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March 17 2026 Tithi – Panchang – Hindu Calendar – Good Time – Nakshatra – Rashi

Tithi in Panchang – Hindu Calendar on Tuesday, March 17 2026 – It is Krishna Paksha Trayodashi tithi or the thirteenth day during the waning or dark phase of moon in Hindu calendar and Panchang in most regions. It is Krishna Paksha Trayodashi tithi or the thirteenth day during the waning or dark phase of moon till 7:51 AM on March 17. Then onward it is Krishna Paksha Chaturdashi tithi or the fourteenth day during the waning or dark phase of moon till 7:30 AM on March 18. (Time applicable in all north, south and eastern parts of India. All time based on India Standard Time.) 

Good – Auspicious time on March 17, 2026 as per Hindu Calendar – There is no good and auspicious time on the entire day. 

Nakshatra – Dhanishta or Avittam Nakshatra till 4:59 AM on March 17. Then onward it is Satabhisha or Chathayam Nakshatra till 5:18 AM on March 18. (Time applicable in north, south and eastern parts of India). 

In western parts of India (Maharashtra, Gujarat, Goa, north Karnataka and south Rajasthan), Dhanishta or Avittam Nakshatra till 6:22 AM on March 17. Then onward it is Satabhisha or Chathayam Nakshatra till 6:09 AM on March 18. 

Rashi or Moon Sign – Makar Rashi till 4:34 PM on March 16. Then onward it is Kumbha Rashi till 11:12 PM on March 18, 2026. (Time applicable in all north, south and eastern parts of India.) 

In western parts of India (Maharashtra, Gujarat, Goa and south Rajasthan) - Makar Rashi till 6:14 PM on March 16. Then onward it is Kumbha Rashi till 11:36 PM on March 18, 2026   

Festivals, Vrat and Auspicious days – Madhu Krishna Trayodashi – Shiva Chaturdashi Vrat – Hingal Puja – Monthly Shivratri Fasting

Kali Yuga Year – 5127 

Vikram Samvat 2082 – Chaitra Krishna Paksha Trayodashi tithi or the thirteenth day during the waning or dark phase of moon in Chaitra month in Hindu calendar in North India - Delhi, Rajasthan, Uttar Pradesh, Bihar, Jharkhand, Madhya Pradesh, Haryana, Punjab, Himachal Pradesh, Uttarakhand, Chhattisgarh, Odisha and Jammu and Kashmir. 

Vishvavasu Nama Samvatsara/ Shalivahana Saka 1947 – Phalgun Krishna Paksha Trayodashi tithi or the thirteenth day during the waning or dark phase of moon in Phalgun month in Karnataka, Andhra Pradesh and Telangana. 

Vishvavasu Nama Samvatsara/ Shalivahana Saka 1947 – Phalgun Krishna Paksha Trayodashi tithi or the thirteenth day during the waning or dark phase of moon in Phalgun month in Maharashtra and Goa. (It is Phalgun Krishna Paksha Trayodashi tithi or the thirteenth day during the waning or dark phase of moon in Phalguna month till 9:23 AM on March 17. Then onward it is Phalgun Krishna Paksha Chaturdashi tithi or the fourteenth day during the waning or dark phase of moon in Phalguna month till 8:26 AM on March 18. (This time is applicable only in western parts of India.) 

Vikram Samvat 2082 in Gujarat – Phalgun Krishna Paksha Trayodashi tithi or the thirteenth day during the waning or dark phase of moon in Phalgun month in Gujarat. (It is Phalgun Krishna Paksha Trayodashi tithi or the thirteenth day during the waning or dark phase of moon in Phalguna month till 9:23 AM on March 17. Then onward it is Phalgun Krishna Paksha Chaturdashi tithi or the fourteenth day during the waning or dark phase of moon in Phalguna month till 8:26 AM on March 18. (This time is applicable only in western parts of India.) 

3rd day of Panguni Masam in Tamil Calendar followed in Tamil Nadu. (Vishvavasu Nama Year)
3rd day of Meena Masam in Malayalam Calendar in Kerala. (Kolla Varsham 1201)
2nd day of Chaitra Month in Calendars followed in Assam and Bengal. (Bengali Year 1432) 

Bad Period on March 17, 2026
Rahukalam – 3:18 PM to 4:48 PM
Yamagandam – 9:17 AM to 10:47 AM
Gulikai – 12:17 PM to 1:48 PM
Durmuhurtham – 8:41 AM to 9:29 AM
Durmuhurtham – 11:05 PM to 11:53 PM
Varjyam – 1:30 PM to 3:05 PM 

Panchak (bad) – entire day 

Good Period on March 17, 2026
Abhijit Muhurta – 11:53 AM to 12:41 PM
Amrita Kalam – 11:01 PM on March 17 to 12:36 AM on March 18
Sarvartha Siddhi Yog – not present
Amrita Siddhi Yog – not present
Dwipushkar Yog – not present
Tripushkar Yog – not present
Ravi Yog – not present 

Yog – Siddha (good) till 8:15 AM on March 17. Then onward it is Sadhya (good) till 6:22 AM on March 18, 2026.  

Karana – Vanija (good) till 9:23 AM on March 17. Then onward it is Vishti or Bhadra (bad) till 8:59 PM on March 17. Then onward it is Shakuni (bad) till 8:26 AM on March 18, 2026. 

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