Salem, Thursday, 24 September 2026
On Thursday 24 September 2026 in Salem, the tithi is Shukla Trayodashi until 11:19 pm IST; Rahu Kalam is 1:40 pm to 3:11 pm IST. Sunrise 6:06 am, sunset 6:13 pm. The panchangam day starts at sunrise, so the times after midnight below belong to Thursday until sunrise on Friday.
On this day
- Pradosham puja window after sunset, 6:13 pm to 8:37 pm. Pradosham: how the day is chosen
Panchangam details
Tithi · Shukla Trayodashi
until 11:19 pm
The lunar day. Fasts and observances such as ekadashi, pradosham, amavasya and shraddha are fixed by it.
Nakshatra · Dhanishta
until 10:35 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 · Dhriti
until 3:55 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 11:10 am; then Taitila until 11:19 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
1:40 pm – 3:11 pm
Not used to start new work; work already under way carries on.
Yamagandam
6:06 am – 7:37 am
Avoided for setting out on a journey or starting something new.
Gulikai
9:08 am – 10:39 am
Avoided for new beginnings in most households.
Nalla Neram
10:45 am – 11:45 am
12:15 pm – 1:15 pm
These are the fixed times Tamil daily calendars print for a Thursday, 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 Thursday the day starts with Shubh.
| Day | ||
|---|---|---|
| 6:06 am – 7:37 am | Shubh | good |
| 7:37 am – 9:08 am | Rog | avoid |
| 9:08 am – 10:39 am | Udveg | avoid |
| 10:39 am – 12:09 pm | Char | neutral |
| 12:09 pm – 1:40 pm | Labh | good |
| 1:40 pm – 3:11 pm | Amrit | avoid · Rahu Kalam |
| 3:11 pm – 4:42 pm | Kaal | avoid |
| 4:42 pm – 6:13 pm | Shubh | good |
| Night | ||
|---|---|---|
| 6:13 pm – 7:42 pm | Amrit | good |
| 7:42 pm – 9:11 pm | Char | neutral |
| 9:11 pm – 10:40 pm | Rog | avoid |
| 10:40 pm – 12:09 am | Kaal | avoid |
| 12:09 am – 1:39 am | Labh | good |
| 1:39 am – 3:08 am | Udveg | avoid |
| 3:08 am – 4:37 am | Shubh | good |
| 4:37 am – 6:06 am | Amrit | 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
11:45 am – 12:34 pm. The muhurta around solar noon, a good time to begin most things.
The Moon
Moonrise 4:36 pm, moonset 4:43 am Friday.
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: Jupiter on a Thursday.
| 6:06 am – 7:07 am | Jupiter |
| 7:07 am – 8:07 am | Mars |
| 8:07 am – 9:08 am | Sun |
| 9:08 am – 10:08 am | Venus |
| 10:08 am – 11:09 am | Mercury |
| 11:09 am – 12:09 pm | Moon |
| 12:09 pm – 1:10 pm | Saturn |
| 1:10 pm – 2:10 pm | Jupiter |
| 2:10 pm – 3:11 pm | Mars |
| 3:11 pm – 4:11 pm | Sun |
| 4:11 pm – 5:12 pm | Venus |
| 5:12 pm – 6:13 pm | Mercury |
| 6:13 pm – 7:12 pm | Moon |
| 7:12 pm – 8:11 pm | Saturn |
| 8:11 pm – 9:11 pm | Jupiter |
| 9:11 pm – 10:10 pm | Mars |
| 10:10 pm – 11:10 pm | Sun |
| 11:10 pm – 12:09 am | Venus |
| 12:09 am – 1:09 am | Mercury |
| 1:09 am – 2:08 am | Moon |
| 2:08 am – 3:08 am | Saturn |
| 3:08 am – 4:07 am | Jupiter |
| 4:07 am – 5:07 am | Mars |
| 5:07 am – 6:06 am | Sun |
About this day
Daylight lasts 12 hours and 6 minutes, so each eighth of the day, the length of Rahu Kalam, is about 91 minutes.
Between this sunrise and the next: nakshatra at 10:35 am, karana at 11:10 am, yoga at 3:55 pm, tithi and karana at 11:19 pm.
On a Thursday, Rahu Kalam is the sixth of the eight parts of daylight, from 1:40 pm in Salem.
Questions
What is the tithi in Salem on 24 September 2026?
Shukla Trayodashi, until 11:19 pm. A day takes the tithi running at its sunrise (6:06 am in Salem).
When is Rahu Kalam in Salem on 24 September 2026?
1:40 pm to 3:11 pm, the sixth of the eight parts of daylight on a Thursday. Yamagandam runs 6:06 am to 7:37 am and Gulikai 9:08 am to 10:39 am.
Which choghadiya periods are good in Salem on 24 September 2026?
During daylight: Shubh 6:06 am to 7:37 am, Labh 12:09 pm to 1:40 pm, Shubh 4:42 pm to 6:13 pm. Abhijit Muhurta is 11:45 am to 12:34 pm.
When does the Moon rise in Salem on 24 September 2026?
Moonrise is at 4:36 pm.
Tamil Day Sheet, Thursday 24 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).