Tirunelveli, 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 Tirunelveli, the tithi is Krishna Dwadashi until 9:41 am IST; Rahu Kalam is 7:56 am to 9:26 am IST. Sunrise 6:25 am, sunset 6:30 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, 6:30 pm to 8:54 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
7:56 am – 9:26 am
Not used to start new work; work already under way carries on.
Yamagandam
10:57 am – 12:28 pm
Avoided for setting out on a journey or starting something new.
Gulikai
1:58 pm – 3:29 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 | ||
|---|---|---|
| 6:25 am – 7:56 am | Amrit | good |
| 7:56 am – 9:26 am | Kaal | avoid · Rahu Kalam |
| 9:26 am – 10:57 am | Shubh | good |
| 10:57 am – 12:28 pm | Rog | avoid |
| 12:28 pm – 1:58 pm | Udveg | avoid |
| 1:58 pm – 3:29 pm | Char | neutral |
| 3:29 pm – 5:00 pm | Labh | good |
| 5:00 pm – 6:30 pm | Amrit | good |
| Night | ||
|---|---|---|
| 6:30 pm – 7:59 pm | Char | neutral |
| 7:59 pm – 9:29 pm | Rog | avoid |
| 9:29 pm – 10:58 pm | Kaal | avoid |
| 10:58 pm – 12:27 am | Labh | good |
| 12:27 am – 1:57 am | Udveg | avoid |
| 1:57 am – 3:26 am | Shubh | good |
| 3:26 am – 4:55 am | Amrit | good |
| 4:55 am – 6:25 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
12:04 pm – 12:52 pm. The muhurta around solar noon, a good time to begin most things.
The Moon
Moonrise 5:02 am Tuesday, moonset 4:13 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.
| 6:25 am – 7:26 am | Moon |
| 7:26 am – 8:26 am | Saturn |
| 8:26 am – 9:26 am | Jupiter |
| 9:26 am – 10:27 am | Mars |
| 10:27 am – 11:27 am | Sun |
| 11:27 am – 12:28 pm | Venus |
| 12:28 pm – 1:28 pm | Mercury |
| 1:28 pm – 2:28 pm | Moon |
| 2:28 pm – 3:29 pm | Saturn |
| 3:29 pm – 4:29 pm | Jupiter |
| 4:29 pm – 5:30 pm | Mars |
| 5:30 pm – 6:30 pm | Sun |
| 6:30 pm – 7:30 pm | Venus |
| 7:30 pm – 8:29 pm | Mercury |
| 8:29 pm – 9:29 pm | Moon |
| 9:29 pm – 10:28 pm | Saturn |
| 10:28 pm – 11:28 pm | Jupiter |
| 11:28 pm – 12:27 am | Mars |
| 12:27 am – 1:27 am | Sun |
| 1:27 am – 2:27 am | Venus |
| 2:27 am – 3:26 am | Mercury |
| 3:26 am – 4:26 am | Moon |
| 4:26 am – 5:25 am | Saturn |
| 5:25 am – 6:25 am | Jupiter |
About this day
Daylight lasts 12 hours and 5 minutes, so each eighth of the day, the length of Rahu Kalam, is about 91 minutes.
Between this sunrise and the next: yoga at 9:37 am, tithi and karana at 9:41 am, karana at 9:38 pm, nakshatra at 6:22 am Tuesday.
On a Monday, Rahu Kalam is the second of the eight parts of daylight, from 7:56 am in Tirunelveli.
Questions
What is the tithi in Tirunelveli on 16 March 2026?
Krishna Dwadashi, until 9:41 am. A day takes the tithi running at its sunrise (6:25 am in Tirunelveli).
When is Rahu Kalam in Tirunelveli on 16 March 2026?
7:56 am to 9:26 am, the second of the eight parts of daylight on a Monday. Yamagandam runs 10:57 am to 12:28 pm and Gulikai 1:58 pm to 3:29 pm.
Which choghadiya periods are good in Tirunelveli on 16 March 2026?
During daylight: Amrit 6:25 am to 7:56 am, Shubh 9:26 am to 10:57 am, Labh 3:29 pm to 5:00 pm, Amrit 5:00 pm to 6:30 pm. Abhijit Muhurta is 12:04 pm to 12:52 pm.
When does the Moon rise in Tirunelveli on 16 March 2026?
Moonrise is at 5:02 am on Tuesday 17 March.
Tamil Day Sheet, Monday 16 March 2026, Tirunelveli
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how each value is calculated · why the day starts at sunrise
Calculated for Tirunelveli from its own sunrise and sunset, by the Drik method, Lahiri ayanamsha. Times are Tirunelveli local time (IST).