Panchang
On Friday, 2 January 2026, at sunrise in New Delhi (07:14), the tithi is Shukla Chaturdashi (शुक्ल चतुर्दशी) until about 18:54, then Purnima, and the nakshatra is Mrigashira until about 20:03, with Shukla yoga and Garaja karana, in the Hindu month of Pausha. Rahu Kaal in New Delhi is 11:07 to 12:25.
शुक्रवार, 2 जनवरी 2026
तिथि
Shukla Chaturdashi
शुक्ल चतुर्दशी
शुक्ल पक्ष | Shukla Paksha | until about 18:54, then Purnima
वार
Friday
शुक्रवार
Lord: Venus (शुक्र)
नक्षत्र
Mrigashira
मृगशिरा
Lord: Mars | Deity: Soma | Pada 2 | until about 20:03, then Ardra
योग
Shukla
शुक्ल
करण
Garaja
गर
Values at sunrise in New Delhi (07:14 IST), the moment that names a Panchang day. Change times are calculated from the positions of the Sun and the Moon and can differ by a few minutes from a printed almanac.
Hindu Month
Pausha
पौष
Amanta: the month ends at the new moon
Paksha
Shukla (Waxing)
शुक्ल पक्ष
Moon Phase
Waxing Gibbous
Calculated for New Delhi (28.61°N, 77.21°E), India Standard Time, to the nearest minute. Other cities differ by several minutes.
Sunrise
07:14
Sunset
17:36
Calculated for New Delhi: daytime from sunrise (07:14) to sunset (17:36) in eight equal parts; on Friday Rahu Kaal is the fourth part. In other cities the windows move with local sunrise and sunset.
राहु काल
11:07 - 12:25
यमगंड
15:01 - 16:18
गुलिक काल
08:32 - 09:50
अभिजीत मुहूर्त
12:04 - 12:46
The eighth of the 15 daytime muhurtas, centred on solar noon, calculated for New Delhi. Traditionally regarded as favourable; check a detailed muhurta for important events.
At sunrise in New Delhi (07:14) on Friday, 2 January 2026 the tithi is Shukla Chaturdashi (शुक्ल चतुर्दशी), in the Hindu month of Pausha (पौष). It lasts until about 18:54 IST, when Purnima begins. The tithi at sunrise names the day; change times are calculated and can differ by a few minutes from a printed almanac.
At sunrise on Friday, 2 January 2026 the nakshatra is Mrigashira (मृगशिरा) until about 20:03 IST, then Ardra; the yoga is Shukla (शुक्ल) and the karana is Garaja (गर). Each of these changes during the day.
None of the festivals on the verified 2026 festival list falls on Friday, 2 January 2026.
Rahu Kaal in New Delhi on Friday, 2 January 2026 is 11:07 to 12:25 IST: the fourth of the eight equal parts of daytime from sunrise (07:14) to sunset (17:36). In other cities it moves with local sunrise and sunset.
In New Delhi on Friday, 2 January 2026 Yamaganda is 15:01 to 16:18 and Gulika Kaal is 08:32 to 09:50 IST, worked out the same way from sunrise and sunset.
For New Delhi on Friday, 2 January 2026, the sun rises at 07:14 and sets at 17:36. Abhijit Muhurta, the eighth of the 15 daytime muhurtas around solar noon, is 12:04 to 12:46. Other cities differ by several minutes.
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