Kanchipuram, Tuesday, 17 March 2026
Tuesday 17 March 2026 · Panguni 3
The next day, Wednesday 18 March · Panguni 4
On Tuesday 17 March 2026 in Kanchipuram, the tithi is Krishna Trayodashi until 9:24 am IST; Rahu Kalam is 3:21 pm to 4:51 pm IST. Sunrise 6:17 am, sunset 6:22 pm. The panchangam day starts at sunrise, so the times after midnight below belong to Tuesday until sunrise on Wednesday.
Panchangam details
Tithi · Krishna Trayodashi
until 9:24 am
The lunar day. Fasts and observances such as ekadashi, pradosham, amavasya and shraddha are fixed by it.
Nakshatra · Dhanishta
until 6:22 am; then Shatabhisha until 6:09 am Wednesday
The Moon's star at sunrise, one of 27. Your birth star is the one the Moon was in when you were born.
Yoga · Siddha
until 8:15 am
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 · Vanija
until 9:24 am; then Vishti until 8:59 pm
Half a tithi. Vishti, called Bhadra Karanam, is avoided for new beginnings.
Bhadra Karanam runs from 9:24 am to 8:59 pm. Important work is usually started after it ends.
Daylight periods
Rahu Kalam
3:21 pm – 4:51 pm
Not used to start new work; work already under way carries on.
Yamagandam
9:18 am – 10:49 am
Avoided for setting out on a journey or starting something new.
Gulikai
12:20 pm – 1:50 pm
Avoided for new beginnings in most households.
Nalla Neram
7:45 am – 8:45 am
4:45 pm – 5:45 pm
These are the fixed times Tamil daily calendars print for a Tuesday, the same in every Tamil Nadu city.
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 Tuesday the day starts with Rog.
| Day | ||
|---|---|---|
| 6:17 am – 7:48 am | Rog | avoid |
| 7:48 am – 9:18 am | Udveg | avoid |
| 9:18 am – 10:49 am | Char | neutral |
| 10:49 am – 12:20 pm | Labh | good |
| 12:20 pm – 1:50 pm | Amrit | good |
| 1:50 pm – 3:21 pm | Kaal | avoid |
| 3:21 pm – 4:51 pm | Shubh | avoid · Rahu Kalam |
| 4:51 pm – 6:22 pm | Rog | avoid |
| Night | ||
|---|---|---|
| 6:22 pm – 7:51 pm | Kaal | avoid |
| 7:51 pm – 9:21 pm | Labh | good |
| 9:21 pm – 10:50 pm | Udveg | avoid |
| 10:50 pm – 12:19 am | Shubh | good |
| 12:19 am – 1:49 am | Amrit | good |
| 1:49 am – 3:18 am | Char | neutral |
| 3:18 am – 4:47 am | Rog | avoid |
| 4:47 am – 6:17 am | Kaal | 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
11:55 am – 12:44 pm. The muhurta around solar noon, a good time to begin most things.
The Moon
Moonrise 5:38 am Wednesday, moonset 4:53 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: Mars on a Tuesday.
| 6:17 am – 7:18 am | Mars |
| 7:18 am – 8:18 am | Sun |
| 8:18 am – 9:18 am | Venus |
| 9:18 am – 10:19 am | Mercury |
| 10:19 am – 11:19 am | Moon |
| 11:19 am – 12:20 pm | Saturn |
| 12:20 pm – 1:20 pm | Jupiter |
| 1:20 pm – 2:20 pm | Mars |
| 2:20 pm – 3:21 pm | Sun |
| 3:21 pm – 4:21 pm | Venus |
| 4:21 pm – 5:22 pm | Mercury |
| 5:22 pm – 6:22 pm | Moon |
| 6:22 pm – 7:22 pm | Saturn |
| 7:22 pm – 8:21 pm | Jupiter |
| 8:21 pm – 9:21 pm | Mars |
| 9:21 pm – 10:20 pm | Sun |
| 10:20 pm – 11:20 pm | Venus |
| 11:20 pm – 12:19 am | Mercury |
| 12:19 am – 1:19 am | Moon |
| 1:19 am – 2:18 am | Saturn |
| 2:18 am – 3:18 am | Jupiter |
| 3:18 am – 4:18 am | Mars |
| 4:18 am – 5:17 am | Sun |
| 5:17 am – 6:17 am | Venus |
About this day
Daylight lasts 12 hours and 5 minutes, so each eighth of the day, the length of Rahu Kalam, is about 91 minutes.
Between this sunrise and the next: nakshatra at 6:22 am, yoga at 8:15 am, tithi and karana at 9:24 am, karana at 8:59 pm, nakshatra at 6:09 am Wednesday.
On a Tuesday, Rahu Kalam is the seventh of the eight parts of daylight, from 3:21 pm in Kanchipuram.
Questions
What is the tithi in Kanchipuram on 17 March 2026?
Krishna Trayodashi, until 9:24 am. A day takes the tithi running at its sunrise (6:17 am in Kanchipuram).
When is Rahu Kalam in Kanchipuram on 17 March 2026?
3:21 pm to 4:51 pm, the seventh of the eight parts of daylight on a Tuesday. Yamagandam runs 9:18 am to 10:49 am and Gulikai 12:20 pm to 1:50 pm.
Which choghadiya periods are good in Kanchipuram on 17 March 2026?
During daylight: Labh 10:49 am to 12:20 pm, Amrit 12:20 pm to 1:50 pm. Abhijit Muhurta is 11:55 am to 12:44 pm.
When does the Moon rise in Kanchipuram on 17 March 2026?
Moonrise is at 5:38 am on Wednesday 18 March.
Tamil Day Sheet, Tuesday 17 March 2026, Kanchipuram
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Calculated for Kanchipuram from its own sunrise and sunset, by the Drik method, Lahiri ayanamsha. Times are Kanchipuram local time (IST).