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Monday, 16 March 2026
What matters on this day
Phalguna Krishna Paksha until 9:41 AM
New Delhi · purnimanta reckoning · change
Sunrise6:33 AM
Sunset6:26 PM
Nakshatra
until 6:22 AM, Mar 17
Avoid
8:02 AM – 9:31 AM
Auspicious
12:06 PM – 12:53 PM
Coming up
- Masik Shivaratri tomorrow Tue, 17 Mar
- Amavasya in 2 days Wed, 18 Mar
- Chaitra Navratri Begins in 3 days Thu, 19 Mar
The rest of today
Inauspicious periods
8:02 AM – 9:31 AM
11:00 AM – 12:30 PM
1:59 PM – 3:28 PM
11:18 AM – 12:53 PM, 3:16 PM – 4:51 PM
These are periods traditionally avoided for starting something. They do not move a festival — an observance fixed by its own rule stays where the rule puts it. More →
Moon, and the five limbs
Moonrise4:39 AM
Moonset3:55 PM
Shiva until 9:36 AM
Taitila
Somavara
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