Kanchipuram, Thursday, 19 March 2026
Thursday 19 March 2026 · Panguni 5
Ugadi and Gudi Padwa
The next day, Friday 20 March · Panguni 6
On Thursday 19 March 2026 in Kanchipuram, the tithi is Amavasya until 6:53 am IST; Rahu Kalam is 1:50 pm to 3:21 pm IST. Sunrise 6:16 am, sunset 6:22 pm. The panchangam day starts at sunrise, so the times after midnight below belong to Thursday until sunrise on Friday.
On this day
- Ugadi and Gudi Padwa is on Thursday 19 March. Ugadi and Gudi Padwa 2026: how the day is chosen
Panchangam details
Tithi · Amavasya
until 6:53 am; then Shukla Pratipada until 4:53 am Friday
The lunar day. Fasts and observances such as ekadashi, pradosham, amavasya and shraddha are fixed by it.
Nakshatra · Uttara Bhadrapada
until 4:05 am Friday
The Moon's star at sunrise, one of 27. Your birth star is the one the Moon was in when you were born.
Yoga · Shukla
until 1:17 am Friday
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 · Naga
until 6:53 am; then Kimstughna until 5:56 pm; then Bava until 4:53 am Friday
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
1:50 pm – 3:21 pm
Not used to start new work; work already under way carries on.
Yamagandam
6:16 am – 7:47 am
Avoided for setting out on a journey or starting something new.
Gulikai
9:18 am – 10:48 am
Avoided for new beginnings in most households.
Nalla Neram
10:45 am – 11:45 am
12:15 pm – 1:15 pm
These are the fixed times Tamil daily calendars print for a Thursday, 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 Thursday the day starts with Shubh.
| Day | ||
|---|---|---|
| 6:16 am – 7:47 am | Shubh | good |
| 7:47 am – 9:18 am | Rog | avoid |
| 9:18 am – 10:48 am | Udveg | avoid |
| 10:48 am – 12:19 pm | Char | neutral |
| 12:19 pm – 1:50 pm | Labh | good |
| 1:50 pm – 3:21 pm | Amrit | avoid · Rahu Kalam |
| 3:21 pm – 4:51 pm | Kaal | avoid |
| 4:51 pm – 6:22 pm | Shubh | good |
| Night | ||
|---|---|---|
| 6:22 pm – 7:51 pm | Amrit | good |
| 7:51 pm – 9:20 pm | Char | neutral |
| 9:20 pm – 10:50 pm | Rog | avoid |
| 10:50 pm – 12:19 am | Kaal | avoid |
| 12:19 am – 1:48 am | Labh | good |
| 1:48 am – 3:17 am | Udveg | avoid |
| 3:17 am – 4:46 am | Shubh | good |
| 4:46 am – 6:15 am | Amrit | good |
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 – 12:43 pm. The muhurta around solar noon, a good time to begin most things.
The Moon
Moonrise 6:18 am, moonset 6:38 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: Jupiter on a Thursday.
| 6:16 am – 7:17 am | Jupiter |
| 7:17 am – 8:17 am | Mars |
| 8:17 am – 9:18 am | Sun |
| 9:18 am – 10:18 am | Venus |
| 10:18 am – 11:19 am | Mercury |
| 11:19 am – 12:19 pm | Moon |
| 12:19 pm – 1:20 pm | Saturn |
| 1:20 pm – 2:20 pm | Jupiter |
| 2:20 pm – 3:21 pm | Mars |
| 3:21 pm – 4:21 pm | Sun |
| 4:21 pm – 5:22 pm | Venus |
| 5:22 pm – 6:22 pm | Mercury |
| 6:22 pm – 7:22 pm | Moon |
| 7:22 pm – 8:21 pm | Saturn |
| 8:21 pm – 9:20 pm | Jupiter |
| 9:20 pm – 10:20 pm | Mars |
| 10:20 pm – 11:19 pm | Sun |
| 11:19 pm – 12:19 am | Venus |
| 12:19 am – 1:18 am | Mercury |
| 1:18 am – 2:18 am | Moon |
| 2:18 am – 3:17 am | Saturn |
| 3:17 am – 4:16 am | Jupiter |
| 4:16 am – 5:16 am | Mars |
| 5:16 am – 6:15 am | Sun |
About this day
Daylight lasts 12 hours and 6 minutes, so each eighth of the day, the length of Rahu Kalam, is about 91 minutes.
Between this sunrise and the next: tithi and karana at 6:53 am, karana at 5:56 pm, yoga at 1:17 am Friday, nakshatra at 4:05 am Friday, tithi and karana at 4:53 am Friday. Shukla Pratipada begins and ends within the day, so no sunrise names it.
On a Thursday, Rahu Kalam is the sixth of the eight parts of daylight, from 1:50 pm in Kanchipuram.
Questions
What is the tithi in Kanchipuram on 19 March 2026?
Amavasya, until 6:53 am. A day takes the tithi running at its sunrise (6:16 am in Kanchipuram).
When is Rahu Kalam in Kanchipuram on 19 March 2026?
1:50 pm to 3:21 pm, the sixth of the eight parts of daylight on a Thursday. Yamagandam runs 6:16 am to 7:47 am and Gulikai 9:18 am to 10:48 am.
Which choghadiya periods are good in Kanchipuram on 19 March 2026?
During daylight: Shubh 6:16 am to 7:47 am, Labh 12:19 pm to 1:50 pm, Shubh 4:51 pm to 6:22 pm. Abhijit Muhurta is 11:55 am to 12:43 pm.
When does the Moon rise in Kanchipuram on 19 March 2026?
Moonrise is at 6:18 am.
Tamil Day Sheet, Thursday 19 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).