Salem, Monday, 21 September 2026
On Monday 21 September 2026 in Salem, the tithi is Shukla Dashami until 8:01 pm IST; Rahu Kalam is 7:37 am to 9:08 am IST. Sunrise 6:06 am, sunset 6:15 pm. The panchangam day starts at sunrise, so the times after midnight below belong to Monday until sunrise on Tuesday.
Panchangam details
Tithi · Shukla Dashami
until 8:01 pm
The lunar day. Fasts and observances such as ekadashi, pradosham, amavasya and shraddha are fixed by it.
Nakshatra · Uttara Ashadha
until 7:07 am Tuesday
The Moon's star at sunrise, one of 27. Your birth star is the one the Moon was in when you were born.
Yoga · Shobhana
until 4:06 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 · Taitila
until 6:59 am; then Gara until 8:01 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
7:37 am – 9:08 am
Not used to start new work; work already under way carries on.
Yamagandam
10:39 am – 12:10 pm
Avoided for setting out on a journey or starting something new.
Gulikai
1:42 pm – 3:13 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 | ||
|---|---|---|
| 6:06 am – 7:37 am | Amrit | good |
| 7:37 am – 9:08 am | Kaal | avoid · Rahu Kalam |
| 9:08 am – 10:39 am | Shubh | good |
| 10:39 am – 12:10 pm | Rog | avoid |
| 12:10 pm – 1:42 pm | Udveg | avoid |
| 1:42 pm – 3:13 pm | Char | neutral |
| 3:13 pm – 4:44 pm | Labh | good |
| 4:44 pm – 6:15 pm | Amrit | good |
| Night | ||
|---|---|---|
| 6:15 pm – 7:44 pm | Char | neutral |
| 7:44 pm – 9:13 pm | Rog | avoid |
| 9:13 pm – 10:41 pm | Kaal | avoid |
| 10:41 pm – 12:10 am | Labh | good |
| 12:10 am – 1:39 am | Udveg | avoid |
| 1:39 am – 3:08 am | Shubh | good |
| 3:08 am – 4:37 am | Amrit | good |
| 4:37 am – 6:06 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
11:46 am – 12:35 pm. The muhurta around solar noon, a good time to begin most things.
The Moon
Moonrise 2:31 pm, moonset 2:13 am Tuesday.
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.
| 6:06 am – 7:07 am | Moon |
| 7:07 am – 8:08 am | Saturn |
| 8:08 am – 9:08 am | Jupiter |
| 9:08 am – 10:09 am | Mars |
| 10:09 am – 11:10 am | Sun |
| 11:10 am – 12:10 pm | Venus |
| 12:10 pm – 1:11 pm | Mercury |
| 1:11 pm – 2:12 pm | Moon |
| 2:12 pm – 3:13 pm | Saturn |
| 3:13 pm – 4:13 pm | Jupiter |
| 4:13 pm – 5:14 pm | Mars |
| 5:14 pm – 6:15 pm | Sun |
| 6:15 pm – 7:14 pm | Venus |
| 7:14 pm – 8:13 pm | Mercury |
| 8:13 pm – 9:13 pm | Moon |
| 9:13 pm – 10:12 pm | Saturn |
| 10:12 pm – 11:11 pm | Jupiter |
| 11:11 pm – 12:10 am | Mars |
| 12:10 am – 1:10 am | Sun |
| 1:10 am – 2:09 am | Venus |
| 2:09 am – 3:08 am | Mercury |
| 3:08 am – 4:08 am | Moon |
| 4:08 am – 5:07 am | Saturn |
| 5:07 am – 6:06 am | Jupiter |
About this day
Daylight lasts 12 hours and 8 minutes, so each eighth of the day, the length of Rahu Kalam, is about 91 minutes.
Between this sunrise and the next: karana at 6:59 am, yoga at 4:06 pm, tithi and karana at 8:01 pm. The nakshatra runs on past the next sunrise, until 7:07 am Tuesday.
On a Monday, Rahu Kalam is the second of the eight parts of daylight, from 7:37 am in Salem.
Questions
What is the tithi in Salem on 21 September 2026?
Shukla Dashami, until 8:01 pm. A day takes the tithi running at its sunrise (6:06 am in Salem).
When is Rahu Kalam in Salem on 21 September 2026?
7:37 am to 9:08 am, the second of the eight parts of daylight on a Monday. Yamagandam runs 10:39 am to 12:10 pm and Gulikai 1:42 pm to 3:13 pm.
Which choghadiya periods are good in Salem on 21 September 2026?
During daylight: Amrit 6:06 am to 7:37 am, Shubh 9:08 am to 10:39 am, Labh 3:13 pm to 4:44 pm, Amrit 4:44 pm to 6:15 pm. Abhijit Muhurta is 11:46 am to 12:35 pm.
When does the Moon rise in Salem on 21 September 2026?
Moonrise is at 2:31 pm.
Tamil Day Sheet, Monday 21 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).