Times below are calculated for New Delhi because you
haven't told us where you are yet. Sunrise, moonrise and every muhurta window
move with location — often by more than an hour.
Set your location and tradition →
● Back to today · January 1979 calendar
Wednesday, 17 January 1979
What matters on this day
Pausha Krishna Paksha until 11:06 PM
New Delhi · purnimanta reckoning · change
Sunrise7:19 AM
Sunset5:43 PM
Nakshatra
until 9:37 AM, Jan 18
Avoid
12:31 PM – 1:49 PM
Auspicious
— Abhijit Muhurta not considered on Wednesday
Coming up
- Krishna Shashti in 2 days Fri, 19 Jan
- Kalashtami in 4 days Sun, 21 Jan
- Shattila Ekadashi in 7 days Wed, 24 Jan
The rest of today
Inauspicious periods
12:31 PM – 1:49 PM
8:37 AM – 9:55 AM
11:13 AM – 12:31 PM
1:33 PM – 2:56 PM
These are periods traditionally avoided for starting something. They do not move a festival — an observance fixed by its own rule stays where the rule puts it. More →
Moon, and the five limbs
Moonrise9:23 PM
Moonset9:35 AM
Saubhagya until 8:11 PM
Bava
Budhavara
Your observances
Nothing saved yet. Saved vrats and family dates arrive with accounts in the next phase; for now the vrat calendar lists every recurring observance with its upcoming dates, and every festival page has a calendar subscription link.