On Sunday, 18 January 2026, at sunrise in New Delhi (07:15), the tithi is Amavasya (अमावस्या) until about 01:22 next day, then Shukla Pratipada, and the nakshatra is Purva Ashadha until about 10:13, with Harshana yoga and Chatushpada karana, in the Hindu month of Pausha. Rahu Kaal in New Delhi is 16:29 to 17:49.
रविवार, 18 जनवरी 2026
तिथि
Amavasya
अमावस्या
कृष्ण पक्ष | Krishna Paksha | until about 01:22 next day, then Shukla Pratipada
वार
Sunday
रविवार
Lord: Sun (सूर्य)
नक्षत्र
Purva Ashadha
पूर्वाषाढ़ा
Lord: Venus | Deity: Apas | Pada 4 | until about 10:13, then Uttara Ashadha
योग
Harshana
हर्षण
करण
Chatushpada
चतुष्पद
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
New Moon
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
17:49
Calculated for New Delhi: daytime from sunrise (07:15) to sunset (17:49) in eight equal parts; on Sunday Rahu Kaal is the eighth part. In other cities the windows move with local sunrise and sunset.
राहु काल
16:29 - 17:49
यमगंड
12:32 - 13:51
गुलिक काल
15:10 - 16:29
अभिजीत मुहूर्त
12:10 - 12:53
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 Sunday, 18 January 2026 the tithi is Amavasya (अमावस्या), in the Hindu month of Pausha (पौष). It lasts until about 01:22 next day IST, when Shukla Pratipada 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 Sunday, 18 January 2026 the nakshatra is Purva Ashadha (पूर्वाषाढ़ा) until about 10:13 IST, then Uttara Ashadha; the yoga is Harshana (हर्षण) and the karana is Chatushpada (चतुष्पद). Each of these changes during the day.
None of the festivals on the verified 2026 festival list falls on Sunday, 18 January 2026.
Rahu Kaal in New Delhi on Sunday, 18 January 2026 is 16:29 to 17:49 IST: the eighth of the eight equal parts of daytime from sunrise (07:15) to sunset (17:49). In other cities it moves with local sunrise and sunset.
In New Delhi on Sunday, 18 January 2026 Yamaganda is 12:32 to 13:51 and Gulika Kaal is 15:10 to 16:29 IST, worked out the same way from sunrise and sunset.
For New Delhi on Sunday, 18 January 2026, the sun rises at 07:15 and sets at 17:49. Abhijit Muhurta, the eighth of the 15 daytime muhurtas around solar noon, is 12:10 to 12:53. Other cities differ by several minutes.
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