Salem, Tuesday, 22 September 2026
On Tuesday 22 September 2026 in Salem, the tithi is Shukla Ekadashi until 9:44 pm IST; Rahu Kalam is 3:12 pm to 4:43 pm IST. Sunrise 6:06 am, sunset 6:14 pm. The panchangam day starts at sunrise, so the times after midnight below belong to Tuesday until sunrise on Wednesday.
On this day
- Ekadashi fast is on Tuesday 22 September (Smarta tradition; ISKCON and other Vaishnava calendars may keep it a day later). Ekadashi: the Smarta and Vaishnava days
Panchangam details
Tithi · Shukla Ekadashi
until 9:44 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
The Moon's star at sunrise, one of 27. Your birth star is the one the Moon was in when you were born.
Yoga · Atiganda
until 4:29 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 · Vanija
until 8:57 am; then Vishti until 9:44 pm
Half a tithi. Vishti, called Bhadra Karanam, is avoided for new beginnings.
Bhadra Karanam runs from 8:57 am to 9:44 pm. Important work is usually started after it ends.
Daylight periods
Rahu Kalam
3:12 pm – 4:43 pm
Not used to start new work; work already under way carries on.
Yamagandam
9:08 am – 10:39 am
Avoided for setting out on a journey or starting something new.
Gulikai
12:10 pm – 1:41 pm
Avoided for new beginnings in most households.
Nalla Neram
7:45 am – 8:45 am
4:45 pm – 5:45 pm
These are the fixed times Tamil daily calendars print for a Tuesday, 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 Tuesday the day starts with Rog.
| Day | ||
|---|---|---|
| 6:06 am – 7:37 am | Rog | avoid |
| 7:37 am – 9:08 am | Udveg | avoid |
| 9:08 am – 10:39 am | Char | neutral |
| 10:39 am – 12:10 pm | Labh | good |
| 12:10 pm – 1:41 pm | Amrit | good |
| 1:41 pm – 3:12 pm | Kaal | avoid |
| 3:12 pm – 4:43 pm | Shubh | avoid · Rahu Kalam |
| 4:43 pm – 6:14 pm | Rog | avoid |
| Night | ||
|---|---|---|
| 6:14 pm – 7:43 pm | Kaal | avoid |
| 7:43 pm – 9:12 pm | Labh | good |
| 9:12 pm – 10:41 pm | Udveg | avoid |
| 10:41 pm – 12:10 am | Shubh | good |
| 12:10 am – 1:39 am | Amrit | good |
| 1:39 am – 3:08 am | Char | neutral |
| 3:08 am – 4:37 am | Rog | avoid |
| 4:37 am – 6:06 am | Kaal | 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
11:46 am – 12:34 pm. The muhurta around solar noon, a good time to begin most things.
The Moon
Moonrise 3:15 pm, moonset 3:04 am Wednesday.
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: Mars on a Tuesday.
| 6:06 am – 7:07 am | Mars |
| 7:07 am – 8:08 am | Sun |
| 8:08 am – 9:08 am | Venus |
| 9:08 am – 10:09 am | Mercury |
| 10:09 am – 11:10 am | Moon |
| 11:10 am – 12:10 pm | Saturn |
| 12:10 pm – 1:11 pm | Jupiter |
| 1:11 pm – 2:11 pm | Mars |
| 2:11 pm – 3:12 pm | Sun |
| 3:12 pm – 4:13 pm | Venus |
| 4:13 pm – 5:13 pm | Mercury |
| 5:13 pm – 6:14 pm | Moon |
| 6:14 pm – 7:13 pm | Saturn |
| 7:13 pm – 8:13 pm | Jupiter |
| 8:13 pm – 9:12 pm | Mars |
| 9:12 pm – 10:11 pm | Sun |
| 10:11 pm – 11:11 pm | Venus |
| 11:11 pm – 12:10 am | Mercury |
| 12:10 am – 1:09 am | Moon |
| 1:09 am – 2:09 am | Saturn |
| 2:09 am – 3:08 am | Jupiter |
| 3:08 am – 4:08 am | Mars |
| 4:08 am – 5:07 am | Sun |
| 5:07 am – 6:06 am | Venus |
About this day
Daylight lasts 12 hours and 7 minutes, so each eighth of the day, the length of Rahu Kalam, is about 91 minutes.
Between this sunrise and the next: nakshatra at 7:07 am, karana at 8:57 am, yoga at 4:29 pm, tithi and karana at 9:44 pm.
On a Tuesday, Rahu Kalam is the seventh of the eight parts of daylight, from 3:12 pm in Salem.
Questions
What is the tithi in Salem on 22 September 2026?
Shukla Ekadashi, until 9:44 pm. A day takes the tithi running at its sunrise (6:06 am in Salem).
When is Rahu Kalam in Salem on 22 September 2026?
3:12 pm to 4:43 pm, the seventh of the eight parts of daylight on a Tuesday. Yamagandam runs 9:08 am to 10:39 am and Gulikai 12:10 pm to 1:41 pm.
Which choghadiya periods are good in Salem on 22 September 2026?
During daylight: Labh 10:39 am to 12:10 pm, Amrit 12:10 pm to 1:41 pm. Abhijit Muhurta is 11:46 am to 12:34 pm.
When does the Moon rise in Salem on 22 September 2026?
Moonrise is at 3:15 pm.
Tamil Day Sheet, Tuesday 22 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).