Salem, Saturday, 26 September 2026
On Saturday 26 September 2026 in Salem, the tithi is Pournami until 10:19 pm IST; Rahu Kalam is 9:08 am to 10:38 am IST. Sunrise 6:06 am, sunset 6:11 pm. The panchangam day starts at sunrise, so the times after midnight below belong to Saturday until sunrise on Sunday.
On this day
- Pitru Paksha continues until Saturday 10 October. Shraddha days for Delhi, 2026
- Pournami is on Saturday 26 September. Pournami dates 2026
Panchangam details
Tithi · Pournami
until 10:19 pm
The lunar day. Fasts and observances such as ekadashi, pradosham, amavasya and shraddha are fixed by it.
Nakshatra · Purva Bhadrapada
until 11:32 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 · Ganda
until 1:18 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 · Vishti
until 10:47 am; then Bava until 10:19 pm
Half a tithi. Vishti, called Bhadra Karanam, is avoided for new beginnings.
Bhadra Karanam runs from 6:06 am to 10:47 am. Important work is usually started after it ends.
Daylight periods
Rahu Kalam
9:08 am – 10:38 am
Not used to start new work; work already under way carries on.
Yamagandam
1:39 pm – 3:10 pm
Avoided for setting out on a journey or starting something new.
Gulikai
6:06 am – 7:37 am
Avoided for new beginnings in most households.
Nalla Neram
7:45 am – 8:45 am
4:45 pm – 5:45 pm
Gowri Nalla Neram
10:45 am – 11:45 am
9:30 pm – 10:30 pm
These are the fixed times Tamil daily calendars print for a Saturday, 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 Saturday the day starts with Kaal.
| Day | ||
|---|---|---|
| 6:06 am – 7:37 am | Kaal | avoid |
| 7:37 am – 9:08 am | Shubh | good |
| 9:08 am – 10:38 am | Rog | avoid · Rahu Kalam |
| 10:38 am – 12:09 pm | Udveg | avoid |
| 12:09 pm – 1:39 pm | Char | neutral |
| 1:39 pm – 3:10 pm | Labh | good |
| 3:10 pm – 4:41 pm | Amrit | good |
| 4:41 pm – 6:11 pm | Kaal | avoid |
| Night | ||
|---|---|---|
| 6:11 pm – 7:41 pm | Labh | good |
| 7:41 pm – 9:10 pm | Udveg | avoid |
| 9:10 pm – 10:39 pm | Shubh | good |
| 10:39 pm – 12:09 am | Amrit | good |
| 12:09 am – 1:38 am | Char | neutral |
| 1:38 am – 3:08 am | Rog | avoid |
| 3:08 am – 4:37 am | Kaal | avoid |
| 4:37 am – 6:06 am | Labh | 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 – 12:33 pm. The muhurta around solar noon, a good time to begin most things.
The Moon
Moonrise 5:54 pm, moonset 6:24 am Sunday.
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: Saturn on a Saturday.
| 6:06 am – 7:07 am | Saturn |
| 7:07 am – 8:07 am | Jupiter |
| 8:07 am – 9:08 am | Mars |
| 9:08 am – 10:08 am | Sun |
| 10:08 am – 11:08 am | Venus |
| 11:08 am – 12:09 pm | Mercury |
| 12:09 pm – 1:09 pm | Moon |
| 1:09 pm – 2:10 pm | Saturn |
| 2:10 pm – 3:10 pm | Jupiter |
| 3:10 pm – 4:10 pm | Mars |
| 4:10 pm – 5:11 pm | Sun |
| 5:11 pm – 6:11 pm | Venus |
| 6:11 pm – 7:11 pm | Mercury |
| 7:11 pm – 8:10 pm | Moon |
| 8:10 pm – 9:10 pm | Saturn |
| 9:10 pm – 10:10 pm | Jupiter |
| 10:10 pm – 11:09 pm | Mars |
| 11:09 pm – 12:09 am | Sun |
| 12:09 am – 1:08 am | Venus |
| 1:08 am – 2:08 am | Mercury |
| 2:08 am – 3:08 am | Moon |
| 3:08 am – 4:07 am | Saturn |
| 4:07 am – 5:07 am | Jupiter |
| 5:07 am – 6:06 am | Mars |
About this day
Daylight lasts 12 hours and 5 minutes, so each eighth of the day, the length of Rahu Kalam, is about 91 minutes.
Between this sunrise and the next: karana at 10:47 am, nakshatra at 11:32 am, yoga at 1:18 pm, tithi and karana at 10:19 pm.
On a Saturday, Rahu Kalam is the third of the eight parts of daylight, from 9:08 am in Salem.
Questions
What is the tithi in Salem on 26 September 2026?
Pournami, until 10:19 pm. A day takes the tithi running at its sunrise (6:06 am in Salem).
When is Rahu Kalam in Salem on 26 September 2026?
9:08 am to 10:38 am, the third of the eight parts of daylight on a Saturday. Yamagandam runs 1:39 pm to 3:10 pm and Gulikai 6:06 am to 7:37 am.
Which choghadiya periods are good in Salem on 26 September 2026?
During daylight: Shubh 7:37 am to 9:08 am, Labh 1:39 pm to 3:10 pm, Amrit 3:10 pm to 4:41 pm. Abhijit Muhurta is 11:45 am to 12:33 pm.
When does the Moon rise in Salem on 26 September 2026?
Moonrise is at 5:54 pm.
Tamil Day Sheet, Saturday 26 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).