Salem, Sunday, 20 September 2026
On Sunday 20 September 2026 in Salem, the tithi is Shukla Navami until 5:52 pm IST; Rahu Kalam is 4:44 pm to 6:15 pm IST. Sunrise 6:06 am, sunset 6:15 pm. The panchangam day starts at sunrise, so the times after midnight below belong to Sunday until sunrise on Monday.
Panchangam details
Tithi · Shukla Navami
until 5:52 pm
The lunar day. Fasts and observances such as ekadashi, pradosham, amavasya and shraddha are fixed by it.
Nakshatra · Purva Ashadha
until 4:35 am Monday
The Moon's star at sunrise, one of 27. Your birth star is the one the Moon was in when you were born.
Yoga · Saubhagya
until 3:23 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 · Kaulava
until 5:52 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
4:44 pm – 6:15 pm
Not used to start new work; work already under way carries on.
Yamagandam
12:11 pm – 1:42 pm
Avoided for setting out on a journey or starting something new.
Gulikai
3:13 pm – 4:44 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 | ||
|---|---|---|
| 6:06 am – 7:38 am | Udveg | avoid |
| 7:38 am – 9:09 am | Char | neutral |
| 9:09 am – 10:40 am | Labh | good |
| 10:40 am – 12:11 pm | Amrit | good |
| 12:11 pm – 1:42 pm | Kaal | avoid |
| 1:42 pm – 3:13 pm | Shubh | good |
| 3:13 pm – 4:44 pm | Rog | avoid |
| 4:44 pm – 6:15 pm | Udveg | avoid · Rahu Kalam |
| Night | ||
|---|---|---|
| 6:15 pm – 7:44 pm | Shubh | good |
| 7:44 pm – 9:13 pm | Amrit | good |
| 9:13 pm – 10:42 pm | Char | neutral |
| 10:42 pm – 12:11 am | Rog | avoid |
| 12:11 am – 1:40 am | Kaal | avoid |
| 1:40 am – 3:09 am | Labh | good |
| 3:09 am – 4:38 am | Udveg | avoid |
| 4:38 am – 6:06 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
11:47 am – 12:35 pm. The muhurta around solar noon, a good time to begin most things.
The Moon
Moonrise 1:45 pm, moonset 1:21 am Monday.
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.
| 6:06 am – 7:07 am | Sun |
| 7:07 am – 8:08 am | Venus |
| 8:08 am – 9:09 am | Mercury |
| 9:09 am – 10:09 am | Moon |
| 10:09 am – 11:10 am | Saturn |
| 11:10 am – 12:11 pm | Jupiter |
| 12:11 pm – 1:12 pm | Mars |
| 1:12 pm – 2:12 pm | Sun |
| 2:12 pm – 3:13 pm | Venus |
| 3:13 pm – 4:14 pm | Mercury |
| 4:14 pm – 5:14 pm | Moon |
| 5:14 pm – 6:15 pm | Saturn |
| 6:15 pm – 7:14 pm | Jupiter |
| 7:14 pm – 8:14 pm | Mars |
| 8:14 pm – 9:13 pm | Sun |
| 9:13 pm – 10:12 pm | Venus |
| 10:12 pm – 11:12 pm | Mercury |
| 11:12 pm – 12:11 am | Moon |
| 12:11 am – 1:10 am | Saturn |
| 1:10 am – 2:09 am | Jupiter |
| 2:09 am – 3:09 am | Mars |
| 3:09 am – 4:08 am | Sun |
| 4:08 am – 5:07 am | Venus |
| 5:07 am – 6:06 am | Mercury |
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 3:23 pm, tithi and karana at 5:52 pm, nakshatra at 4:35 am Monday.
On a Sunday, Rahu Kalam is the eighth of the eight parts of daylight, from 4:44 pm in Salem.
Questions
What is the tithi in Salem on 20 September 2026?
Shukla Navami, until 5:52 pm. A day takes the tithi running at its sunrise (6:06 am in Salem).
When is Rahu Kalam in Salem on 20 September 2026?
4:44 pm to 6:15 pm, the last of the eight parts of daylight on a Sunday. Yamagandam runs 12:11 pm to 1:42 pm and Gulikai 3:13 pm to 4:44 pm.
Which choghadiya periods are good in Salem on 20 September 2026?
During daylight: Labh 9:09 am to 10:40 am, Amrit 10:40 am to 12:11 pm, Shubh 1:42 pm to 3:13 pm. Abhijit Muhurta is 11:47 am to 12:35 pm.
When does the Moon rise in Salem on 20 September 2026?
Moonrise is at 1:45 pm.
Tamil Day Sheet, Sunday 20 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).