Dwarka, Wednesday, 18 March 2026
Wednesday 18 March 2026
Amavasya
The next day, Thursday 19 March
On Wednesday 18 March 2026 in Dwarka, the tithi is Krishna Chaturdashi until 8:26 am IST; Rahu Kalam is 1:02 pm to 2:33 pm IST. Sunrise 7:00 am, sunset 7:05 pm. The panchangam day starts at sunrise, so the times after midnight below belong to Wednesday until sunrise on Thursday.
On this day
- Amavasya is on Wednesday 18 March. Amavasya dates 2026
Panchangam details
Tithi · Krishna Chaturdashi
until 8:26 am; then Amavasya until 6:53 am Thursday
The lunar day. Fasts and observances such as ekadashi, pradosham, amavasya and shraddha are fixed by it.
Nakshatra · Purva Bhadrapada
until 5:21 am Thursday
The Moon's star at sunrise, one of 27. Your birth star is the one the Moon was in when you were born.
Yoga · Shubha
until 4:01 am Thursday
Worked out from the Sun's and Moon's positions added together. It is read with the tithi, nakshatra and karana when a muhurta is chosen.
Karana · Shakuni
until 8:26 am; then Chatushpada until 7:44 pm; then Naga until 6:53 am Thursday
Half a tithi. Vishti, called Bhadra Karanam, is avoided for new beginnings.
No Bhadra Karanam between this sunrise and the next.
Daylight periods
Rahu Kalam
1:02 pm – 2:33 pm
Not used to start new work; work already under way carries on.
Yamagandam
8:31 am – 10:01 am
Avoided for setting out on a journey or starting something new.
Gulikai
11:32 am – 1:02 pm
Avoided for new beginnings in most households.
Gowri Panchangam
| Day | ||
|---|---|---|
| 7:00 am – 8:31 am | Laabam | good |
| 8:31 am – 10:01 am | Dhanam | good |
| 10:01 am – 11:32 am | Sugam | good |
| 11:32 am – 1:02 pm | Soram | avoid |
| 1:02 pm – 2:33 pm | Visham | avoid |
| 2:33 pm – 4:03 pm | Uthi | good |
| 4:03 pm – 5:34 pm | Amirdha | good |
| 5:34 pm – 7:05 pm | Rogam | avoid |
| Night | ||
|---|---|---|
| 7:05 pm – 8:34 pm | Uthi | good |
| 8:34 pm – 10:03 pm | Amirdha | good |
| 10:03 pm – 11:33 pm | Rogam | avoid |
| 11:33 pm – 1:02 am | Laabam | good |
| 1:02 am – 2:31 am | Dhanam | good |
| 2:31 am – 4:01 am | Sugam | good |
| 4:01 am – 5:30 am | Soram | avoid |
| 5:30 am – 6:59 am | Visham | avoid |
Daylight and night are each divided into eight parts. On a Wednesday the first part of the day is Laabam. Amirdha, Uthi, Laabam, Dhanam and Sugam are the good times.
Choghadiya
The day and the night each have eight choghadiyas. The names repeat in a cycle of seven, starting from a different name each weekday; on a Wednesday the day starts with Labh.
| Day | ||
|---|---|---|
| 7:00 am – 8:31 am | Labh | good |
| 8:31 am – 10:01 am | Amrit | good |
| 10:01 am – 11:32 am | Kaal | avoid |
| 11:32 am – 1:02 pm | Shubh | good |
| 1:02 pm – 2:33 pm | Rog | avoid · Rahu Kalam |
| 2:33 pm – 4:03 pm | Udveg | avoid |
| 4:03 pm – 5:34 pm | Char | neutral |
| 5:34 pm – 7:05 pm | Labh | good |
| Night | ||
|---|---|---|
| 7:05 pm – 8:34 pm | Udveg | avoid |
| 8:34 pm – 10:03 pm | Shubh | good |
| 10:03 pm – 11:33 pm | Amrit | good |
| 11:33 pm – 1:02 am | Char | neutral |
| 1:02 am – 2:31 am | Rog | avoid |
| 2:31 am – 4:01 am | Kaal | avoid |
| 4:01 am – 5:30 am | Labh | good |
| 5:30 am – 6:59 am | Udveg | avoid |
Amrit, Shubh and Labh are good for beginnings; Char suits a journey. Udveg, Kaal and Rog are avoided for starting something new.
Abhijit Muhurta
12:38 pm – 1:27 pm. The muhurta around solar noon; on Wednesdays it is traditionally not used.
The Moon
The Moon does not rise in Dwarka between this sunrise and the next; it sets at 6:28 pm.
Hora
Twelve horas from sunrise to sunset and twelve from sunset to the next sunrise, each ruled by a planet. The first hora of the day belongs to the weekday's own planet: Mercury on a Wednesday.
| 7:00 am – 8:01 am | Mercury |
| 8:01 am – 9:01 am | Moon |
| 9:01 am – 10:01 am | Saturn |
| 10:01 am – 11:02 am | Jupiter |
| 11:02 am – 12:02 pm | Mars |
| 12:02 pm – 1:02 pm | Sun |
| 1:02 pm – 2:03 pm | Venus |
| 2:03 pm – 3:03 pm | Mercury |
| 3:03 pm – 4:03 pm | Moon |
| 4:03 pm – 5:04 pm | Saturn |
| 5:04 pm – 6:04 pm | Jupiter |
| 6:04 pm – 7:05 pm | Mars |
| 7:05 pm – 8:04 pm | Sun |
| 8:04 pm – 9:04 pm | Venus |
| 9:04 pm – 10:03 pm | Mercury |
| 10:03 pm – 11:03 pm | Moon |
| 11:03 pm – 12:02 am | Saturn |
| 12:02 am – 1:02 am | Jupiter |
| 1:02 am – 2:01 am | Mars |
| 2:01 am – 3:01 am | Sun |
| 3:01 am – 4:01 am | Venus |
| 4:01 am – 5:00 am | Mercury |
| 5:00 am – 6:00 am | Moon |
| 6:00 am – 6:59 am | Saturn |
About this day
Daylight lasts 12 hours and 4 minutes, so each eighth of the day, the length of Rahu Kalam, is about 90 minutes.
Between this sunrise and the next: tithi and karana at 8:26 am, karana at 7:44 pm, yoga at 4:01 am Thursday, nakshatra at 5:21 am Thursday, tithi and karana at 6:53 am Thursday. Amavasya begins and ends within the day, so no sunrise names it.
On a Wednesday, Rahu Kalam is the fifth of the eight parts of daylight, from 1:02 pm in Dwarka.
Questions
What is the tithi in Dwarka on 18 March 2026?
Krishna Chaturdashi, until 8:26 am. A day takes the tithi running at its sunrise (7:00 am in Dwarka).
When is Rahu Kalam in Dwarka on 18 March 2026?
1:02 pm to 2:33 pm, the fifth of the eight parts of daylight on a Wednesday. Yamagandam runs 8:31 am to 10:01 am and Gulikai 11:32 am to 1:02 pm.
Which choghadiya periods are good in Dwarka on 18 March 2026?
During daylight: Labh 7:00 am to 8:31 am, Amrit 8:31 am to 10:01 am, Shubh 11:32 am to 1:02 pm, Labh 5:34 pm to 7:05 pm. Abhijit Muhurta is 12:38 pm to 1:27 pm; on Wednesdays it is traditionally not used.
When does the Moon rise in Dwarka on 18 March 2026?
The Moon does not rise in Dwarka between this sunrise and the next. It rises a little later each day, and about once a month that carries moonrise past the next sunrise.
Tamil Day Sheet, Wednesday 18 March 2026, Dwarka
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Calculated for Dwarka from its own sunrise and sunset, by the Drik method, Lahiri ayanamsha. Times are Dwarka local time (IST).