Kanchipuram, Friday, 20 March 2026
Friday 20 March 2026 · Panguni 6
The next day, Saturday 21 March · Panguni 7
On Friday 20 March 2026 in Kanchipuram, the tithi is Shukla Dwitiya until 2:31 am IST Saturday; Rahu Kalam is 10:48 am to 12:19 pm IST. Sunrise 6:15 am, sunset 6:22 pm. The panchangam day starts at sunrise, so the times after midnight below belong to Friday until sunrise on Saturday.
Panchangam details
Tithi · Shukla Dwitiya
until 2:31 am Saturday
The lunar day. Fasts and observances such as ekadashi, pradosham, amavasya and shraddha are fixed by it.
Nakshatra · Revati
until 2:28 am Saturday
The Moon's star at sunrise, one of 27. Your birth star is the one the Moon was in when you were born.
Yoga · Brahma
until 10:15 pm
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 · Balava
until 3:44 pm; then Kaulava until 2:31 am Saturday
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
10:48 am – 12:19 pm
Not used to start new work; work already under way carries on.
Yamagandam
3:20 pm – 4:51 pm
Avoided for setting out on a journey or starting something new.
Gulikai
7:46 am – 9:17 am
Avoided for new beginnings in most households.
Nalla Neram
9:15 am – 10:15 am
4:45 pm – 5:45 pm
Gowri Nalla Neram
12:15 pm – 1:15 pm
6:30 pm – 7:30 pm
These are the fixed times Tamil daily calendars print for a Friday, 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 Friday the day starts with Char.
| Day | ||
|---|---|---|
| 6:15 am – 7:46 am | Char | neutral |
| 7:46 am – 9:17 am | Labh | good |
| 9:17 am – 10:48 am | Amrit | good |
| 10:48 am – 12:19 pm | Kaal | avoid · Rahu Kalam |
| 12:19 pm – 1:50 pm | Shubh | good |
| 1:50 pm – 3:20 pm | Rog | avoid |
| 3:20 pm – 4:51 pm | Udveg | avoid |
| 4:51 pm – 6:22 pm | Char | neutral |
| Night | ||
|---|---|---|
| 6:22 pm – 7:51 pm | Rog | avoid |
| 7:51 pm – 9:20 pm | Kaal | avoid |
| 9:20 pm – 10:49 pm | Labh | good |
| 10:49 pm – 12:18 am | Udveg | avoid |
| 12:18 am – 1:48 am | Shubh | good |
| 1:48 am – 3:17 am | Amrit | good |
| 3:17 am – 4:46 am | Char | neutral |
| 4:46 am – 6:15 am | Rog | 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 – 12:43 pm. The muhurta around solar noon, a good time to begin most things.
The Moon
Moonrise 7:00 am, moonset 7:34 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: Venus on a Friday.
| 6:15 am – 7:16 am | Venus |
| 7:16 am – 8:17 am | Mercury |
| 8:17 am – 9:17 am | Moon |
| 9:17 am – 10:18 am | Saturn |
| 10:18 am – 11:18 am | Jupiter |
| 11:18 am – 12:19 pm | Mars |
| 12:19 pm – 1:19 pm | Sun |
| 1:19 pm – 2:20 pm | Venus |
| 2:20 pm – 3:20 pm | Mercury |
| 3:20 pm – 4:21 pm | Moon |
| 4:21 pm – 5:22 pm | Saturn |
| 5:22 pm – 6:22 pm | Jupiter |
| 6:22 pm – 7:22 pm | Mars |
| 7:22 pm – 8:21 pm | Sun |
| 8:21 pm – 9:20 pm | Venus |
| 9:20 pm – 10:20 pm | Mercury |
| 10:20 pm – 11:19 pm | Moon |
| 11:19 pm – 12:18 am | Saturn |
| 12:18 am – 1:18 am | Jupiter |
| 1:18 am – 2:17 am | Mars |
| 2:17 am – 3:17 am | Sun |
| 3:17 am – 4:16 am | Venus |
| 4:16 am – 5:15 am | Mercury |
| 5:15 am – 6:15 am | Moon |
About this day
Daylight lasts 12 hours and 7 minutes, so each eighth of the day, the length of Rahu Kalam, is about 91 minutes.
Between this sunrise and the next: karana at 3:44 pm, yoga at 10:15 pm, nakshatra at 2:28 am Saturday, tithi and karana at 2:31 am Saturday.
On a Friday, Rahu Kalam is the fourth of the eight parts of daylight, from 10:48 am in Kanchipuram.
Questions
What is the tithi in Kanchipuram on 20 March 2026?
Shukla Dwitiya, until 2:31 am Saturday. A day takes the tithi running at its sunrise (6:15 am in Kanchipuram).
When is Rahu Kalam in Kanchipuram on 20 March 2026?
10:48 am to 12:19 pm, the fourth of the eight parts of daylight on a Friday. Yamagandam runs 3:20 pm to 4:51 pm and Gulikai 7:46 am to 9:17 am.
Which choghadiya periods are good in Kanchipuram on 20 March 2026?
During daylight: Labh 7:46 am to 9:17 am, Amrit 9:17 am to 10:48 am, Shubh 12:19 pm to 1:50 pm. Abhijit Muhurta is 11:55 am to 12:43 pm.
When does the Moon rise in Kanchipuram on 20 March 2026?
Moonrise is at 7:00 am.
Tamil Day Sheet, Friday 20 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).