Kumbakonam, Sunday, 8 March 2026
Sunday 8 March 2026 · Maasi 24
The next day, Monday 9 March · Maasi 25
On Sunday 8 March 2026 in Kumbakonam, the tithi is Krishna Panchami until 9:12 pm IST; Rahu Kalam is 4:53 pm to 6:23 pm IST. Sunrise 6:24 am, sunset 6:23 pm. The panchangam day starts at sunrise, so the times after midnight below belong to Sunday until sunrise on Monday.
Panchangam details
Tithi · Krishna Panchami
until 9:12 pm
The lunar day. Fasts and observances such as ekadashi, pradosham, amavasya and shraddha are fixed by it.
Nakshatra · Swati
until 1:32 pm
The Moon's star at sunrise, one of 27. Your birth star is the one the Moon was in when you were born.
Yoga · Dhruva
until 7:04 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 · Kaulava
until 8:11 am; then Taitila until 9:12 pm
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
4:53 pm – 6:23 pm
Not used to start new work; work already under way carries on.
Yamagandam
12:23 pm – 1:53 pm
Avoided for setting out on a journey or starting something new.
Gulikai
3:23 pm – 4:53 pm
Avoided for new beginnings in most households.
Nalla Neram
7:45 am – 8:45 am
3:15 pm – 4:15 pm
Gowri Nalla Neram
10:45 am – 11:45 am
1:30 pm – 2:30 pm
These are the fixed times Tamil daily calendars print for a Sunday, 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 Sunday the day starts with Udveg.
| Day | ||
|---|---|---|
| 6:24 am – 7:53 am | Udveg | avoid |
| 7:53 am – 9:23 am | Char | neutral |
| 9:23 am – 10:53 am | Labh | good |
| 10:53 am – 12:23 pm | Amrit | good |
| 12:23 pm – 1:53 pm | Kaal | avoid |
| 1:53 pm – 3:23 pm | Shubh | good |
| 3:23 pm – 4:53 pm | Rog | avoid |
| 4:53 pm – 6:23 pm | Udveg | avoid · Rahu Kalam |
| Night | ||
|---|---|---|
| 6:23 pm – 7:53 pm | Shubh | good |
| 7:53 pm – 9:23 pm | Amrit | good |
| 9:23 pm – 10:53 pm | Char | neutral |
| 10:53 pm – 12:23 am | Rog | avoid |
| 12:23 am – 1:53 am | Kaal | avoid |
| 1:53 am – 3:23 am | Labh | good |
| 3:23 am – 4:53 am | Udveg | avoid |
| 4:53 am – 6:23 am | Shubh | 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
11:59 am – 12:47 pm. The muhurta around solar noon, a good time to begin most things.
The Moon
Moonrise 10:28 pm, moonset 9:21 am.
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: the Sun on a Sunday.
| 6:24 am – 7:24 am | Sun |
| 7:24 am – 8:23 am | Venus |
| 8:23 am – 9:23 am | Mercury |
| 9:23 am – 10:23 am | Moon |
| 10:23 am – 11:23 am | Saturn |
| 11:23 am – 12:23 pm | Jupiter |
| 12:23 pm – 1:23 pm | Mars |
| 1:23 pm – 2:23 pm | Sun |
| 2:23 pm – 3:23 pm | Venus |
| 3:23 pm – 4:23 pm | Mercury |
| 4:23 pm – 5:23 pm | Moon |
| 5:23 pm – 6:23 pm | Saturn |
| 6:23 pm – 7:23 pm | Jupiter |
| 7:23 pm – 8:23 pm | Mars |
| 8:23 pm – 9:23 pm | Sun |
| 9:23 pm – 10:23 pm | Venus |
| 10:23 pm – 11:23 pm | Mercury |
| 11:23 pm – 12:23 am | Moon |
| 12:23 am – 1:23 am | Saturn |
| 1:23 am – 2:23 am | Jupiter |
| 2:23 am – 3:23 am | Mars |
| 3:23 am – 4:23 am | Sun |
| 4:23 am – 5:23 am | Venus |
| 5:23 am – 6:23 am | Mercury |
About this day
Daylight lasts 12 hours, so each eighth of the day, the length of Rahu Kalam, is about 90 minutes.
Between this sunrise and the next: yoga at 7:04 am, karana at 8:11 am, nakshatra at 1:32 pm, tithi and karana at 9:12 pm.
On a Sunday, Rahu Kalam is the eighth of the eight parts of daylight, from 4:53 pm in Kumbakonam.
Questions
What is the tithi in Kumbakonam on 8 March 2026?
Krishna Panchami, until 9:12 pm. A day takes the tithi running at its sunrise (6:24 am in Kumbakonam).
When is Rahu Kalam in Kumbakonam on 8 March 2026?
4:53 pm to 6:23 pm, the last of the eight parts of daylight on a Sunday. Yamagandam runs 12:23 pm to 1:53 pm and Gulikai 3:23 pm to 4:53 pm.
Which choghadiya periods are good in Kumbakonam on 8 March 2026?
During daylight: Labh 9:23 am to 10:53 am, Amrit 10:53 am to 12:23 pm, Shubh 1:53 pm to 3:23 pm. Abhijit Muhurta is 11:59 am to 12:47 pm.
When does the Moon rise in Kumbakonam on 8 March 2026?
Moonrise is at 10:28 pm.
Tamil Day Sheet, Sunday 8 March 2026, Kumbakonam
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how each value is calculated · why the day starts at sunrise
Calculated for Kumbakonam from its own sunrise and sunset, by the Drik method, Lahiri ayanamsha. Times are Kumbakonam local time (IST).