March 2026

Sunday

Visvavasu

Panguni

Nyayiru

Valarpirai

Ekadasitill 7.47 am, then Dwadasi

Ayilyamtill 2.38 pm, then Magam

Siddha Yogam, then Marana Yogam

Ekadasi

Rahu Kalamevening 4.30–6.00

Yamagandamafternoon 12.00–1.30

Kuligaiafternoon 3.00–4.30

ChandrashtamamUntil 2.39 pm: Moolam, Pooradam, Uthiradam 1st quarterThen: Uthiradam 2nd⁠–⁠4th quarters, Thiruvonam, Avittam 1st⁠–⁠2nd quarters

SoolamWest · Parigaram: jaggery

Nalla Neram

morning 7.45–8.45afternoon 3.15–4.15

Gowri Nalla Neram

morning 10.45–11.45afternoon 1.30–2.30

Tithi and nakshatram computed for Salem. Rahu Kalam, Yamagandam, Kuligai, Nalla Neram and Soolam as Tamil calendars print them. Minute times are under Your day.

Shastra's reading

For anything new, 7.47 am to 12.22 pm is the best of the day.

Bhadra Karanam runs till 7.47 am; Shoola Yogam runs till 4.52 pm Monday.

Daily archanai and worship need no muhurtham. For anything important, your family's jyotishi comes first.

Shastra

Your day: Tamil calendar for Salem

Computed for Salem, to the minute. Use the printed times on the sheet for daily life; use these minutes when fixing a muhurtham. Where they differ, the printed time is shown in brackets.

The day at a glance

Gold marks good time, the solid bars mark times to avoid, and hatching marks a caution: denser while two cautions run together. Tap or drag across the chart to read any moment.

Good times

7.47 am–12.22 pmClear of every caution; the steadiest time for subha karyam

7.45–8.45 am; Bhadra Karanam also runs

10.45–11.45 am, inside the clear stretch

11.58 am–12.46 pm; Yamagandam also runs

1.30–2.30 pm; Yamagandam also runs

1.54–3.25 pmClear of every caution

3.15–4.15 pm; Kuligai also runs

Avoid

12.22–1.54 pm (printed 12–1.30)

3.25–4.58 pm, what begins now is said to repeat (printed 3–4.30)

4.50–5.40 pm

4.57–6.29 pm (printed 4.30–6)

2.43–4.20 am, early Monday, before sunrise

Chandrashtamam

until 2.39 pm

Moolam · Pooradam · Uthiradam, first quarter

For those born in Dhanu Rasi.

Then

from 2.39 pm, until Tuesday 9.33 pm

Thiruvonam · Uthiradam, second to fourth quarters · Avittam, first to second quarters

For those born in Makara Rasi.

is a time to go carefully: tradition advises waiting until it ends; many put off new ventures, long journeys and disputes.

Sun and Moon

Sunrise6.16 am

Sunset6.29 pm

Moonrise3.32 pm

Moonset4.09 am (next day)

SunMeena Rasi

MoonKataka Rasi

This day and the next

Ekadasi, a fasting day in many families.

Monday 30 March: Pradosham.

Observance days as Tamil calendars keep them.

Full panchangam

For rituals and muhurtham, computed for Salem by modern astronomical calculation (Drik, Lahiri). A caution's start is rounded down and its end up; a good window's start up and its end down. Underlined words open their meaning.

The five limbs

Limb	This day	Then
	Nyayiru (Sunday)
	Ekadasi, till 7.47 am 3–48 nazhigai	Dwadasi
	Ayilyam, till 2.38 pm 20–56 nazhigai	Magam
	Dhriti Yogam, till 6.20 pm 30–10 nazhigai	Shoola Yogam
	Bhadra Karanam, till 7.47 am caution 3–48 nazhigai Bava Karanam, till 7.26 pm 32–55 nazhigai
	Siddha Yogam, then Marana Yogam

Nazhigai count from sunrise.

Time windows, computed for Salem

Window	Time	Traditional use
	4.42–5.28 am	Prayer, meditation, study
	11.58 am–12.46 pm	Widely used for beginnings
	12.22–1.54 pm	Avoided for new beginnings
	1.03–2.38 pm	A favourable window
	3.25–4.58 pm	Avoided for things you do not want repeated
	4.50–5.40 pm	Avoided for new beginnings
	4.57–6.29 pm	Avoided for new beginnings
	2.43–4.20 am	Avoided for new beginnings

Gowri Panchangam

Day

Uthi¹6.16

Amirtham7.48

Rogam9.19

Labam10.51

Dhanam²12.23

Sugam1.54

Soram3.25

Visham4.57

Night

Dhanam6.29

Sugam7.57

Soram9.25

Visham10.53

Uthi12.22

Amirtham³1.51

Rogam3.18

Labam4.47

Names in gold are good parts. A numbered good part overlaps a caution, and the caution counts first: 1 Bhadra Karanam; 2 Yamagandam; 3 Tyajyam.

For sankalpam

Viśvāvasu · Uttarāyaṇa · Śiśira Ṛtu · Mīna Māsa · Śukla Pakṣa · Ekādaśī · Bhānu Vāsara · Āśleṣā (Maghā from 2.38 pm, computed)

Given in Sanskrit, as recited, with the solar month as Tamil sankalpam uses it. Wording varies by family; confirm with your vadhyar.

1948

2083

2082

5128

1201

Kaliyuga counted as the Tamil almanac counts the current year. Gujarati Samvat turns the day after Deepavali.

Lagnam

Rising sign	From	To
Meena	6.16 am	7.13 am
Mesha	7.13 am	9.02 am
Vrishabha	9.02 am	11.05 am
Mithuna	11.05 am	1.17 pm
Kataka	1.17 pm	3.25 pm
Simha	3.25 pm	5.27 pm
Kanya	5.27 pm	7.27 pm
Tula	7.27 pm	9.33 pm
Vrischika	9.33 pm	11.44 pm
Dhanu	11.44 pm	1.51 am
Makara	1.51 am	3.46 am
Kumbha	3.46 am	5.29 am
Meena	5.29 am	6.15 am

The rising sign (udaya lagnam) through the day, computed for Salem.

Horai

Day

Suriya6.16

Sukran7.17

Budhan8.18

Chandra9.19

Sani10.20

Guru11.21

Sevvai12.22

Suriya1.23

Sukran2.24

Budhan3.25

Chandra4.27

Sani5.28

Night

Guru6.29

Sevvai7.28

Suriya8.26

Sukran9.25

Budhan10.24

Chandra11.23

Sani12.22

Guru1.21

Sevvai2.20

Suriya3.19

Sukran4.18

Budhan5.16

Each horai begins at the time shown and runs to the next.

Also

West on Sundays; Parigaram: jaggery