Kumbakonam, Monday, 16 March 2026
Monday 16 March 2026 · Panguni 2
Pradosham
The next day, Tuesday 17 March · Panguni 3
On Monday 16 March 2026 in Kumbakonam, the tithi is Krishna Dwadashi until 9:41 am IST; Rahu Kalam is 7:50 am to 9:20 am IST. Sunrise 6:19 am, sunset 6:23 pm. The panchangam day starts at sunrise, so the times after midnight below belong to Monday until sunrise on Tuesday.
On this day
- Pradosham puja window after sunset, 6:23 pm to 8:47 pm. Pradosham: how the day is chosen
Panchangam details
Tithi · Krishna Dwadashi
until 9:41 am
The lunar day. Fasts and observances such as ekadashi, pradosham, amavasya and shraddha are fixed by it.
Nakshatra · Dhanishta
until 6:22 am Tuesday
The Moon's star at sunrise, one of 27. Your birth star is the one the Moon was in when you were born.
Yoga · Shiva
until 9:37 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 · Taitila
until 9:41 am; then Gara until 9:38 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
7:50 am – 9:20 am
Not used to start new work; work already under way carries on.
Yamagandam
10:51 am – 12:21 pm
Avoided for setting out on a journey or starting something new.
Gulikai
1:52 pm – 3:22 pm
Avoided for new beginnings in most households.
Nalla Neram
6:15 am – 7:15 am
4:45 pm – 5:45 pm
Gowri Nalla Neram
9:15 am – 10:15 am
7:30 pm – 8:30 pm
These are the fixed times Tamil daily calendars print for a Monday, 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 Monday the day starts with Amrit.
| Day | ||
|---|---|---|
| 6:19 am – 7:50 am | Amrit | good |
| 7:50 am – 9:20 am | Kaal | avoid · Rahu Kalam |
| 9:20 am – 10:51 am | Shubh | good |
| 10:51 am – 12:21 pm | Rog | avoid |
| 12:21 pm – 1:52 pm | Udveg | avoid |
| 1:52 pm – 3:22 pm | Char | neutral |
| 3:22 pm – 4:53 pm | Labh | good |
| 4:53 pm – 6:23 pm | Amrit | good |
| Night | ||
|---|---|---|
| 6:23 pm – 7:53 pm | Char | neutral |
| 7:53 pm – 9:22 pm | Rog | avoid |
| 9:22 pm – 10:52 pm | Kaal | avoid |
| 10:52 pm – 12:21 am | Labh | good |
| 12:21 am – 1:50 am | Udveg | avoid |
| 1:50 am – 3:20 am | Shubh | good |
| 3:20 am – 4:49 am | Amrit | good |
| 4:49 am – 6:18 am | Char | neutral |
Amrit, Shubh and Labh are good for beginnings; Char suits a journey. Udveg, Kaal and Rog are avoided for starting something new.
Abhijit Muhurta
11:57 am – 12:45 pm. The muhurta around solar noon, a good time to begin most things.
The Moon
Moonrise 4:58 am Tuesday, moonset 4:04 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: the Moon on a Monday.
| 6:19 am – 7:19 am | Moon |
| 7:19 am – 8:20 am | Saturn |
| 8:20 am – 9:20 am | Jupiter |
| 9:20 am – 10:20 am | Mars |
| 10:20 am – 11:21 am | Sun |
| 11:21 am – 12:21 pm | Venus |
| 12:21 pm – 1:22 pm | Mercury |
| 1:22 pm – 2:22 pm | Moon |
| 2:22 pm – 3:22 pm | Saturn |
| 3:22 pm – 4:23 pm | Jupiter |
| 4:23 pm – 5:23 pm | Mars |
| 5:23 pm – 6:23 pm | Sun |
| 6:23 pm – 7:23 pm | Venus |
| 7:23 pm – 8:23 pm | Mercury |
| 8:23 pm – 9:22 pm | Moon |
| 9:22 pm – 10:22 pm | Saturn |
| 10:22 pm – 11:21 pm | Jupiter |
| 11:21 pm – 12:21 am | Mars |
| 12:21 am – 1:20 am | Sun |
| 1:20 am – 2:20 am | Venus |
| 2:20 am – 3:20 am | Mercury |
| 3:20 am – 4:19 am | Moon |
| 4:19 am – 5:19 am | Saturn |
| 5:19 am – 6:18 am | Jupiter |
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: yoga at 9:37 am, tithi and karana at 9:41 am, karana at 9:38 pm. The nakshatra runs on past the next sunrise, until 6:22 am Tuesday.
On a Monday, Rahu Kalam is the second of the eight parts of daylight, from 7:50 am in Kumbakonam.
Questions
What is the tithi in Kumbakonam on 16 March 2026?
Krishna Dwadashi, until 9:41 am. A day takes the tithi running at its sunrise (6:19 am in Kumbakonam).
When is Rahu Kalam in Kumbakonam on 16 March 2026?
7:50 am to 9:20 am, the second of the eight parts of daylight on a Monday. Yamagandam runs 10:51 am to 12:21 pm and Gulikai 1:52 pm to 3:22 pm.
Which choghadiya periods are good in Kumbakonam on 16 March 2026?
During daylight: Amrit 6:19 am to 7:50 am, Shubh 9:20 am to 10:51 am, Labh 3:22 pm to 4:53 pm, Amrit 4:53 pm to 6:23 pm. Abhijit Muhurta is 11:57 am to 12:45 pm.
When does the Moon rise in Kumbakonam on 16 March 2026?
Moonrise is at 4:58 am on Tuesday 17 March.
Tamil Day Sheet, Monday 16 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).