Panchang
On Saturday, 17 January 2026, at sunrise in New Delhi (07:15), the tithi is Krishna Chaturdashi (कृष्ण चतुर्दशी) until about 00:04 next day, then Amavasya, and the nakshatra is Mula until about 08:11, with Vyaghata yoga and Vishti karana, in the Hindu month of Pausha. Pongal is observed on this day. Rahu Kaal in New Delhi is 09:53 to 11:12.
शनिवार, 17 जनवरी 2026
तिथि
Krishna Chaturdashi
कृष्ण चतुर्दशी
कृष्ण पक्ष | Krishna Paksha | until about 00:04 next day, then Amavasya
वार
Saturday
शनिवार
Lord: Saturn (शनि)
नक्षत्र
Mula
मूल
Lord: Ketu | Deity: Nirrti | Pada 4 | until about 08:11, then Purva Ashadha
योग
Vyaghata
व्याघात
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 Crescent
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
17:48
Calculated for New Delhi: daytime from sunrise (07:15) to sunset (17:48) in eight equal parts; on Saturday Rahu Kaal is the third part. In other cities the windows move with local sunrise and sunset.
राहु काल
09:53 - 11:12
यमगंड
13:50 - 15:10
गुलिक काल
07:15 - 08:34
अभिजीत मुहूर्त
12:10 - 12:52
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 Saturday, 17 January 2026 the tithi is Krishna Chaturdashi (कृष्ण चतुर्दशी), in the Hindu month of Pausha (पौष). It lasts until about 00:04 next day IST, when Amavasya 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 Saturday, 17 January 2026 the nakshatra is Mula (मूल) until about 08:11 IST, then Purva Ashadha; the yoga is Vyaghata (व्याघात) and the karana is Vishti (विष्टि (भद्रा)). Each of these changes during the day.
Yes. Pongal is on the verified 2026 festival list for Saturday, 17 January 2026.
Rahu Kaal in New Delhi on Saturday, 17 January 2026 is 09:53 to 11:12 IST: the third of the eight equal parts of daytime from sunrise (07:15) to sunset (17:48). In other cities it moves with local sunrise and sunset.
In New Delhi on Saturday, 17 January 2026 Yamaganda is 13:50 to 15:10 and Gulika Kaal is 07:15 to 08:34 IST, worked out the same way from sunrise and sunset.
For New Delhi on Saturday, 17 January 2026, the sun rises at 07:15 and sets at 17:48. Abhijit Muhurta, the eighth of the 15 daytime muhurtas around solar noon, is 12:10 to 12:52. Other cities differ by several minutes.
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