Salem, Wednesday, 8 April 2026
Wednesday 8 April 2026 · Panguni 25
The next day, Thursday 9 April · Panguni 26
On Wednesday 8 April 2026 in Salem, the tithi is Krishna Shashti until 7:02 pm IST; Rahu Kalam is 12:19 pm to 1:52 pm IST. Sunrise 6:10 am, sunset 6:29 pm. The panchangam day starts at sunrise, so the times after midnight below belong to Wednesday until sunrise on Thursday.
Panchangam details
Tithi · Krishna Shashti
until 7:02 pm
The lunar day. Fasts and observances such as ekadashi, pradosham, amavasya and shraddha are fixed by it.
Nakshatra · Moola
until 8:49 am Thursday
The Moon's star at sunrise, one of 27. Your birth star is the one the Moon was in when you were born.
Yoga · Variyana
until 5:10 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 7:02 pm
Half a tithi. Vishti, called Bhadra Karanam, is avoided for new beginnings.
Bhadra Karanam runs from 7:02 pm to 8:13 am Thursday. Important work is usually started after it ends.
Daylight periods
Rahu Kalam
12:19 pm – 1:52 pm
Not used to start new work; work already under way carries on.
Yamagandam
7:42 am – 9:15 am
Avoided for setting out on a journey or starting something new.
Gulikai
10:47 am – 12:19 pm
Avoided for new beginnings in most households.
Nalla Neram
9:15 am – 10:15 am
4:45 pm – 5:45 pm
Gowri Nalla Neram
10:45 am – 11:45 am
6:30 pm – 7:30 pm
These are the fixed times Tamil daily calendars print for a Wednesday, 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 Wednesday the day starts with Labh.
| Day | ||
|---|---|---|
| 6:10 am – 7:42 am | Labh | good |
| 7:42 am – 9:15 am | Amrit | good |
| 9:15 am – 10:47 am | Kaal | avoid |
| 10:47 am – 12:19 pm | Shubh | good |
| 12:19 pm – 1:52 pm | Rog | avoid · Rahu Kalam |
| 1:52 pm – 3:24 pm | Udveg | avoid |
| 3:24 pm – 4:57 pm | Char | neutral |
| 4:57 pm – 6:29 pm | Labh | good |
| Night | ||
|---|---|---|
| 6:29 pm – 7:56 pm | Udveg | avoid |
| 7:56 pm – 9:24 pm | Shubh | good |
| 9:24 pm – 10:52 pm | Amrit | good |
| 10:52 pm – 12:19 am | Char | neutral |
| 12:19 am – 1:47 am | Rog | avoid |
| 1:47 am – 3:14 am | Kaal | avoid |
| 3:14 am – 4:42 am | Labh | good |
| 4:42 am – 6:09 am | Udveg | 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
11:55 am – 12:44 pm. The muhurta around solar noon; on Wednesdays it is traditionally not used.
The Moon
Moonrise 11:53 pm, moonset 10:26 am.
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: Mercury on a Wednesday.
| 6:10 am – 7:11 am | Mercury |
| 7:11 am – 8:13 am | Moon |
| 8:13 am – 9:15 am | Saturn |
| 9:15 am – 10:16 am | Jupiter |
| 10:16 am – 11:18 am | Mars |
| 11:18 am – 12:19 pm | Sun |
| 12:19 pm – 1:21 pm | Venus |
| 1:21 pm – 2:23 pm | Mercury |
| 2:23 pm – 3:24 pm | Moon |
| 3:24 pm – 4:26 pm | Saturn |
| 4:26 pm – 5:27 pm | Jupiter |
| 5:27 pm – 6:29 pm | Mars |
| 6:29 pm – 7:27 pm | Sun |
| 7:27 pm – 8:26 pm | Venus |
| 8:26 pm – 9:24 pm | Mercury |
| 9:24 pm – 10:22 pm | Moon |
| 10:22 pm – 11:21 pm | Saturn |
| 11:21 pm – 12:19 am | Jupiter |
| 12:19 am – 1:17 am | Mars |
| 1:17 am – 2:16 am | Sun |
| 2:16 am – 3:14 am | Venus |
| 3:14 am – 4:13 am | Mercury |
| 4:13 am – 5:11 am | Moon |
| 5:11 am – 6:09 am | Saturn |
About this day
Daylight lasts 12 hours and 19 minutes, so each eighth of the day, the length of Rahu Kalam, is about 92 minutes.
Between this sunrise and the next: yoga at 5:10 pm, tithi and karana at 7:02 pm. The nakshatra runs on past the next sunrise, until 8:49 am Thursday.
On a Wednesday, Rahu Kalam is the fifth of the eight parts of daylight, from 12:19 pm in Salem.
Questions
What is the tithi in Salem on 8 April 2026?
Krishna Shashti, until 7:02 pm. A day takes the tithi running at its sunrise (6:10 am in Salem).
When is Rahu Kalam in Salem on 8 April 2026?
12:19 pm to 1:52 pm, the fifth of the eight parts of daylight on a Wednesday. Yamagandam runs 7:42 am to 9:15 am and Gulikai 10:47 am to 12:19 pm.
Which choghadiya periods are good in Salem on 8 April 2026?
During daylight: Labh 6:10 am to 7:42 am, Amrit 7:42 am to 9:15 am, Shubh 10:47 am to 12:19 pm, Labh 4:57 pm to 6:29 pm. Abhijit Muhurta is 11:55 am to 12:44 pm; on Wednesdays it is traditionally not used.
When does the Moon rise in Salem on 8 April 2026?
Moonrise is at 11:53 pm.
Tamil Day Sheet, Wednesday 8 April 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).