Salem, Wednesday, 23 September 2026
On Wednesday 23 September 2026 in Salem, the tithi is Shukla Dwadashi until 10:51 pm IST; Rahu Kalam is 12:10 pm to 1:41 pm IST. Sunrise 6:06 am, sunset 6:13 pm. The panchangam day starts at sunrise, so the times after midnight below belong to Wednesday until sunrise on Thursday.
Panchangam details
Tithi · Shukla Dwadashi
until 10:51 pm
The lunar day. Fasts and observances such as ekadashi, pradosham, amavasya and shraddha are fixed by it.
Nakshatra · Shravana
until 9:09 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 · Sukarma
until 4:27 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 10:22 am; then Balava until 10:51 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
12:10 pm – 1:41 pm
Not used to start new work; work already under way carries on.
Yamagandam
7:37 am – 9:08 am
Avoided for setting out on a journey or starting something new.
Gulikai
10:39 am – 12:10 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 | ||
|---|---|---|
| 6:06 am – 7:37 am | Labh | good |
| 7:37 am – 9:08 am | Amrit | good |
| 9:08 am – 10:39 am | Kaal | avoid |
| 10:39 am – 12:10 pm | Shubh | good |
| 12:10 pm – 1:41 pm | Rog | avoid · Rahu Kalam |
| 1:41 pm – 3:11 pm | Udveg | avoid |
| 3:11 pm – 4:42 pm | Char | neutral |
| 4:42 pm – 6:13 pm | Labh | good |
| Night | ||
|---|---|---|
| 6:13 pm – 7:42 pm | Udveg | avoid |
| 7:42 pm – 9:11 pm | Shubh | good |
| 9:11 pm – 10:41 pm | Amrit | good |
| 10:41 pm – 12:10 am | Char | neutral |
| 12:10 am – 1:39 am | Rog | avoid |
| 1:39 am – 3:08 am | Kaal | avoid |
| 3:08 am – 4:37 am | Labh | good |
| 4:37 am – 6:06 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
11:46 am – 12:34 pm. The muhurta around solar noon; on Wednesdays it is traditionally not used.
The Moon
Moonrise 3:56 pm, moonset 3:54 am Thursday.
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.
| 6:06 am – 7:07 am | Mercury |
| 7:07 am – 8:08 am | Moon |
| 8:08 am – 9:08 am | Saturn |
| 9:08 am – 10:09 am | Jupiter |
| 10:09 am – 11:09 am | Mars |
| 11:09 am – 12:10 pm | Sun |
| 12:10 pm – 1:10 pm | Venus |
| 1:10 pm – 2:11 pm | Mercury |
| 2:11 pm – 3:11 pm | Moon |
| 3:11 pm – 4:12 pm | Saturn |
| 4:12 pm – 5:13 pm | Jupiter |
| 5:13 pm – 6:13 pm | Mars |
| 6:13 pm – 7:13 pm | Sun |
| 7:13 pm – 8:12 pm | Venus |
| 8:12 pm – 9:11 pm | Mercury |
| 9:11 pm – 10:11 pm | Moon |
| 10:11 pm – 11:10 pm | Saturn |
| 11:10 pm – 12:10 am | Jupiter |
| 12:10 am – 1:09 am | Mars |
| 1:09 am – 2:09 am | Sun |
| 2:09 am – 3:08 am | Venus |
| 3:08 am – 4:07 am | Mercury |
| 4:07 am – 5:07 am | Moon |
| 5:07 am – 6:06 am | Saturn |
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 9:09 am, karana at 10:22 am, yoga at 4:27 pm, tithi and karana at 10:51 pm.
On a Wednesday, Rahu Kalam is the fifth of the eight parts of daylight, from 12:10 pm in Salem.
Questions
What is the tithi in Salem on 23 September 2026?
Shukla Dwadashi, until 10:51 pm. A day takes the tithi running at its sunrise (6:06 am in Salem).
When is Rahu Kalam in Salem on 23 September 2026?
12:10 pm to 1:41 pm, the fifth of the eight parts of daylight on a Wednesday. Yamagandam runs 7:37 am to 9:08 am and Gulikai 10:39 am to 12:10 pm.
Which choghadiya periods are good in Salem on 23 September 2026?
During daylight: Labh 6:06 am to 7:37 am, Amrit 7:37 am to 9:08 am, Shubh 10:39 am to 12:10 pm, Labh 4:42 pm to 6:13 pm. Abhijit Muhurta is 11:46 am to 12:34 pm; on Wednesdays it is traditionally not used.
When does the Moon rise in Salem on 23 September 2026?
Moonrise is at 3:56 pm.
Tamil Day Sheet, Wednesday 23 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).