
Kartika Shukla Paksha Saptami up to 3 a.m. (Nov 17) The eighth lunar day of the bright half of Kartika Dhanishtha Nakshatra up to 3.48 a.m. (Nov 17) The Moon enters Aquarius at 3 p.m. Ending of Bhadra at 2.30 p.m. Beginning of Panchaka at 3 p.m. (Nov 17) The Sun enters Scorpio at 9.35 p.m. Sankranti celebrations: evening Gopashtami.