Salem, Friday, 23 January 2026
Friday 23 January 2026 · Thai 9
The next day, Saturday 24 January · Thai 10
On Friday 23 January 2026 in Salem, the tithi is Shukla Panchami until 1:47 am IST Saturday; Rahu Kalam is 11:02 am to 12:29 pm IST. Sunrise 6:42 am, sunset 6:16 pm. The panchangam day starts at sunrise, so the times after midnight below belong to Friday until sunrise on Saturday.
Panchangam details
Tithi · Shukla Panchami
until 1:47 am Saturday
The lunar day. Fasts and observances such as ekadashi, pradosham, amavasya and shraddha are fixed by it.
Nakshatra · Purva Bhadrapada
until 2:33 pm
The Moon's star at sunrise, one of 27. Your birth star is the one the Moon was in when you were born.
Yoga · Parigha
until 3:59 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 · Bava
until 2:11 pm; then Balava until 1:47 am Saturday
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
11:02 am – 12:29 pm
Not used to start new work; work already under way carries on.
Yamagandam
3:23 pm – 4:50 pm
Avoided for setting out on a journey or starting something new.
Gulikai
8:09 am – 9:36 am
Avoided for new beginnings in most households.
Nalla Neram
9:15 am – 10:15 am
4:45 pm – 5:45 pm
Gowri Nalla Neram
12:15 pm – 1:15 pm
6:30 pm – 7:30 pm
These are the fixed times Tamil daily calendars print for a Friday, 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 Friday the day starts with Char.
| Day | ||
|---|---|---|
| 6:42 am – 8:09 am | Char | neutral |
| 8:09 am – 9:36 am | Labh | good |
| 9:36 am – 11:02 am | Amrit | good |
| 11:02 am – 12:29 pm | Kaal | avoid · Rahu Kalam |
| 12:29 pm – 1:56 pm | Shubh | good |
| 1:56 pm – 3:23 pm | Rog | avoid |
| 3:23 pm – 4:50 pm | Udveg | avoid |
| 4:50 pm – 6:16 pm | Char | neutral |
| Night | ||
|---|---|---|
| 6:16 pm – 7:50 pm | Rog | avoid |
| 7:50 pm – 9:23 pm | Kaal | avoid |
| 9:23 pm – 10:56 pm | Labh | good |
| 10:56 pm – 12:29 am | Udveg | avoid |
| 12:29 am – 2:02 am | Shubh | good |
| 2:02 am – 3:36 am | Amrit | good |
| 3:36 am – 5:09 am | Char | neutral |
| 5:09 am – 6:42 am | Rog | avoid |
Amrit, Shubh and Labh are good for beginnings; Char suits a journey. Udveg, Kaal and Rog are avoided for starting something new.
Abhijit Muhurta
12:06 pm – 12:52 pm. The muhurta around solar noon, a good time to begin most things.
The Moon
Moonrise 9:51 am, moonset 10:07 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: Venus on a Friday.
| 6:42 am – 7:40 am | Venus |
| 7:40 am – 8:38 am | Mercury |
| 8:38 am – 9:36 am | Moon |
| 9:36 am – 10:34 am | Saturn |
| 10:34 am – 11:31 am | Jupiter |
| 11:31 am – 12:29 pm | Mars |
| 12:29 pm – 1:27 pm | Sun |
| 1:27 pm – 2:25 pm | Venus |
| 2:25 pm – 3:23 pm | Mercury |
| 3:23 pm – 4:21 pm | Moon |
| 4:21 pm – 5:19 pm | Saturn |
| 5:19 pm – 6:16 pm | Jupiter |
| 6:16 pm – 7:19 pm | Mars |
| 7:19 pm – 8:21 pm | Sun |
| 8:21 pm – 9:23 pm | Venus |
| 9:23 pm – 10:25 pm | Mercury |
| 10:25 pm – 11:27 pm | Moon |
| 11:27 pm – 12:29 am | Saturn |
| 12:29 am – 1:31 am | Jupiter |
| 1:31 am – 2:34 am | Mars |
| 2:34 am – 3:36 am | Sun |
| 3:36 am – 4:38 am | Venus |
| 4:38 am – 5:40 am | Mercury |
| 5:40 am – 6:42 am | Moon |
About this day
Daylight lasts 11 hours and 34 minutes, so each eighth of the day, the length of Rahu Kalam, is about 87 minutes.
Between this sunrise and the next: karana at 2:11 pm, nakshatra at 2:33 pm, yoga at 3:59 pm, tithi and karana at 1:47 am Saturday.
On a Friday, Rahu Kalam is the fourth of the eight parts of daylight, from 11:02 am in Salem.
Questions
What is the tithi in Salem on 23 January 2026?
Shukla Panchami, until 1:47 am Saturday. A day takes the tithi running at its sunrise (6:42 am in Salem).
When is Rahu Kalam in Salem on 23 January 2026?
11:02 am to 12:29 pm, the fourth of the eight parts of daylight on a Friday. Yamagandam runs 3:23 pm to 4:50 pm and Gulikai 8:09 am to 9:36 am.
Which choghadiya periods are good in Salem on 23 January 2026?
During daylight: Labh 8:09 am to 9:36 am, Amrit 9:36 am to 11:02 am, Shubh 12:29 pm to 1:56 pm. Abhijit Muhurta is 12:06 pm to 12:52 pm.
When does the Moon rise in Salem on 23 January 2026?
Moonrise is at 9:51 am.
Tamil Day Sheet, Friday 23 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).