Salem, Monday, 23 March 2026
Monday 23 March 2026 · Panguni 9
The next day, Tuesday 24 March · Panguni 10
On Monday 23 March 2026 in Salem, the tithi is Shukla Panchami until 6:39 pm IST; Rahu Kalam is 7:51 am to 9:22 am IST. Sunrise 6:20 am, sunset 6:28 pm. The panchangam day starts at sunrise, so the times after midnight below belong to Monday until sunrise on Tuesday.
Panchangam details
Tithi · Shukla Panchami
until 6:39 pm
The lunar day. Fasts and observances such as ekadashi, pradosham, amavasya and shraddha are fixed by it.
Nakshatra · Krittika
until 8:50 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 · Vishkambha
until 12:22 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 7:57 am; then Balava until 6:39 pm; then Kaulava until 5:22 am Tuesday
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
7:51 am – 9:22 am
Not used to start new work; work already under way carries on.
Yamagandam
10:53 am – 12:24 pm
Avoided for setting out on a journey or starting something new.
Gulikai
1:55 pm – 3:26 pm
Avoided for new beginnings in most households.
Nalla Neram
6:15 am – 7:15 am
4:45 pm – 5:45 pm
Gowri Nalla Neram
9:15 am – 10:15 am
7:30 pm – 8:30 pm
These are the fixed times Tamil daily calendars print for a Monday, 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 Monday the day starts with Amrit.
| Day | ||
|---|---|---|
| 6:20 am – 7:51 am | Amrit | good |
| 7:51 am – 9:22 am | Kaal | avoid · Rahu Kalam |
| 9:22 am – 10:53 am | Shubh | good |
| 10:53 am – 12:24 pm | Rog | avoid |
| 12:24 pm – 1:55 pm | Udveg | avoid |
| 1:55 pm – 3:26 pm | Char | neutral |
| 3:26 pm – 4:57 pm | Labh | good |
| 4:57 pm – 6:28 pm | Amrit | good |
| Night | ||
|---|---|---|
| 6:28 pm – 7:57 pm | Char | neutral |
| 7:57 pm – 9:26 pm | Rog | avoid |
| 9:26 pm – 10:55 pm | Kaal | avoid |
| 10:55 pm – 12:24 am | Labh | good |
| 12:24 am – 1:53 am | Udveg | avoid |
| 1:53 am – 3:21 am | Shubh | good |
| 3:21 am – 4:50 am | Amrit | good |
| 4:50 am – 6:19 am | Char | neutral |
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 – 12:48 pm. The muhurta around solar noon, a good time to begin most things.
The Moon
Moonrise 9:33 am, moonset 10:41 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 Moon on a Monday.
| 6:20 am – 7:20 am | Moon |
| 7:20 am – 8:21 am | Saturn |
| 8:21 am – 9:22 am | Jupiter |
| 9:22 am – 10:23 am | Mars |
| 10:23 am – 11:23 am | Sun |
| 11:23 am – 12:24 pm | Venus |
| 12:24 pm – 1:25 pm | Mercury |
| 1:25 pm – 2:26 pm | Moon |
| 2:26 pm – 3:26 pm | Saturn |
| 3:26 pm – 4:27 pm | Jupiter |
| 4:27 pm – 5:28 pm | Mars |
| 5:28 pm – 6:28 pm | Sun |
| 6:28 pm – 7:28 pm | Venus |
| 7:28 pm – 8:27 pm | Mercury |
| 8:27 pm – 9:26 pm | Moon |
| 9:26 pm – 10:25 pm | Saturn |
| 10:25 pm – 11:25 pm | Jupiter |
| 11:25 pm – 12:24 am | Mars |
| 12:24 am – 1:23 am | Sun |
| 1:23 am – 2:22 am | Venus |
| 2:22 am – 3:21 am | Mercury |
| 3:21 am – 4:21 am | Moon |
| 4:21 am – 5:20 am | Saturn |
| 5:20 am – 6:19 am | Jupiter |
About this day
Daylight lasts 12 hours and 9 minutes, so each eighth of the day, the length of Rahu Kalam, is about 91 minutes.
Between this sunrise and the next: karana at 7:57 am, yoga at 12:22 pm, tithi and karana at 6:39 pm, nakshatra at 8:50 pm, karana at 5:22 am Tuesday.
On a Monday, Rahu Kalam is the second of the eight parts of daylight, from 7:51 am in Salem.
Questions
What is the tithi in Salem on 23 March 2026?
Shukla Panchami, until 6:39 pm. A day takes the tithi running at its sunrise (6:20 am in Salem).
When is Rahu Kalam in Salem on 23 March 2026?
7:51 am to 9:22 am, the second of the eight parts of daylight on a Monday. Yamagandam runs 10:53 am to 12:24 pm and Gulikai 1:55 pm to 3:26 pm.
Which choghadiya periods are good in Salem on 23 March 2026?
During daylight: Amrit 6:20 am to 7:51 am, Shubh 9:22 am to 10:53 am, Labh 3:26 pm to 4:57 pm, Amrit 4:57 pm to 6:28 pm. Abhijit Muhurta is 12:00 pm to 12:48 pm.
When does the Moon rise in Salem on 23 March 2026?
Moonrise is at 9:33 am.
Tamil Day Sheet, Monday 23 March 2026, Salem
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Calculated for Salem from its own sunrise and sunset, by the Drik method, Lahiri ayanamsha. Times are Salem local time (IST).