Salem, Sunday, 22 March 2026
Sunday 22 March 2026 · Panguni 8
The next day, Monday 23 March · Panguni 9
On Sunday 22 March 2026 in Salem, the tithi is Shukla Chaturthi until 9:17 pm IST; Rahu Kalam is 4:57 pm to 6:28 pm IST. Sunrise 6:20 am, sunset 6:28 pm. The panchangam day starts at sunrise, so the times after midnight below belong to Sunday until sunrise on Monday.
Panchangam details
Tithi · Shukla Chaturthi
until 9:17 pm
The lunar day. Fasts and observances such as ekadashi, pradosham, amavasya and shraddha are fixed by it.
Nakshatra · Bharani
until 10:43 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 · Vaidhriti
until 3:42 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 · Vanija
until 10:37 am; then Vishti until 9:17 pm
Half a tithi. Vishti, called Bhadra Karanam, is avoided for new beginnings.
Bhadra Karanam runs from 10:37 am to 9:17 pm. Important work is usually started after it ends.
Daylight periods
Rahu Kalam
4:57 pm – 6:28 pm
Not used to start new work; work already under way carries on.
Yamagandam
12:24 pm – 1:55 pm
Avoided for setting out on a journey or starting something new.
Gulikai
3:26 pm – 4:57 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 | ||
|---|---|---|
| 6:20 am – 7:51 am | Udveg | avoid |
| 7:51 am – 9:22 am | Char | neutral |
| 9:22 am – 10:53 am | Labh | good |
| 10:53 am – 12:24 pm | Amrit | good |
| 12:24 pm – 1:55 pm | Kaal | avoid |
| 1:55 pm – 3:26 pm | Shubh | good |
| 3:26 pm – 4:57 pm | Rog | avoid |
| 4:57 pm – 6:28 pm | Udveg | avoid · Rahu Kalam |
| Night | ||
|---|---|---|
| 6:28 pm – 7:57 pm | Shubh | good |
| 7:57 pm – 9:26 pm | Amrit | good |
| 9:26 pm – 10:55 pm | Char | neutral |
| 10:55 pm – 12:24 am | Rog | avoid |
| 12:24 am – 1:53 am | Kaal | avoid |
| 1:53 am – 3:22 am | Labh | good |
| 3:22 am – 4:51 am | Udveg | avoid |
| 4:51 am – 6:20 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
12:00 pm – 12:49 pm. The muhurta around solar noon, a good time to begin most things.
The Moon
Moonrise 8:40 am, moonset 9:37 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: the Sun on a Sunday.
| 6:20 am – 7:21 am | Sun |
| 7:21 am – 8:22 am | Venus |
| 8:22 am – 9:22 am | Mercury |
| 9:22 am – 10:23 am | Moon |
| 10:23 am – 11:24 am | Saturn |
| 11:24 am – 12:24 pm | Jupiter |
| 12:24 pm – 1:25 pm | Mars |
| 1:25 pm – 2:26 pm | Sun |
| 2:26 pm – 3:26 pm | Venus |
| 3:26 pm – 4:27 pm | Mercury |
| 4:27 pm – 5:28 pm | Moon |
| 5:28 pm – 6:28 pm | Saturn |
| 6:28 pm – 7:28 pm | Jupiter |
| 7:28 pm – 8:27 pm | Mars |
| 8:27 pm – 9:26 pm | Sun |
| 9:26 pm – 10:26 pm | Venus |
| 10:26 pm – 11:25 pm | Mercury |
| 11:25 pm – 12:24 am | Moon |
| 12:24 am – 1:23 am | Saturn |
| 1:23 am – 2:23 am | Jupiter |
| 2:23 am – 3:22 am | Mars |
| 3:22 am – 4:21 am | Sun |
| 4:21 am – 5:20 am | Venus |
| 5:20 am – 6:20 am | Mercury |
About this day
Daylight lasts 12 hours and 8 minutes, so each eighth of the day, the length of Rahu Kalam, is about 91 minutes.
Between this sunrise and the next: karana at 10:37 am, yoga at 3:42 pm, tithi and karana at 9:17 pm, nakshatra at 10:43 pm.
On a Sunday, Rahu Kalam is the eighth of the eight parts of daylight, from 4:57 pm in Salem.
Questions
What is the tithi in Salem on 22 March 2026?
Shukla Chaturthi, until 9:17 pm. A day takes the tithi running at its sunrise (6:20 am in Salem).
When is Rahu Kalam in Salem on 22 March 2026?
4:57 pm to 6:28 pm, the last of the eight parts of daylight on a Sunday. Yamagandam runs 12:24 pm to 1:55 pm and Gulikai 3:26 pm to 4:57 pm.
Which choghadiya periods are good in Salem on 22 March 2026?
During daylight: Labh 9:22 am to 10:53 am, Amrit 10:53 am to 12:24 pm, Shubh 1:55 pm to 3:26 pm. Abhijit Muhurta is 12:00 pm to 12:49 pm.
When does the Moon rise in Salem on 22 March 2026?
Moonrise is at 8:40 am.
Tamil Day Sheet, Sunday 22 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).