Salem, Saturday, 19 September 2026
On Saturday 19 September 2026 in Salem, the tithi is Shukla Ashtami until 3:27 pm IST; Rahu Kalam is 9:09 am to 10:40 am IST. Sunrise 6:07 am, sunset 6:16 pm. The panchangam day starts at sunrise, so the times after midnight below belong to Saturday until sunrise on Sunday.
Panchangam details
Tithi · Shukla Ashtami
until 3:27 pm
The lunar day. Fasts and observances such as ekadashi, pradosham, amavasya and shraddha are fixed by it.
Nakshatra · Moola
until 1:43 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 · Ayushman
until 2:29 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 3:27 pm; then Balava until 4:41 am Sunday
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
9:09 am – 10:40 am
Not used to start new work; work already under way carries on.
Yamagandam
1:42 pm – 3:14 pm
Avoided for setting out on a journey or starting something new.
Gulikai
6:07 am – 7:38 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 | ||
|---|---|---|
| 6:07 am – 7:38 am | Kaal | avoid |
| 7:38 am – 9:09 am | Shubh | good |
| 9:09 am – 10:40 am | Rog | avoid · Rahu Kalam |
| 10:40 am – 12:11 pm | Udveg | avoid |
| 12:11 pm – 1:42 pm | Char | neutral |
| 1:42 pm – 3:14 pm | Labh | good |
| 3:14 pm – 4:45 pm | Amrit | good |
| 4:45 pm – 6:16 pm | Kaal | avoid |
| Night | ||
|---|---|---|
| 6:16 pm – 7:45 pm | Labh | good |
| 7:45 pm – 9:14 pm | Udveg | avoid |
| 9:14 pm – 10:42 pm | Shubh | good |
| 10:42 pm – 12:11 am | Amrit | good |
| 12:11 am – 1:40 am | Char | neutral |
| 1:40 am – 3:09 am | Rog | avoid |
| 3:09 am – 4:38 am | Kaal | avoid |
| 4:38 am – 6:06 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
11:47 am – 12:36 pm. The muhurta around solar noon, a good time to begin most things.
The Moon
Moonrise 12:55 pm, moonset 12:29 am Sunday.
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.
| 6:07 am – 7:07 am | Saturn |
| 7:07 am – 8:08 am | Jupiter |
| 8:08 am – 9:09 am | Mars |
| 9:09 am – 10:10 am | Sun |
| 10:10 am – 11:10 am | Venus |
| 11:10 am – 12:11 pm | Mercury |
| 12:11 pm – 1:12 pm | Moon |
| 1:12 pm – 2:13 pm | Saturn |
| 2:13 pm – 3:14 pm | Jupiter |
| 3:14 pm – 4:14 pm | Mars |
| 4:14 pm – 5:15 pm | Sun |
| 5:15 pm – 6:16 pm | Venus |
| 6:16 pm – 7:15 pm | Mercury |
| 7:15 pm – 8:14 pm | Moon |
| 8:14 pm – 9:14 pm | Saturn |
| 9:14 pm – 10:13 pm | Jupiter |
| 10:13 pm – 11:12 pm | Mars |
| 11:12 pm – 12:11 am | Sun |
| 12:11 am – 1:10 am | Venus |
| 1:10 am – 2:10 am | Mercury |
| 2:10 am – 3:09 am | Moon |
| 3:09 am – 4:08 am | Saturn |
| 4:08 am – 5:07 am | Jupiter |
| 5:07 am – 6:06 am | Mars |
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: yoga at 2:29 pm, tithi and karana at 3:27 pm, nakshatra at 1:43 am Sunday, karana at 4:41 am Sunday.
On a Saturday, Rahu Kalam is the third of the eight parts of daylight, from 9:09 am in Salem.
Questions
What is the tithi in Salem on 19 September 2026?
Shukla Ashtami, until 3:27 pm. A day takes the tithi running at its sunrise (6:07 am in Salem).
When is Rahu Kalam in Salem on 19 September 2026?
9:09 am to 10:40 am, the third of the eight parts of daylight on a Saturday. Yamagandam runs 1:42 pm to 3:14 pm and Gulikai 6:07 am to 7:38 am.
Which choghadiya periods are good in Salem on 19 September 2026?
During daylight: Shubh 7:38 am to 9:09 am, Labh 1:42 pm to 3:14 pm, Amrit 3:14 pm to 4:45 pm. Abhijit Muhurta is 11:47 am to 12:36 pm.
When does the Moon rise in Salem on 19 September 2026?
Moonrise is at 12:55 pm.
Tamil Day Sheet, Saturday 19 September 2026, Salem
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Calculated for Salem from its own sunrise and sunset, using the Swiss Ephemeris and Lahiri ayanamsha. Times are Salem local time (IST).