Thanjavur, Saturday, 21 March 2026
Saturday 21 March 2026 · Panguni 7
The next day, Sunday 22 March · Panguni 8
On Saturday 21 March 2026 in Thanjavur, the tithi is Shukla Tritiya until 11:57 pm IST; Rahu Kalam is 9:19 am to 10:50 am IST. Sunrise 6:17 am, sunset 6:24 pm. The panchangam day starts at sunrise, so the times after midnight below belong to Saturday until sunrise on Sunday.
Panchangam details
Tithi · Shukla Tritiya
until 11:57 pm
The lunar day. Fasts and observances such as ekadashi, pradosham, amavasya and shraddha are fixed by it.
Nakshatra · Ashwini
until 12:38 am Sunday
The Moon's star at sunrise, one of 27. Your birth star is the one the Moon was in when you were born.
Yoga · Indra
until 7:01 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 · Taitila
until 1:15 pm; then Gara until 11:57 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
9:19 am – 10:50 am
Not used to start new work; work already under way carries on.
Yamagandam
1:52 pm – 3:23 pm
Avoided for setting out on a journey or starting something new.
Gulikai
6:17 am – 7:48 am
Avoided for new beginnings in most households.
Nalla Neram
7:45 am – 8:45 am
4:45 pm – 5:45 pm
Gowri Nalla Neram
10:45 am – 11:45 am
9:30 pm – 10:30 pm
These are the fixed times Tamil daily calendars print for a Saturday, 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 Saturday the day starts with Kaal.
| Day | ||
|---|---|---|
| 6:17 am – 7:48 am | Kaal | avoid |
| 7:48 am – 9:19 am | Shubh | good |
| 9:19 am – 10:50 am | Rog | avoid · Rahu Kalam |
| 10:50 am – 12:21 pm | Udveg | avoid |
| 12:21 pm – 1:52 pm | Char | neutral |
| 1:52 pm – 3:23 pm | Labh | good |
| 3:23 pm – 4:54 pm | Amrit | good |
| 4:54 pm – 6:24 pm | Kaal | avoid |
| Night | ||
|---|---|---|
| 6:24 pm – 7:53 pm | Labh | good |
| 7:53 pm – 9:22 pm | Udveg | avoid |
| 9:22 pm – 10:51 pm | Shubh | good |
| 10:51 pm – 12:20 am | Amrit | good |
| 12:20 am – 1:49 am | Char | neutral |
| 1:49 am – 3:18 am | Rog | avoid |
| 3:18 am – 4:47 am | Kaal | avoid |
| 4:47 am – 6:16 am | Labh | 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 7:48 am, moonset 8:31 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: Saturn on a Saturday.
| 6:17 am – 7:18 am | Saturn |
| 7:18 am – 8:18 am | Jupiter |
| 8:18 am – 9:19 am | Mars |
| 9:19 am – 10:19 am | Sun |
| 10:19 am – 11:20 am | Venus |
| 11:20 am – 12:21 pm | Mercury |
| 12:21 pm – 1:21 pm | Moon |
| 1:21 pm – 2:22 pm | Saturn |
| 2:22 pm – 3:23 pm | Jupiter |
| 3:23 pm – 4:23 pm | Mars |
| 4:23 pm – 5:24 pm | Sun |
| 5:24 pm – 6:24 pm | Venus |
| 6:24 pm – 7:24 pm | Mercury |
| 7:24 pm – 8:23 pm | Moon |
| 8:23 pm – 9:22 pm | Saturn |
| 9:22 pm – 10:22 pm | Jupiter |
| 10:22 pm – 11:21 pm | Mars |
| 11:21 pm – 12:20 am | Sun |
| 12:20 am – 1:20 am | Venus |
| 1:20 am – 2:19 am | Mercury |
| 2:19 am – 3:18 am | Moon |
| 3:18 am – 4:18 am | Saturn |
| 4:18 am – 5:17 am | Jupiter |
| 5:17 am – 6:16 am | Mars |
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 1:15 pm, yoga at 7:01 pm, tithi and karana at 11:57 pm, nakshatra at 12:38 am Sunday.
On a Saturday, Rahu Kalam is the third of the eight parts of daylight, from 9:19 am in Thanjavur.
Questions
What is the tithi in Thanjavur on 21 March 2026?
Shukla Tritiya, until 11:57 pm. A day takes the tithi running at its sunrise (6:17 am in Thanjavur).
When is Rahu Kalam in Thanjavur on 21 March 2026?
9:19 am to 10:50 am, the third of the eight parts of daylight on a Saturday. Yamagandam runs 1:52 pm to 3:23 pm and Gulikai 6:17 am to 7:48 am.
Which choghadiya periods are good in Thanjavur on 21 March 2026?
During daylight: Shubh 7:48 am to 9:19 am, Labh 1:52 pm to 3:23 pm, Amrit 3:23 pm to 4:54 pm. Abhijit Muhurta is 11:56 am to 12:45 pm.
When does the Moon rise in Thanjavur on 21 March 2026?
Moonrise is at 7:48 am.
Tamil Day Sheet, Saturday 21 March 2026, Thanjavur
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how each value is calculated · why the day starts at sunrise
Calculated for Thanjavur from its own sunrise and sunset, by the Drik method, Lahiri ayanamsha. Times are Thanjavur local time (IST).