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Tuesday, 17 March 2026
What matters on this day
Phalguna Krishna Paksha until 9:23 AM
New Delhi · purnimanta reckoning · change
Sunrise6:32 AM
Sunset6:26 PM
Nakshatra
until 6:09 AM, Mar 18
Avoid
3:28 PM – 4:57 PM
Auspicious
12:05 PM – 12:53 PM
Coming up
- Amavasya tomorrow Wed, 18 Mar
- Chaitra Navratri Begins in 2 days Thu, 19 Mar
- Chandra Darshan in 3 days Fri, 20 Mar
The rest of today
Inauspicious periods
3:28 PM – 4:57 PM
9:31 AM – 11:00 AM
12:29 PM – 1:59 PM
8:55 AM – 10:30 AM, 4:51 PM – 6:26 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
Moonrise5:17 AM
Moonset4:55 PM
Siddha until 8:15 AM
Vanija
Mangalavara
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