Panchang
On Tuesday, 6 January 2026, at sunrise in New Delhi (07:15), the tithi is Krishna Tritiya (कृष्ण तृतीया) until about 08:02, then Krishna Chaturthi, and the nakshatra is Ashlesha until about 12:17, with Priti yoga and Vishti karana, in the Hindu month of Pausha. Rahu Kaal in New Delhi is 15:03 to 16:21.
मंगलवार, 6 जनवरी 2026
तिथि
Krishna Tritiya
कृष्ण तृतीया
कृष्ण पक्ष | Krishna Paksha | until about 08:02, then Krishna Chaturthi
वार
Tuesday
मंगलवार
Lord: Mars (मंगल)
नक्षत्र
Ashlesha
आश्लेषा
Lord: Mercury | Deity: Nagas | Pada 4 | until about 12:17, then Magha
योग
Priti
प्रीति
करण
Vishti
विष्टि (भद्रा)
Values at sunrise in New Delhi (07:15 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
Krishna (Waning)
कृष्ण पक्ष
Moon Phase
Waning 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
07:15
Sunset
17:39
Calculated for New Delhi: daytime from sunrise (07:15) to sunset (17:39) in eight equal parts; on Tuesday Rahu Kaal is the seventh part. In other cities the windows move with local sunrise and sunset.
राहु काल
15:03 - 16:21
यमगंड
09:51 - 11:09
गुलिक काल
12:27 - 13:45
अभिजीत मुहूर्त
12:06 - 12:48
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 (07:15) on Tuesday, 6 January 2026 the tithi is Krishna Tritiya (कृष्ण तृतीया), in the Hindu month of Pausha (पौष). It lasts until about 08:02 IST, when Krishna Chaturthi 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 Tuesday, 6 January 2026 the nakshatra is Ashlesha (आश्लेषा) until about 12:17 IST, then Magha; the yoga is Priti (प्रीति) and the karana is Vishti (विष्टि (भद्रा)). Each of these changes during the day.
None of the festivals on the verified 2026 festival list falls on Tuesday, 6 January 2026.
Rahu Kaal in New Delhi on Tuesday, 6 January 2026 is 15:03 to 16:21 IST: the seventh of the eight equal parts of daytime from sunrise (07:15) to sunset (17:39). In other cities it moves with local sunrise and sunset.
In New Delhi on Tuesday, 6 January 2026 Yamaganda is 09:51 to 11:09 and Gulika Kaal is 12:27 to 13:45 IST, worked out the same way from sunrise and sunset.
For New Delhi on Tuesday, 6 January 2026, the sun rises at 07:15 and sets at 17:39. Abhijit Muhurta, the eighth of the 15 daytime muhurtas around solar noon, is 12:06 to 12:48. Other cities differ by several minutes.
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