Panchang for 16 March 2026
Monday · New Delhi
Krishna Paksha · Dhanishta nakshatra · Shiva yoga · Taitila karana
Sunrise 06:30, sunset 18:30 — a day of 12 h 00 m. The Moon stands at 23.6° of Capricorn (Makara), putting Gemini in Chandrashtama. Computed from the JPL DE421 ephemeris; nothing here is estimated.
What changes at sunrise around 16 March 2026
Each value is the one current at sunrise, the convention an almanac uses when a single figure has to stand for a civil date. Neighbouring days are here because that convention hides movement: a limb can hold across two sunrises or turn over twice. What each limb is.
| At sunrise | 15 Mar | 16 Mar | 17 Mar |
|---|---|---|---|
| Tithi | Krishna Ekadashi | Krishna Dwadashi | Krishna Trayodashi |
| Nakshatra | Shravana | Dhanishta | Shatabhisha |
| Yoga | Parigha | Shiva | Siddha |
| Karana | Balava | Taitila | Vanija |
| Sunrise | 06:31 | 06:30 | 06:28 |
| Sunset | 18:29 | 18:30 | 18:30 |
| Rahu Kaal | 16:59-18:29 | 08:00-09:30 | 15:30-17:00 |
| Vara | Sunday | Monday | Tuesday |
The seven windows on 16 March 2026
In clock order through the day, with each length beside it. The three avoided windows come out at 90 minutes apiece because that is an eighth of this particular 12 h 00 m day — the arithmetic is in the next table.
| Window | Time (IST) | Length |
|---|---|---|
| Brahma Muhurat | 04:54-06:30 | 96 min |
| Sunrise | 06:30 | an instant |
| Rahu Kaal | 08:00-09:30 | 90 min |
| Yamaghanta Kaal | 11:00-12:30 | 90 min |
| Abhijit Muhurat | 12:06-12:54 | 48 min |
| Gulika Kaal | 14:00-15:30 | 90 min |
| Sunset | 18:30 | an instant |
The eight parts of 16 March 2026
Sunrise 06:30 to sunset 18:30 is 720 minutes, so each eighth runs 90.0 minutes. Which three of the eight carry names depends on the weekday, and on Monday they fall here. This day is 101 minutes longer than the shortest day in the table, and 118 minutes shorter than the longest, and every window above stretches or shrinks with it.
| Part | From | To | Named |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 06:30 | 08:00 | — |
| 2 | 08:00 | 09:30 | Rahu Kaal |
| 3 | 09:30 | 11:00 | — |
| 4 | 11:00 | 12:30 | Yamaghanta |
| 5 | 12:30 | 14:00 | — |
| 6 | 14:00 | 15:30 | Gulika |
| 7 | 15:30 | 17:00 | — |
| 8 | 17:00 | 18:30 | — |
The five parts without a name are not auspicious by elimination — they are simply unmarked. For anywhere other than New Delhi the panchang tool recomputes all of this from that city’s own sunrise.
Chandra Bala on 16 March 2026 — all twelve rashis
One Moon, twelve answers: the house is the distance from your janma rashi to Capricorn. The last column counts forward to your own next Chandrashtama from this date, which is a different date for every rashi.
| Janma rashi | House | Bhava | Class | Next Chandrashtama |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ♈︎Aries | 10 | Karma — action, career and standing | Favourable | 6 Apr |
| ♉︎Taurus | 9 | Bhagya — fortune, dharma and long journeys | Middling | 8 Apr |
| ♊︎Gemini | 8 | Randhra — upheaval, the hidden and longevity | Avoided | today |
| ♋︎Cancer | 7 | Kalatra — partnership, spouse and trade | Favourable | 17 Mar |
| ♌︎Leo | 6 | Shatru — competition, debt and disease | Favourable | 19 Mar |
| ♍︎Virgo | 5 | Putra — children, learning and creativity | Middling | 21 Mar |
| ♎︎Libra | 4 | Bandhu — home, mother and comfort | Avoided | 23 Mar |
| ♏︎Scorpio | 3 | Sahaja — effort, siblings and short journeys | Favourable | 25 Mar |
| ♐︎Sagittarius | 2 | Dhana — wealth, speech and family | Middling | 28 Mar |
| ♑︎Capricorn | 1 | Tanu — the body and the self | Favourable | 30 Mar |
| ♒︎Aquarius | 12 | Vyaya — expenditure, release and distant places | Avoided | 1 Apr |
| ♓︎Pisces | 11 | Labha — gain, income and networks | Favourable | 4 Apr |
Gemini holds the window while the Moon is in Capricorn — still there at sunrise on 16 March 2026, and in Aquarius by sunrise on 17 March 2026, when Capricorn takes over. The crossing is somewhere between those two sunrises; the table samples the Moon once a day, so naming a minute would be inventing precision.
Tara Bala from your birth star on 16 March 2026
Counted from your janma nakshatra to Dhanishta, the day’s. Nine taras repeat three times across the 27, so each is reached from exactly three birth stars — find yours in the right-hand column and read across.
| Tara | What it signifies | If your janma nakshatra is |
|---|---|---|
| 1. Janma | the birth star — intensifies rather than helps | Dhanishta, Chitra, Mrigashira |
| 2. Sampat | wealth; the strongest for anything undertaken for gain | Shravana, Hasta, Rohini |
| 3. Vipat | danger and loss; not chosen for beginnings or travel | Uttara Ashadha, Uttara Phalguni, Krittika |
| 4. Kshema | well-being; for what needs to hold rather than to win | Purva Ashadha, Purva Phalguni, Bharani |
| 5. Pratyari | obstruction; avoided where another party must consent | Moola, Magha, Ashwini |
| 6. Sadhaka | accomplishment; for finishing rather than starting | Jyeshtha, Ashlesha, Revati |
| 7. Vadha | harm; the heaviest of the three, rejected outright | Anuradha, Pushya, Uttara Bhadrapada |
| 8. Mitra | friendship; for dealings with people rather than things | Vishakha, Punarvasu, Purva Bhadrapada |
| 9. Ati-Mitra | close friendship, also Parama Mitra; the mildest of the nine | Swati, Ardra, Shatabhisha |
Dhanishta is the sunrise nakshatra again on 13 April 2026, 10 May 2026, 7 June 2026 — so the nine columns above shift wholesale on those dates and the tara you land on changes with them. Find your nakshatra if you do not know it.
FAQ
Questions about 16 March 2026
What is the tithi on 16 March 2026?+
Krishna Dwadashi, in Krishna Paksha, at sunrise (06:30) in New Delhi. Krishna Ekadashi was the tithi at sunrise the previous day. By the next sunrise it is Krishna Trayodashi.
What is the Rahu Kaal on 16 March 2026 in New Delhi?+
08:00-09:30 — 90 minutes, which is one-eighth of this 12 h 00 m day. It is the 2nd of the eight equal parts between sunrise (06:30) and sunset (18:30), because that is the part Monday takes. Yamaghanta is 11:00-12:30 and Gulika 14:00-15:30 on the same construction.
How long is the day on 16 March 2026, and how long is each part?+
Sunrise to sunset is 12 h 00 m in New Delhi, so each of the eight parts runs 90.0 minutes. That is 101 minutes longer than the shortest day in this two-year table (10 h 19 m on 17 December 2026), and 118 minutes shorter than the longest (13 h 58 m on 14 June 2026). Every window on this page is a fraction of that length, so all of them move with it.
Which nakshatra is the Moon in on 16 March 2026?+
Dhanishta, at sunrise, with the Moon at 23.6° of Capricorn. It is the sunrise nakshatra again on 13 April 2026, 10 May 2026, 7 June 2026. The degree is given because the nakshatra alone does not fix the rashi — nine of the 27 straddle a sign boundary.
Which rashi is in Chandrashtama on 16 March 2026?+
Gemini (Mithuna) — the Moon is in Capricorn, which is the eighth rashi from Gemini. Exactly one rashi qualifies on any date. The Moon is still in Capricorn at sunrise on 16 March 2026 and in Aquarius by sunrise on 17 March 2026, at which point Capricorn takes over the window.
When is my next Chandrashtama after 16 March 2026?+
Counted forward from this date: Aries 6 April 2026; Taurus 8 April 2026; Gemini 16 March 2026; Cancer 17 March 2026; Leo 19 March 2026; Virgo 21 March 2026; Libra 23 March 2026; Scorpio 25 March 2026; Sagittarius 28 March 2026; Capricorn 30 March 2026; Aquarius 1 April 2026; Pisces 4 April 2026. Each rashi gets one window a lunar month, lasting two or three sunrises.
Is 16 March 2026 an auspicious day?+
Not a question a dated page can answer. Six of the twelve houses are classed favourable, so 6 of the twelve rashis sit in a favourable position on this date — and Tara Bala, the tithi, the karana and your own chart all still have to be applied. The combined filter passes roughly a third of days for any one person.
Where is this panchang computed for, and how?+
New Delhi (28.6139°N, 77.209°E), from the JPL DE421 ephemeris with the Lahiri ayanamsa, over 2026-01-01 to 2027-12-31. Sunrise, sunset and the six windows derived from them are specific to this latitude and longitude.