Salem, Sunday, 18 January 2026
Sunday 18 January 2026 · Thai 4
Amavasya
The next day, Monday 19 January · Thai 5
On Sunday 18 January 2026 in Salem, the tithi is Amavasya until 1:22 am IST Monday; Rahu Kalam is 4:47 pm to 6:14 pm IST. Sunrise 6:42 am, sunset 6:14 pm. The panchangam day starts at sunrise, so the times after midnight below belong to Sunday until sunrise on Monday.
On this day
- Amavasya is on Sunday 18 January. Amavasya dates 2026
Panchangam details
Tithi · Amavasya
until 1:22 am Monday
The lunar day. Fasts and observances such as ekadashi, pradosham, amavasya and shraddha are fixed by it.
Nakshatra · Purva Ashadha
until 10:14 am
The Moon's star at sunrise, one of 27. Your birth star is the one the Moon was in when you were born.
Yoga · Harshana
until 9:11 pm
Worked out from the Sun's and Moon's positions added together. It is read with the tithi, nakshatra and karana when a muhurta is chosen.
Karana · Chatushpada
until 12:46 pm; then Naga until 1:22 am Monday
Half a tithi. Vishti, called Bhadra Karanam, is avoided for new beginnings.
No Bhadra Karanam between this sunrise and the next.
Daylight periods
Rahu Kalam
4:47 pm – 6:14 pm
Not used to start new work; work already under way carries on.
Yamagandam
12:28 pm – 1:54 pm
Avoided for setting out on a journey or starting something new.
Gulikai
3:21 pm – 4:47 pm
Avoided for new beginnings in most households.
Nalla Neram
7:45 am – 8:45 am
3:15 pm – 4:15 pm
Gowri Nalla Neram
10:45 am – 11:45 am
1:30 pm – 2:30 pm
These are the fixed times Tamil daily calendars print for a Sunday, the same in every Tamil Nadu city.
Choghadiya
The day and the night each have eight choghadiyas. The names repeat in a cycle of seven, starting from a different name each weekday; on a Sunday the day starts with Udveg.
| Day | ||
|---|---|---|
| 6:42 am – 8:08 am | Udveg | avoid |
| 8:08 am – 9:35 am | Char | neutral |
| 9:35 am – 11:01 am | Labh | good |
| 11:01 am – 12:28 pm | Amrit | good |
| 12:28 pm – 1:54 pm | Kaal | avoid |
| 1:54 pm – 3:21 pm | Shubh | good |
| 3:21 pm – 4:47 pm | Rog | avoid |
| 4:47 pm – 6:14 pm | Udveg | avoid · Rahu Kalam |
| Night | ||
|---|---|---|
| 6:14 pm – 7:47 pm | Shubh | good |
| 7:47 pm – 9:21 pm | Amrit | good |
| 9:21 pm – 10:54 pm | Char | neutral |
| 10:54 pm – 12:28 am | Rog | avoid |
| 12:28 am – 2:01 am | Kaal | avoid |
| 2:01 am – 3:35 am | Labh | good |
| 3:35 am – 5:08 am | Udveg | avoid |
| 5:08 am – 6:42 am | Shubh | good |
Amrit, Shubh and Labh are good for beginnings; Char suits a journey. Udveg, Kaal and Rog are avoided for starting something new.
Abhijit Muhurta
12:05 pm – 12:51 pm. The muhurta around solar noon, a good time to begin most things.
The Moon
The Moon does not rise in Salem between this sunrise and the next; it sets at 5:50 pm.
Hora
Twelve horas from sunrise to sunset and twelve from sunset to the next sunrise, each ruled by a planet. The first hora of the day belongs to the weekday's own planet: the Sun on a Sunday.
| 6:42 am – 7:39 am | Sun |
| 7:39 am – 8:37 am | Venus |
| 8:37 am – 9:35 am | Mercury |
| 9:35 am – 10:32 am | Moon |
| 10:32 am – 11:30 am | Saturn |
| 11:30 am – 12:28 pm | Jupiter |
| 12:28 pm – 1:25 pm | Mars |
| 1:25 pm – 2:23 pm | Sun |
| 2:23 pm – 3:21 pm | Venus |
| 3:21 pm – 4:19 pm | Mercury |
| 4:19 pm – 5:16 pm | Moon |
| 5:16 pm – 6:14 pm | Saturn |
| 6:14 pm – 7:16 pm | Jupiter |
| 7:16 pm – 8:19 pm | Mars |
| 8:19 pm – 9:21 pm | Sun |
| 9:21 pm – 10:23 pm | Venus |
| 10:23 pm – 11:26 pm | Mercury |
| 11:26 pm – 12:28 am | Moon |
| 12:28 am – 1:30 am | Saturn |
| 1:30 am – 2:32 am | Jupiter |
| 2:32 am – 3:35 am | Mars |
| 3:35 am – 4:37 am | Sun |
| 4:37 am – 5:39 am | Venus |
| 5:39 am – 6:42 am | Mercury |
About this day
Daylight lasts 11 hours and 32 minutes, so each eighth of the day, the length of Rahu Kalam, is about 86 minutes.
Between this sunrise and the next: nakshatra at 10:14 am, karana at 12:46 pm, yoga at 9:11 pm, tithi and karana at 1:22 am Monday.
On a Sunday, Rahu Kalam is the eighth of the eight parts of daylight, from 4:47 pm in Salem.
Questions
What is the tithi in Salem on 18 January 2026?
Amavasya, until 1:22 am Monday. A day takes the tithi running at its sunrise (6:42 am in Salem).
When is Rahu Kalam in Salem on 18 January 2026?
4:47 pm to 6:14 pm, the last of the eight parts of daylight on a Sunday. Yamagandam runs 12:28 pm to 1:54 pm and Gulikai 3:21 pm to 4:47 pm.
Which choghadiya periods are good in Salem on 18 January 2026?
During daylight: Labh 9:35 am to 11:01 am, Amrit 11:01 am to 12:28 pm, Shubh 1:54 pm to 3:21 pm. Abhijit Muhurta is 12:05 pm to 12:51 pm.
When does the Moon rise in Salem on 18 January 2026?
The Moon does not rise in Salem between this sunrise and the next. It rises a little later each day, and about once a month that carries moonrise past the next sunrise.
Tamil Day Sheet, Sunday 18 January 2026, Salem
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how each value is calculated · why the day starts at sunrise
Calculated for Salem from its own sunrise and sunset, by the Drik method, Lahiri ayanamsha. Times are Salem local time (IST).