Panchang · New Delhi
Panchang for Monday, 16 March 2026
On Monday, 16 March 2026, the sun rises in New Delhi at 6:30 AM and sets at 6:30 PM. The tithi at sunrise is Krishna Dwadashi (until 9:41 AM) and the nakshatra Dhanishta (until 17 Mar, 6:22 AM). Rahu kaal runs from 8:00 AM to 9:30 AM, and the abhijit muhurat from 12:06 PM to 12:54 PM.
What changed since the previous day
- Previous sunrise: Krishna Ekadashi; this sunrise: Krishna Dwadashi.
- Previous sunrise: Shravana; this sunrise: Dhanishta.
- Next day (17 Mar 2026) at sunrise: Krishna Trayodashi.
Festivals and vrats on this day
- Soma Pradosh — Trayodashi prevailing at pradosh (sunset to one fifth of the night); if on both days, the day it covers more.
The five limbs
Every tithi, nakshatra, yoga and karana in force from sunrise to the next sunrise in New Delhi, each with its end time.
Vara (weekday)
Monday
sunrise to next sunrise
Tithi
Krishna Dwadashi
until 9:41 AM
Krishna Trayodashi
9:41 AM to 17 Mar, 9:23 AM
Nakshatra
Dhanishtalord Mars
until 17 Mar, 6:22 AM
Shatabhishalord Rahu
17 Mar, 6:22 AM to 18 Mar, 6:09 AM
Yoga
Shiva
until 9:36 AM
Siddha
9:36 AM to 17 Mar, 8:15 AM
Karana
Taitila
until 9:41 AM
Gara
9:41 AM to 9:37 PM
Vanija
9:37 PM to 17 Mar, 9:23 AM
Moon sign
- Capricornuntil 6:14 PM
- Aquariusuntil 18 Mar, 11:36 PM
Sun sign: Pisces
Times usually avoided
- Rahu kaal8:00 AM – 9:30 AM
- Yamaganda11:00 AM – 12:30 PM
- Gulika kaal2:00 PM – 3:30 PM
- Dur muhurat 112:54 PM – 1:42 PM
- Dur muhurat 23:18 PM – 4:06 PM
Auspicious window
- Abhijit muhurat12:06 PM – 12:54 PM
- Paksha
- Krishna
- Month (amanta / purnimanta)
- Phalguna / Chaitra
- Samvat
- Vikram 2082 · Shaka 1947
- Ritu · Ayana
- Shishira (winter) · Uttarayana
- Daylight
- 12 h 0 m
- Ayanamsa
- Lahiri (Chitrapaksha) 24°13′30″
Choghadiya
Day and night, each in eight parts: Amrit, Shubh and Labh are good; Char is neutral; Rog, Kaal and Udveg are avoided.
Day choghadiya
- AmritGood6:30 AM – 8:00 AM
- KaalAvoid8:00 AM – 9:30 AM
- ShubhGood9:30 AM – 11:00 AM
- RogAvoid11:00 AM – 12:30 PM
- UdvegAvoid12:30 PM – 2:00 PM
- CharNeutral2:00 PM – 3:30 PM
- LabhGood3:30 PM – 5:00 PM
- AmritGood5:00 PM – 6:30 PM
Night choghadiya
- CharNeutral6:30 PM – 7:59 PM
- RogAvoid7:59 PM – 9:29 PM
- KaalAvoid9:29 PM – 10:59 PM
- LabhGood10:59 PM – 12:29 AM
- UdvegAvoid12:29 AM – 1:59 AM
- ShubhGood1:59 AM – 3:29 AM
- AmritGood3:29 AM – 4:59 AM
- CharNeutral4:59 AM – 6:28 AM
Hora
Each hora’s ruling planet and start time.
Day horas
- Moon6:30 AM
- Saturn7:30 AM
- Jupiter8:30 AM
- Mars9:30 AM
- Sun10:30 AM
- Venus11:30 AM
- Mercury12:30 PM
- Moon1:30 PM
- Saturn2:30 PM
- Jupiter3:30 PM
- Mars4:30 PM
- Sun5:30 PM
Night horas
- Venus6:30 PM
- Mercury7:29 PM
- Moon8:29 PM
- Saturn9:29 PM
- Jupiter10:29 PM
- Mars11:29 PM
- Sun12:29 AM
- Venus1:29 AM
- Mercury2:29 AM
- Moon3:29 AM
- Saturn4:29 AM
- Jupiter5:28 AM
16 March 2026, New Delhi (28.62, 77.21), time zone Asia/Kolkata. Sunrise: upper limb with standard refraction. Amrit kaal and varjyam are not given — their ghati tables differ between sources.
16 Mar 2026: questions
Which tithi is it on 16 Mar 2026?
On 16 Mar 2026 in New Delhi, the tithi at sunrise is Krishna Dwadashi (Krishna paksha), until 9:41 AM; then Krishna Trayodashi. The month is Phalguna (amanta) / Chaitra (purnimanta).
Which nakshatra is it on 16 Mar 2026?
Dhanishta at sunrise, until 17 Mar, 6:22 AM; then Shatabhisha.
When is rahu kaal in New Delhi on 16 Mar 2026?
From 8:00 AM to 9:30 AM. Yamaganda is 11:00 AM–12:30 PM and gulika 2:00 PM–3:30 PM.
What time is sunrise in New Delhi on 16 Mar 2026?
Sunrise is at 6:30 AM and sunset at 6:30 PM — the Sun's upper limb with standard refraction, the convention of the Indian Astronomical Ephemeris and of Drik Panchang (our times agree with the official ephemeris within a quarter of a minute). Almanacs that print the Sun's centre without refraction give sunrise about 3–4 minutes later and sunset as much earlier.
Is there a vrat or festival on 16 Mar 2026?
Soma Pradosh: Trayodashi prevailing at pradosh (sunset to one fifth of the night); if on both days, the day it covers more.
These times are for New Delhi. The same date for another city: panchang finder. Need a time for an auspicious start? Find a muhurat.
Reading a panchang
- Tithi
- Each 12° of separation between the Moon and the Sun is one tithi — 30 in a lunar month, 15 in each of the bright (Shukla) and dark (Krishna) halves. A day takes the tithi running at sunrise; sometimes a tithi never touches a sunrise (kshaya) and sometimes one spans two (vriddhi).
- Nakshatra
- The 27 equal lunar mansions of the zodiac, each 13°20′. The Moon crosses about one a day. Muhurat and naming lean on the nakshatra more than anything else.
- Yoga
- The sum of the Sun’s and Moon’s sidereal longitudes, in 27 parts of 13°20′, from Vishkumbha to Vaidhriti; Vyatipata and Vaidhriti are avoided for auspicious work.
- Karana
- Half a tithi — usually two in a day. Nothing auspicious is begun in Vishti (Bhadra) karana.
- Vara
- The Hindu weekday runs from sunrise to the next sunrise, not from midnight.
- Rahu kaal, Yamaganda, Gulika
- Daylight split into eight parts, one part each by weekday. Tradition avoids them for beginning something new; ordinary work goes on.
- Choghadiya and hora
- Choghadiya divides day and night into eight parts each; a hora gives the ruling planet of each twelfth of the day. Both are widely used for business and travel.
Every figure comes from our own engine (VSOP87 / ELP, Lahiri ayanamsa), tested against the Swiss Ephemeris; tithi and nakshatra end times are accurate to about 2 minutes.