Salem, Friday, 20 March 2026
Friday 20 March 2026 · Panguni 6
The next day, Saturday 21 March · Panguni 7
On Friday 20 March 2026 in Salem, the tithi is Shukla Dwitiya until 2:31 am IST Saturday; Rahu Kalam is 10:54 am to 12:25 pm IST. Sunrise 6:22 am, sunset 6:28 pm. The panchangam day starts at sunrise, so the times after midnight below belong to Friday until sunrise on Saturday.
Panchangam details
Tithi · Shukla Dwitiya
until 2:31 am Saturday
The lunar day. Fasts and observances such as ekadashi, pradosham, amavasya and shraddha are fixed by it.
Nakshatra · Revati
until 2:28 am Saturday
The Moon's star at sunrise, one of 27. Your birth star is the one the Moon was in when you were born.
Yoga · Brahma
until 10:15 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 · Balava
until 3:44 pm; then Kaulava until 2:31 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
10:54 am – 12:25 pm
Not used to start new work; work already under way carries on.
Yamagandam
3:27 pm – 4:58 pm
Avoided for setting out on a journey or starting something new.
Gulikai
7:52 am – 9:23 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 | ||
|---|---|---|
| 6:22 am – 7:52 am | Char | neutral |
| 7:52 am – 9:23 am | Labh | good |
| 9:23 am – 10:54 am | Amrit | good |
| 10:54 am – 12:25 pm | Kaal | avoid · Rahu Kalam |
| 12:25 pm – 1:56 pm | Shubh | good |
| 1:56 pm – 3:27 pm | Rog | avoid |
| 3:27 pm – 4:58 pm | Udveg | avoid |
| 4:58 pm – 6:28 pm | Char | neutral |
| Night | ||
|---|---|---|
| 6:28 pm – 7:57 pm | Rog | avoid |
| 7:57 pm – 9:27 pm | Kaal | avoid |
| 9:27 pm – 10:56 pm | Labh | good |
| 10:56 pm – 12:25 am | Udveg | avoid |
| 12:25 am – 1:54 am | Shubh | good |
| 1:54 am – 3:23 am | Amrit | good |
| 3:23 am – 4:52 am | Char | neutral |
| 4:52 am – 6:21 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
12:01 pm – 12:49 pm. The muhurta around solar noon, a good time to begin most things.
The Moon
Moonrise 7:07 am, moonset 7:39 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.
| 6:22 am – 7:22 am | Venus |
| 7:22 am – 8:23 am | Mercury |
| 8:23 am – 9:23 am | Moon |
| 9:23 am – 10:24 am | Saturn |
| 10:24 am – 11:24 am | Jupiter |
| 11:24 am – 12:25 pm | Mars |
| 12:25 pm – 1:26 pm | Sun |
| 1:26 pm – 2:26 pm | Venus |
| 2:26 pm – 3:27 pm | Mercury |
| 3:27 pm – 4:27 pm | Moon |
| 4:27 pm – 5:28 pm | Saturn |
| 5:28 pm – 6:28 pm | Jupiter |
| 6:28 pm – 7:28 pm | Mars |
| 7:28 pm – 8:27 pm | Sun |
| 8:27 pm – 9:27 pm | Venus |
| 9:27 pm – 10:26 pm | Mercury |
| 10:26 pm – 11:25 pm | Moon |
| 11:25 pm – 12:25 am | Saturn |
| 12:25 am – 1:24 am | Jupiter |
| 1:24 am – 2:23 am | Mars |
| 2:23 am – 3:23 am | Sun |
| 3:23 am – 4:22 am | Venus |
| 4:22 am – 5:22 am | Mercury |
| 5:22 am – 6:21 am | Moon |
About this day
Daylight lasts 12 hours and 7 minutes, so each eighth of the day, the length of Rahu Kalam, is about 91 minutes.
Between this sunrise and the next: karana at 3:44 pm, yoga at 10:15 pm, nakshatra at 2:28 am Saturday, tithi and karana at 2:31 am Saturday.
On a Friday, Rahu Kalam is the fourth of the eight parts of daylight, from 10:54 am in Salem.
Questions
What is the tithi in Salem on 20 March 2026?
Shukla Dwitiya, until 2:31 am Saturday. A day takes the tithi running at its sunrise (6:22 am in Salem).
When is Rahu Kalam in Salem on 20 March 2026?
10:54 am to 12:25 pm, the fourth of the eight parts of daylight on a Friday. Yamagandam runs 3:27 pm to 4:58 pm and Gulikai 7:52 am to 9:23 am.
Which choghadiya periods are good in Salem on 20 March 2026?
During daylight: Labh 7:52 am to 9:23 am, Amrit 9:23 am to 10:54 am, Shubh 12:25 pm to 1:56 pm. Abhijit Muhurta is 12:01 pm to 12:49 pm.
When does the Moon rise in Salem on 20 March 2026?
Moonrise is at 7:07 am.
Tamil Day Sheet, Friday 20 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).