Panchang · New Delhi
Panchang for Thursday, 8 January 2026
On Thursday, 8 January 2026, the sun rises in New Delhi at 7:15 AM and sets at 5:40 PM. The tithi at sunrise is Krishna Shashthi (until 9 Jan, 7:05 AM) and the nakshatra Purva Phalguni (until 12:24 PM). Rahu kaal runs from 1:46 PM to 3:04 PM, and the abhijit muhurat from 12:06 PM to 12:48 PM.
What changed since the previous day
- Previous sunrise: Krishna Panchami; this sunrise: Krishna Shashthi.
- Previous sunrise: Magha; this sunrise: Purva Phalguni.
- Next day (9 Jan 2026) at sunrise: Krishna Saptami.
The five limbs
Every tithi, nakshatra, yoga and karana in force from sunrise to the next sunrise in New Delhi, each with its end time.
Vara (weekday)
Thursday
sunrise to next sunrise
Tithi
Krishna Shashthi
until 9 Jan, 7:05 AM
Krishna Saptami
9 Jan, 7:05 AM to 10 Jan, 8:24 AM
Nakshatra
Purva Phalgunilord Venus
until 12:24 PM
Uttara Phalgunilord Sun
12:24 PM to 9 Jan, 1:40 PM
Yoga
Saubhagya
until 5:25 PM
Shobhana
5:25 PM to 9 Jan, 4:55 PM
Karana
Gara
until 6:43 PM
Vanija
6:43 PM to 9 Jan, 7:05 AM
Vishti (Bhadra)
9 Jan, 7:05 AM to 9 Jan, 7:39 PM
Moon sign
- Leountil 6:39 PM
- Virgountil 11 Jan, 4:52 AM
Sun sign: Sagittarius
Times usually avoided
- Rahu kaal1:46 PM – 3:04 PM
- Yamaganda7:15 AM – 8:33 AM
- Gulika kaal9:51 AM – 11:09 AM
- Dur muhurat 110:43 AM – 11:25 AM
- Dur muhurat 22:53 PM – 3:35 PM
Auspicious window
- Abhijit muhurat12:06 PM – 12:48 PM
- Paksha
- Krishna
- Month (amanta / purnimanta)
- Pausha / Magha
- Samvat
- Vikram 2082 · Shaka 1947
- Ritu · Ayana
- Hemanta (pre-winter) · Dakshinayana
- Daylight
- 10 h 26 m
- Ayanamsa
- Lahiri (Chitrapaksha) 24°13′20″
Choghadiya
Day and night, each in eight parts: Amrit, Shubh and Labh are good; Char is neutral; Rog, Kaal and Udveg are avoided.
Day choghadiya
- ShubhGood7:15 AM – 8:33 AM
- RogAvoid8:33 AM – 9:51 AM
- UdvegAvoid9:51 AM – 11:09 AM
- CharNeutral11:09 AM – 12:27 PM
- LabhGood12:27 PM – 1:46 PM
- AmritGood1:46 PM – 3:04 PM
- KaalAvoid3:04 PM – 4:22 PM
- ShubhGood4:22 PM – 5:40 PM
Night choghadiya
- AmritGood5:40 PM – 7:22 PM
- CharNeutral7:22 PM – 9:04 PM
- RogAvoid9:04 PM – 10:46 PM
- KaalAvoid10:46 PM – 12:27 AM
- LabhGood12:27 AM – 2:09 AM
- UdvegAvoid2:09 AM – 3:51 AM
- ShubhGood3:51 AM – 5:33 AM
- AmritGood5:33 AM – 7:15 AM
Hora
Each hora’s ruling planet and start time.
Day horas
- Jupiter7:15 AM
- Mars8:07 AM
- Sun8:59 AM
- Venus9:51 AM
- Mercury10:43 AM
- Moon11:35 AM
- Saturn12:27 PM
- Jupiter1:19 PM
- Mars2:12 PM
- Sun3:04 PM
- Venus3:56 PM
- Mercury4:48 PM
Night horas
- Moon5:40 PM
- Saturn6:48 PM
- Jupiter7:56 PM
- Mars9:04 PM
- Sun10:12 PM
- Venus11:19 PM
- Mercury12:27 AM
- Moon1:35 AM
- Saturn2:43 AM
- Jupiter3:51 AM
- Mars4:59 AM
- Sun6:07 AM
8 January 2026, New Delhi (28.62, 77.21), time zone Asia/Kolkata. Sunrise: upper limb with standard refraction. Amrit kaal and varjyam are not given — their ghati tables differ between sources.
8 Jan 2026: questions
Which tithi is it on 8 Jan 2026?
On 8 Jan 2026 in New Delhi, the tithi at sunrise is Krishna Shashthi (Krishna paksha), until 9 Jan, 7:05 AM; then Krishna Saptami. The month is Pausha (amanta) / Magha (purnimanta).
Which nakshatra is it on 8 Jan 2026?
Purva Phalguni at sunrise, until 12:24 PM; then Uttara Phalguni.
When is rahu kaal in New Delhi on 8 Jan 2026?
From 1:46 PM to 3:04 PM. Yamaganda is 7:15 AM–8:33 AM and gulika 9:51 AM–11:09 AM.
What time is sunrise in New Delhi on 8 Jan 2026?
Sunrise is at 7:15 AM and sunset at 5:40 PM — the Sun's upper limb with standard refraction, the convention of the Indian Astronomical Ephemeris and of Drik Panchang (our times agree with the official ephemeris within a quarter of a minute). Almanacs that print the Sun's centre without refraction give sunrise about 3–4 minutes later and sunset as much earlier.
These times are for New Delhi. The same date for another city: panchang finder. Need a time for an auspicious start? Find a muhurat.
Reading a panchang
- Tithi
- Each 12° of separation between the Moon and the Sun is one tithi — 30 in a lunar month, 15 in each of the bright (Shukla) and dark (Krishna) halves. A day takes the tithi running at sunrise; sometimes a tithi never touches a sunrise (kshaya) and sometimes one spans two (vriddhi).
- Nakshatra
- The 27 equal lunar mansions of the zodiac, each 13°20′. The Moon crosses about one a day. Muhurat and naming lean on the nakshatra more than anything else.
- Yoga
- The sum of the Sun’s and Moon’s sidereal longitudes, in 27 parts of 13°20′, from Vishkumbha to Vaidhriti; Vyatipata and Vaidhriti are avoided for auspicious work.
- Karana
- Half a tithi — usually two in a day. Nothing auspicious is begun in Vishti (Bhadra) karana.
- Vara
- The Hindu weekday runs from sunrise to the next sunrise, not from midnight.
- Rahu kaal, Yamaganda, Gulika
- Daylight split into eight parts, one part each by weekday. Tradition avoids them for beginning something new; ordinary work goes on.
- Choghadiya and hora
- Choghadiya divides day and night into eight parts each; a hora gives the ruling planet of each twelfth of the day. Both are widely used for business and travel.
Every figure comes from our own engine (VSOP87 / ELP, Lahiri ayanamsa), tested against the Swiss Ephemeris; tithi and nakshatra end times are accurate to about 2 minutes.