Panchang · New Delhi
Panchang for Friday, 20 March 2026
On Friday, 20 March 2026, the sun rises in New Delhi at 6:25 AM and sets at 6:32 PM. The tithi at sunrise is Shukla Dwitiya (until 21 Mar, 2:31 AM) and the nakshatra Revati (until 21 Mar, 2:28 AM). Rahu kaal runs from 10:57 AM to 12:28 PM, and the abhijit muhurat from 12:04 PM to 12:53 PM.
What changed since the previous day
- Previous sunrise: Amavasya; this sunrise: Shukla Dwitiya.
- Previous sunrise: Uttara Bhadrapada; this sunrise: Revati.
- Next day (21 Mar 2026) at sunrise: Shukla Tritiya.
Festivals and vrats on this day
- Chaitra Navratri — Begins on the Shukla Pratipada that touches the first third of the day (the ghatasthapana window); ends with Ram Navami.
- Cheti Chand — Chaitra Shukla Dwitiya prevailing at sunset, the first evening the new crescent can be seen; if on both days, the first.
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)
Friday
sunrise to next sunrise
Tithi
Shukla Dwitiya
until 21 Mar, 2:31 AM
Shukla Tritiya
21 Mar, 2:31 AM to 21 Mar, 11:56 PM
Nakshatra
Revatilord Mercury
until 21 Mar, 2:28 AM
Ashwinilord Ketu
21 Mar, 2:28 AM to 22 Mar, 12:37 AM
Yoga
Brahma
until 10:15 PM
Indra
10:15 PM to 21 Mar, 7:01 PM
Karana
Balava
until 3:44 PM
Kaulava
3:44 PM to 21 Mar, 2:31 AM
Taitila
21 Mar, 2:31 AM to 21 Mar, 1:15 PM
Moon sign
- Piscesuntil 21 Mar, 2:28 AM
- Ariesuntil 23 Mar, 4:14 AM
Sun sign: Pisces
Times usually avoided
- Rahu kaal10:57 AM – 12:28 PM
- Yamaganda3:30 PM – 5:01 PM
- Gulika kaal7:56 AM – 9:27 AM
- Dur muhurat 18:50 AM – 9:39 AM
- Dur muhurat 212:53 PM – 1:41 PM
Auspicious window
- Abhijit muhurat12:04 PM – 12:53 PM
- Paksha
- Shukla
- Month (amanta / purnimanta)
- Chaitra / Chaitra
- Samvat
- Vikram 2083 · Shaka 1948
- Ritu · Ayana
- Vasanta (spring) · Uttarayana
- Daylight
- 12 h 7 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
- CharNeutral6:25 AM – 7:56 AM
- LabhGood7:56 AM – 9:27 AM
- AmritGood9:27 AM – 10:57 AM
- KaalAvoid10:57 AM – 12:28 PM
- ShubhGood12:28 PM – 1:59 PM
- RogAvoid1:59 PM – 3:30 PM
- UdvegAvoid3:30 PM – 5:01 PM
- CharNeutral5:01 PM – 6:32 PM
Night choghadiya
- RogAvoid6:32 PM – 8:01 PM
- KaalAvoid8:01 PM – 9:30 PM
- LabhGood9:30 PM – 10:59 PM
- UdvegAvoid10:59 PM – 12:28 AM
- ShubhGood12:28 AM – 1:57 AM
- AmritGood1:57 AM – 3:26 AM
- CharNeutral3:26 AM – 4:55 AM
- RogAvoid4:55 AM – 6:24 AM
Hora
Each hora’s ruling planet and start time.
Day horas
- Venus6:25 AM
- Mercury7:25 AM
- Moon8:26 AM
- Saturn9:27 AM
- Jupiter10:27 AM
- Mars11:28 AM
- Sun12:28 PM
- Venus1:29 PM
- Mercury2:30 PM
- Moon3:30 PM
- Saturn4:31 PM
- Jupiter5:31 PM
Night horas
- Mars6:32 PM
- Sun7:31 PM
- Venus8:30 PM
- Mercury9:30 PM
- Moon10:29 PM
- Saturn11:28 PM
- Jupiter12:28 AM
- Mars1:27 AM
- Sun2:26 AM
- Venus3:26 AM
- Mercury4:25 AM
- Moon5:24 AM
20 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.
20 Mar 2026: questions
Which tithi is it on 20 Mar 2026?
On 20 Mar 2026 in New Delhi, the tithi at sunrise is Shukla Dwitiya (Shukla paksha), until 21 Mar, 2:31 AM; then Shukla Tritiya. The month is Chaitra (amanta) / Chaitra (purnimanta).
Which nakshatra is it on 20 Mar 2026?
Revati at sunrise, until 21 Mar, 2:28 AM; then Ashwini.
When is rahu kaal in New Delhi on 20 Mar 2026?
From 10:57 AM to 12:28 PM. Yamaganda is 3:30 PM–5:01 PM and gulika 7:56 AM–9:27 AM.
What time is sunrise in New Delhi on 20 Mar 2026?
Sunrise is at 6:25 AM and sunset at 6:32 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 20 Mar 2026?
Chaitra Navratri: Begins on the Shukla Pratipada that touches the first third of the day (the ghatasthapana window); ends with Ram Navami. Cheti Chand: Chaitra Shukla Dwitiya prevailing at sunset, the first evening the new crescent can be seen; if on both days, the first.
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.