Salem, Wednesday, 6 May 2026
Wednesday 6 May 2026 · Chithirai 23
The next day, Thursday 7 May · Chithirai 24
On Wednesday 6 May 2026 in Salem, the tithi is Krishna Chaturthi until 7:52 am IST; Rahu Kalam is 12:14 pm to 1:49 pm IST. Sunrise 5:56 am, sunset 6:32 pm. The panchangam day starts at sunrise, so the times after midnight below belong to Wednesday until sunrise on Thursday.
Panchangam details
Tithi · Krishna Chaturthi
until 7:52 am
The lunar day. Fasts and observances such as ekadashi, pradosham, amavasya and shraddha are fixed by it.
Nakshatra · Moola
until 3:54 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 · Siddha
until 1:12 am Thursday
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 7:52 am; then Kaulava until 9:04 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
12:14 pm – 1:49 pm
Not used to start new work; work already under way carries on.
Yamagandam
7:31 am – 9:05 am
Avoided for setting out on a journey or starting something new.
Gulikai
10:40 am – 12:14 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 | ||
|---|---|---|
| 5:56 am – 7:31 am | Labh | good |
| 7:31 am – 9:05 am | Amrit | good |
| 9:05 am – 10:40 am | Kaal | avoid |
| 10:40 am – 12:14 pm | Shubh | good |
| 12:14 pm – 1:49 pm | Rog | avoid · Rahu Kalam |
| 1:49 pm – 3:23 pm | Udveg | avoid |
| 3:23 pm – 4:57 pm | Char | neutral |
| 4:57 pm – 6:32 pm | Labh | good |
| Night | ||
|---|---|---|
| 6:32 pm – 7:57 pm | Udveg | avoid |
| 7:57 pm – 9:23 pm | Shubh | good |
| 9:23 pm – 10:48 pm | Amrit | good |
| 10:48 pm – 12:14 am | Char | neutral |
| 12:14 am – 1:39 am | Rog | avoid |
| 1:39 am – 3:05 am | Kaal | avoid |
| 3:05 am – 4:30 am | Labh | good |
| 4:30 am – 5:56 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
11:49 am – 12:39 pm. The muhurta around solar noon; on Wednesdays it is traditionally not used.
The Moon
Moonrise 10:36 pm, moonset 9:11 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.
| 5:56 am – 6:59 am | Mercury |
| 6:59 am – 8:02 am | Moon |
| 8:02 am – 9:05 am | Saturn |
| 9:05 am – 10:08 am | Jupiter |
| 10:08 am – 11:11 am | Mars |
| 11:11 am – 12:14 pm | Sun |
| 12:14 pm – 1:17 pm | Venus |
| 1:17 pm – 2:20 pm | Mercury |
| 2:20 pm – 3:23 pm | Moon |
| 3:23 pm – 4:26 pm | Saturn |
| 4:26 pm – 5:29 pm | Jupiter |
| 5:29 pm – 6:32 pm | Mars |
| 6:32 pm – 7:29 pm | Sun |
| 7:29 pm – 8:26 pm | Venus |
| 8:26 pm – 9:23 pm | Mercury |
| 9:23 pm – 10:20 pm | Moon |
| 10:20 pm – 11:17 pm | Saturn |
| 11:17 pm – 12:14 am | Jupiter |
| 12:14 am – 1:11 am | Mars |
| 1:11 am – 2:08 am | Sun |
| 2:08 am – 3:05 am | Venus |
| 3:05 am – 4:02 am | Mercury |
| 4:02 am – 4:59 am | Moon |
| 4:59 am – 5:56 am | Saturn |
About this day
Daylight lasts 12 hours and 36 minutes, so each eighth of the day, the length of Rahu Kalam, is about 94 minutes.
Between this sunrise and the next: tithi and karana at 7:52 am, nakshatra at 3:54 pm, karana at 9:04 pm, yoga at 1:12 am Thursday.
On a Wednesday, Rahu Kalam is the fifth of the eight parts of daylight, from 12:14 pm in Salem.
Questions
What is the tithi in Salem on 6 May 2026?
Krishna Chaturthi, until 7:52 am. A day takes the tithi running at its sunrise (5:56 am in Salem).
When is Rahu Kalam in Salem on 6 May 2026?
12:14 pm to 1:49 pm, the fifth of the eight parts of daylight on a Wednesday. Yamagandam runs 7:31 am to 9:05 am and Gulikai 10:40 am to 12:14 pm.
Which choghadiya periods are good in Salem on 6 May 2026?
During daylight: Labh 5:56 am to 7:31 am, Amrit 7:31 am to 9:05 am, Shubh 10:40 am to 12:14 pm, Labh 4:57 pm to 6:32 pm. Abhijit Muhurta is 11:49 am to 12:39 pm; on Wednesdays it is traditionally not used.
When does the Moon rise in Salem on 6 May 2026?
Moonrise is at 10:36 pm.
Tamil Day Sheet, Wednesday 6 May 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).