Panchang · New Delhi
Panchang for Sunday, 22 March 2026
On Sunday, 22 March 2026, the sun rises in New Delhi at 6:23 AM and sets at 6:33 PM. The tithi at sunrise is Shukla Chaturthi (until 9:17 PM) and the nakshatra Bharani (until 10:42 PM). Rahu kaal runs from 5:02 PM to 6:33 PM, and the abhijit muhurat from 12:03 PM to 12:52 PM.
What changed since the previous day
- Previous sunrise: Shukla Tritiya; this sunrise: Shukla Chaturthi.
- Previous sunrise: Ashwini; this sunrise: Bharani.
- Next day (23 Mar 2026) at sunrise: Shukla Panchami.
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.
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)
Sunday
sunrise to next sunrise
Tithi
Shukla Chaturthi
until 9:17 PM
Shukla Panchami
9:17 PM to 23 Mar, 6:38 PM
Nakshatra
Bharanilord Venus
until 10:42 PM
Krittikalord Sun
10:42 PM to 23 Mar, 8:49 PM
Yoga
Vaidhriti
until 3:41 PM
Vishkambha
3:41 PM to 23 Mar, 12:22 PM
Karana
Vanija
until 10:37 AM
Vishti (Bhadra)
10:37 AM to 9:17 PM
Bava
9:17 PM to 23 Mar, 7:57 AM
Moon sign
- Ariesuntil 23 Mar, 4:14 AM
- Taurusuntil 25 Mar, 6:17 AM
Sun sign: Pisces
Times usually avoided
- Rahu kaal5:02 PM – 6:33 PM
- Yamaganda12:28 PM – 1:59 PM
- Gulika kaal3:30 PM – 5:02 PM
- Dur muhurat4:56 PM – 5:44 PM
Auspicious window
- Abhijit muhurat12:03 PM – 12:52 PM
- Paksha
- Shukla
- Month (amanta / purnimanta)
- Chaitra / Chaitra
- Samvat
- Vikram 2083 · Shaka 1948
- Ritu · Ayana
- Vasanta (spring) · Uttarayana
- Daylight
- 12 h 10 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
- UdvegAvoid6:23 AM – 7:54 AM
- CharNeutral7:54 AM – 9:25 AM
- LabhGood9:25 AM – 10:56 AM
- AmritGood10:56 AM – 12:28 PM
- KaalAvoid12:28 PM – 1:59 PM
- ShubhGood1:59 PM – 3:30 PM
- RogAvoid3:30 PM – 5:02 PM
- UdvegAvoid5:02 PM – 6:33 PM
Night choghadiya
- ShubhGood6:33 PM – 8:01 PM
- AmritGood8:01 PM – 9:30 PM
- CharNeutral9:30 PM – 10:59 PM
- RogAvoid10:59 PM – 12:27 AM
- KaalAvoid12:27 AM – 1:56 AM
- LabhGood1:56 AM – 3:24 AM
- UdvegAvoid3:24 AM – 4:53 AM
- ShubhGood4:53 AM – 6:21 AM
Hora
Each hora’s ruling planet and start time.
Day horas
- Sun6:23 AM
- Venus7:23 AM
- Mercury8:24 AM
- Moon9:25 AM
- Saturn10:26 AM
- Jupiter11:27 AM
- Mars12:28 PM
- Sun1:29 PM
- Venus2:29 PM
- Mercury3:30 PM
- Moon4:31 PM
- Saturn5:32 PM
Night horas
- Jupiter6:33 PM
- Mars7:32 PM
- Sun8:31 PM
- Venus9:30 PM
- Mercury10:29 PM
- Moon11:28 PM
- Saturn12:27 AM
- Jupiter1:26 AM
- Mars2:25 AM
- Sun3:24 AM
- Venus4:23 AM
- Mercury5:22 AM
22 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.
22 Mar 2026: questions
Which tithi is it on 22 Mar 2026?
On 22 Mar 2026 in New Delhi, the tithi at sunrise is Shukla Chaturthi (Shukla paksha), until 9:17 PM; then Shukla Panchami. The month is Chaitra (amanta) / Chaitra (purnimanta).
Which nakshatra is it on 22 Mar 2026?
Bharani at sunrise, until 10:42 PM; then Krittika.
When is rahu kaal in New Delhi on 22 Mar 2026?
From 5:02 PM to 6:33 PM. Yamaganda is 12:28 PM–1:59 PM and gulika 3:30 PM–5:02 PM.
What time is sunrise in New Delhi on 22 Mar 2026?
Sunrise is at 6:23 AM and sunset at 6:33 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 22 Mar 2026?
Chaitra Navratri: Begins on the Shukla Pratipada that touches the first third of the day (the ghatasthapana window); ends with Ram Navami.
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.