Kumbakonam, 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 Kumbakonam, the tithi is Amavasya until 6:53 am IST; Rahu Kalam is 1:51 pm to 3:22 pm IST. Sunrise 6:17 am, sunset 6:23 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
1:51 pm – 3:22 pm
Not used to start new work; work already under way carries on.
Yamagandam
6:17 am – 7:48 am
Avoided for setting out on a journey or starting something new.
Gulikai
9:19 am – 10:50 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 | ||
|---|---|---|
| 6:17 am – 7:48 am | Shubh | good |
| 7:48 am – 9:19 am | Rog | avoid |
| 9:19 am – 10:50 am | Udveg | avoid |
| 10:50 am – 12:20 pm | Char | neutral |
| 12:20 pm – 1:51 pm | Labh | good |
| 1:51 pm – 3:22 pm | Amrit | avoid · Rahu Kalam |
| 3:22 pm – 4:53 pm | Kaal | avoid |
| 4:53 pm – 6:23 pm | Shubh | good |
| Night | ||
|---|---|---|
| 6:23 pm – 7:53 pm | Amrit | good |
| 7:53 pm – 9:22 pm | Char | neutral |
| 9:22 pm – 10:51 pm | Rog | avoid |
| 10:51 pm – 12:20 am | Kaal | avoid |
| 12:20 am – 1:49 am | Labh | good |
| 1:49 am – 3:18 am | Udveg | avoid |
| 3:18 am – 4:47 am | Shubh | good |
| 4:47 am – 6:17 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
11:56 am – 12:45 pm. The muhurta around solar noon, a good time to begin most things.
The Moon
Moonrise 6:20 am, moonset 6:39 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.
| 6:17 am – 7:18 am | Jupiter |
| 7:18 am – 8:18 am | Mars |
| 8:18 am – 9:19 am | Sun |
| 9:19 am – 10:19 am | Venus |
| 10:19 am – 11:20 am | Mercury |
| 11:20 am – 12:20 pm | Moon |
| 12:20 pm – 1:21 pm | Saturn |
| 1:21 pm – 2:21 pm | Jupiter |
| 2:21 pm – 3:22 pm | Mars |
| 3:22 pm – 4:22 pm | Sun |
| 4:22 pm – 5:23 pm | Venus |
| 5:23 pm – 6:23 pm | Mercury |
| 6:23 pm – 7:23 pm | Moon |
| 7:23 pm – 8:22 pm | Saturn |
| 8:22 pm – 9:22 pm | Jupiter |
| 9:22 pm – 10:21 pm | Mars |
| 10:21 pm – 11:21 pm | Sun |
| 11:21 pm – 12:20 am | Venus |
| 12:20 am – 1:19 am | Mercury |
| 1:19 am – 2:19 am | Moon |
| 2:19 am – 3:18 am | Saturn |
| 3:18 am – 4:18 am | Jupiter |
| 4:18 am – 5:17 am | Mars |
| 5:17 am – 6:17 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 1:51 pm in Kumbakonam.
Questions
What is the tithi in Kumbakonam on 19 March 2026?
Amavasya, until 6:53 am. A day takes the tithi running at its sunrise (6:17 am in Kumbakonam).
When is Rahu Kalam in Kumbakonam on 19 March 2026?
1:51 pm to 3:22 pm, the sixth of the eight parts of daylight on a Thursday. Yamagandam runs 6:17 am to 7:48 am and Gulikai 9:19 am to 10:50 am.
Which choghadiya periods are good in Kumbakonam on 19 March 2026?
During daylight: Shubh 6:17 am to 7:48 am, Labh 12:20 pm to 1:51 pm, Shubh 4:53 pm to 6:23 pm. Abhijit Muhurta is 11:56 am to 12:45 pm.
When does the Moon rise in Kumbakonam on 19 March 2026?
Moonrise is at 6:20 am.
Tamil Day Sheet, Thursday 19 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).