Salem, Sunday, 15 March 2026
Sunday 15 March 2026 · Panguni 1
Ekadashi
The next day, Monday 16 March · Panguni 2
On Sunday 15 March 2026 in Salem, the tithi is Krishna Ekadashi until 9:17 am IST; Rahu Kalam is 4:58 pm to 6:28 pm IST. Sunrise 6:25 am, sunset 6:28 pm. The panchangam day starts at sunrise, so the times after midnight below belong to Sunday until sunrise on Monday.
On this day
- Ekadashi fast is on Sunday 15 March (Smarta tradition; ISKCON and other Vaishnava calendars may keep it a day later). Ekadashi 2026: every date and the parana time
Panchangam details
Tithi · Krishna Ekadashi
until 9:17 am
The lunar day. Fasts and observances such as ekadashi, pradosham, amavasya and shraddha are fixed by it.
Nakshatra · Shravana
until 5:56 am Monday
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 10:26 am
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 · Balava
until 9:17 am; then Kaulava until 9:34 pm
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
4:58 pm – 6:28 pm
Not used to start new work; work already under way carries on.
Yamagandam
12:26 pm – 1:57 pm
Avoided for setting out on a journey or starting something new.
Gulikai
3:27 pm – 4:58 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 | ||
|---|---|---|
| 6:25 am – 7:55 am | Udveg | avoid |
| 7:55 am – 9:26 am | Char | neutral |
| 9:26 am – 10:56 am | Labh | good |
| 10:56 am – 12:26 pm | Amrit | good |
| 12:26 pm – 1:57 pm | Kaal | avoid |
| 1:57 pm – 3:27 pm | Shubh | good |
| 3:27 pm – 4:58 pm | Rog | avoid |
| 4:58 pm – 6:28 pm | Udveg | avoid · Rahu Kalam |
| Night | ||
|---|---|---|
| 6:28 pm – 7:58 pm | Shubh | good |
| 7:58 pm – 9:27 pm | Amrit | good |
| 9:27 pm – 10:57 pm | Char | neutral |
| 10:57 pm – 12:26 am | Rog | avoid |
| 12:26 am – 1:56 am | Kaal | avoid |
| 1:56 am – 3:25 am | Labh | good |
| 3:25 am – 4:55 am | Udveg | avoid |
| 4:55 am – 6:24 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
12:02 pm – 12:51 pm. The muhurta around solar noon, a good time to begin most things.
The Moon
Moonrise 4:22 am Monday, moonset 3:15 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.
| 6:25 am – 7:25 am | Sun |
| 7:25 am – 8:25 am | Venus |
| 8:25 am – 9:26 am | Mercury |
| 9:26 am – 10:26 am | Moon |
| 10:26 am – 11:26 am | Saturn |
| 11:26 am – 12:26 pm | Jupiter |
| 12:26 pm – 1:27 pm | Mars |
| 1:27 pm – 2:27 pm | Sun |
| 2:27 pm – 3:27 pm | Venus |
| 3:27 pm – 4:28 pm | Mercury |
| 4:28 pm – 5:28 pm | Moon |
| 5:28 pm – 6:28 pm | Saturn |
| 6:28 pm – 7:28 pm | Jupiter |
| 7:28 pm – 8:28 pm | Mars |
| 8:28 pm – 9:27 pm | Sun |
| 9:27 pm – 10:27 pm | Venus |
| 10:27 pm – 11:26 pm | Mercury |
| 11:26 pm – 12:26 am | Moon |
| 12:26 am – 1:26 am | Saturn |
| 1:26 am – 2:25 am | Jupiter |
| 2:25 am – 3:25 am | Mars |
| 3:25 am – 4:25 am | Sun |
| 4:25 am – 5:24 am | Venus |
| 5:24 am – 6:24 am | Mercury |
About this day
Daylight lasts 12 hours and 4 minutes, so each eighth of the day, the length of Rahu Kalam, is about 90 minutes.
Between this sunrise and the next: tithi and karana at 9:17 am, yoga at 10:26 am, karana at 9:34 pm, nakshatra at 5:56 am Monday.
On a Sunday, Rahu Kalam is the eighth of the eight parts of daylight, from 4:58 pm in Salem.
Questions
What is the tithi in Salem on 15 March 2026?
Krishna Ekadashi, until 9:17 am. A day takes the tithi running at its sunrise (6:25 am in Salem).
When is Rahu Kalam in Salem on 15 March 2026?
4:58 pm to 6:28 pm, the last of the eight parts of daylight on a Sunday. Yamagandam runs 12:26 pm to 1:57 pm and Gulikai 3:27 pm to 4:58 pm.
Which choghadiya periods are good in Salem on 15 March 2026?
During daylight: Labh 9:26 am to 10:56 am, Amrit 10:56 am to 12:26 pm, Shubh 1:57 pm to 3:27 pm. Abhijit Muhurta is 12:02 pm to 12:51 pm.
When does the Moon rise in Salem on 15 March 2026?
Moonrise is at 4:22 am on Monday 16 March.
Tamil Day Sheet, Sunday 15 March 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).