Salem, Saturday, 21 March 2026
Saturday 21 March 2026 · Panguni 7
The next day, Sunday 22 March · Panguni 8
On Saturday 21 March 2026 in Salem, the tithi is Shukla Tritiya until 11:57 pm IST; Rahu Kalam is 9:23 am to 10:54 am IST. Sunrise 6:21 am, sunset 6:28 pm. The panchangam day starts at sunrise, so the times after midnight below belong to Saturday until sunrise on Sunday.
Panchangam details
Tithi · Shukla Tritiya
until 11:57 pm
The lunar day. Fasts and observances such as ekadashi, pradosham, amavasya and shraddha are fixed by it.
Nakshatra · Ashwini
until 12:38 am Sunday
The Moon's star at sunrise, one of 27. Your birth star is the one the Moon was in when you were born.
Yoga · Indra
until 7:01 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 · Taitila
until 1:15 pm; then Gara until 11:57 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
9:23 am – 10:54 am
Not used to start new work; work already under way carries on.
Yamagandam
1:56 pm – 3:27 pm
Avoided for setting out on a journey or starting something new.
Gulikai
6:21 am – 7:52 am
Avoided for new beginnings in most households.
Nalla Neram
7:45 am – 8:45 am
4:45 pm – 5:45 pm
Gowri Nalla Neram
10:45 am – 11:45 am
9:30 pm – 10:30 pm
These are the fixed times Tamil daily calendars print for a Saturday, 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 Saturday the day starts with Kaal.
| Day | ||
|---|---|---|
| 6:21 am – 7:52 am | Kaal | avoid |
| 7:52 am – 9:23 am | Shubh | good |
| 9:23 am – 10:54 am | Rog | avoid · Rahu Kalam |
| 10:54 am – 12:25 pm | Udveg | avoid |
| 12:25 pm – 1:56 pm | Char | neutral |
| 1:56 pm – 3:27 pm | Labh | good |
| 3:27 pm – 4:57 pm | Amrit | good |
| 4:57 pm – 6:28 pm | Kaal | avoid |
| Night | ||
|---|---|---|
| 6:28 pm – 7:57 pm | Labh | good |
| 7:57 pm – 9:26 pm | Udveg | avoid |
| 9:26 pm – 10:55 pm | Shubh | good |
| 10:55 pm – 12:24 am | Amrit | good |
| 12:24 am – 1:53 am | Char | neutral |
| 1:53 am – 3:22 am | Rog | avoid |
| 3:22 am – 4:51 am | Kaal | avoid |
| 4:51 am – 6:20 am | Labh | 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
12:00 pm – 12:49 pm. The muhurta around solar noon, a good time to begin most things.
The Moon
Moonrise 7:51 am, moonset 8:37 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: Saturn on a Saturday.
| 6:21 am – 7:22 am | Saturn |
| 7:22 am – 8:22 am | Jupiter |
| 8:22 am – 9:23 am | Mars |
| 9:23 am – 10:23 am | Sun |
| 10:23 am – 11:24 am | Venus |
| 11:24 am – 12:25 pm | Mercury |
| 12:25 pm – 1:25 pm | Moon |
| 1:25 pm – 2:26 pm | Saturn |
| 2:26 pm – 3:27 pm | Jupiter |
| 3:27 pm – 4:27 pm | Mars |
| 4:27 pm – 5:28 pm | Sun |
| 5:28 pm – 6:28 pm | Venus |
| 6:28 pm – 7:28 pm | Mercury |
| 7:28 pm – 8:27 pm | Moon |
| 8:27 pm – 9:26 pm | Saturn |
| 9:26 pm – 10:26 pm | Jupiter |
| 10:26 pm – 11:25 pm | Mars |
| 11:25 pm – 12:24 am | Sun |
| 12:24 am – 1:24 am | Venus |
| 1:24 am – 2:23 am | Mercury |
| 2:23 am – 3:22 am | Moon |
| 3:22 am – 4:22 am | Saturn |
| 4:22 am – 5:21 am | Jupiter |
| 5:21 am – 6:20 am | Mars |
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 1:15 pm, yoga at 7:01 pm, tithi and karana at 11:57 pm, nakshatra at 12:38 am Sunday.
On a Saturday, Rahu Kalam is the third of the eight parts of daylight, from 9:23 am in Salem.
Questions
What is the tithi in Salem on 21 March 2026?
Shukla Tritiya, until 11:57 pm. A day takes the tithi running at its sunrise (6:21 am in Salem).
When is Rahu Kalam in Salem on 21 March 2026?
9:23 am to 10:54 am, the third of the eight parts of daylight on a Saturday. Yamagandam runs 1:56 pm to 3:27 pm and Gulikai 6:21 am to 7:52 am.
Which choghadiya periods are good in Salem on 21 March 2026?
During daylight: Shubh 7:52 am to 9:23 am, Labh 1:56 pm to 3:27 pm, Amrit 3:27 pm to 4:57 pm. Abhijit Muhurta is 12:00 pm to 12:49 pm.
When does the Moon rise in Salem on 21 March 2026?
Moonrise is at 7:51 am.
Tamil Day Sheet, Saturday 21 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).