Panchang
On Wednesday, 21 January 2026, at sunrise in New Delhi (07:14), the tithi is Shukla Tritiya (शुक्ल तृतीया) until about 02:48 next day, then Shukla Chaturthi, and the nakshatra is Dhanishta until about 13:58, with Vyatipata yoga and Taitila karana, in the Hindu month of Magha. Rahu Kaal in New Delhi is 12:33 to 13:52.
बुधवार, 21 जनवरी 2026
तिथि
Shukla Tritiya
शुक्ल तृतीया
शुक्ल पक्ष | Shukla Paksha | until about 02:48 next day, then Shukla Chaturthi
वार
Wednesday
बुधवार
Lord: Mercury (बुध)
नक्षत्र
Dhanishta
धनिष्ठा
Lord: Mars | Deity: Vasus | Pada 3 | until about 13:58, then Shatabhisha
योग
Vyatipata
व्यतीपात
करण
Taitila
तैतिल
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
Magha
माघ
Amanta: the month ends at the new moon
Paksha
Shukla (Waxing)
शुक्ल पक्ष
Moon Phase
Waxing 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
07:14
Sunset
17:51
Calculated for New Delhi: daytime from sunrise (07:14) to sunset (17:51) in eight equal parts; on Wednesday Rahu Kaal is the fifth part. In other cities the windows move with local sunrise and sunset.
राहु काल
12:33 - 13:52
यमगंड
08:34 - 09:53
गुलिक काल
11:13 - 12:33
अभिजीत मुहूर्त
12:11 - 12:54
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 Wednesday, 21 January 2026 the tithi is Shukla Tritiya (शुक्ल तृतीया), in the Hindu month of Magha (माघ). It lasts until about 02:48 next day IST, when Shukla 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 Wednesday, 21 January 2026 the nakshatra is Dhanishta (धनिष्ठा) until about 13:58 IST, then Shatabhisha; the yoga is Vyatipata (व्यतीपात) and the karana is Taitila (तैतिल). Each of these changes during the day.
None of the festivals on the verified 2026 festival list falls on Wednesday, 21 January 2026.
Rahu Kaal in New Delhi on Wednesday, 21 January 2026 is 12:33 to 13:52 IST: the fifth of the eight equal parts of daytime from sunrise (07:14) to sunset (17:51). In other cities it moves with local sunrise and sunset.
In New Delhi on Wednesday, 21 January 2026 Yamaganda is 08:34 to 09:53 and Gulika Kaal is 11:13 to 12:33 IST, worked out the same way from sunrise and sunset.
For New Delhi on Wednesday, 21 January 2026, the sun rises at 07:14 and sets at 17:51. Abhijit Muhurta, the eighth of the 15 daytime muhurtas around solar noon, is 12:11 to 12:54. Other cities differ by several minutes.
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