Salem, Friday, 2 October 2026
On Friday 2 October 2026 in Salem, the tithi is Krishna Shashti until 10:16 am IST; Rahu Kalam is 10:37 am to 12:07 pm IST. Sunrise 6:06 am, sunset 6:07 pm. The panchangam day starts at sunrise, so the times after midnight below belong to Friday until sunrise on Saturday.
On this day
- Pitru Paksha continues until Saturday 10 October. Shraddha days for Delhi, 2026
Panchangam details
Tithi · Krishna Shashti
until 10:16 am
The lunar day. Fasts and observances such as ekadashi, pradosham, amavasya and shraddha are fixed by it.
Nakshatra · Mrigashira
until 2:55 am Saturday
The Moon's star at sunrise, one of 27. Your birth star is the one the Moon was in when you were born.
Yoga · Vyatipata
until 6:18 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 · Vanija
until 10:16 am; then Vishti until 9:07 pm
Half a tithi. Vishti, called Bhadra Karanam, is avoided for new beginnings.
Bhadra Karanam runs from 10:16 am to 9:07 pm. Important work is usually started after it ends.
Daylight periods
Rahu Kalam
10:37 am – 12:07 pm
Not used to start new work; work already under way carries on.
Yamagandam
3:07 pm – 4:37 pm
Avoided for setting out on a journey or starting something new.
Gulikai
7:36 am – 9:06 am
Avoided for new beginnings in most households.
Nalla Neram
9:15 am – 10:15 am
4:45 pm – 5:45 pm
Gowri Nalla Neram
12:15 pm – 1:15 pm
6:30 pm – 7:30 pm
These are the fixed times Tamil daily calendars print for a Friday, 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 Friday the day starts with Char.
| Day | ||
|---|---|---|
| 6:06 am – 7:36 am | Char | neutral |
| 7:36 am – 9:06 am | Labh | good |
| 9:06 am – 10:37 am | Amrit | good |
| 10:37 am – 12:07 pm | Kaal | avoid · Rahu Kalam |
| 12:07 pm – 1:37 pm | Shubh | good |
| 1:37 pm – 3:07 pm | Rog | avoid |
| 3:07 pm – 4:37 pm | Udveg | avoid |
| 4:37 pm – 6:07 pm | Char | neutral |
| Night | ||
|---|---|---|
| 6:07 pm – 7:37 pm | Rog | avoid |
| 7:37 pm – 9:07 pm | Kaal | avoid |
| 9:07 pm – 10:37 pm | Labh | good |
| 10:37 pm – 12:07 am | Udveg | avoid |
| 12:07 am – 1:37 am | Shubh | good |
| 1:37 am – 3:06 am | Amrit | good |
| 3:06 am – 4:36 am | Char | neutral |
| 4:36 am – 6:06 am | Rog | 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
11:43 am – 12:31 pm. The muhurta around solar noon, a good time to begin most things.
The Moon
Moonrise 11:01 pm, moonset 12:23 pm Saturday.
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: Venus on a Friday.
| 6:06 am – 7:06 am | Venus |
| 7:06 am – 8:06 am | Mercury |
| 8:06 am – 9:06 am | Moon |
| 9:06 am – 10:07 am | Saturn |
| 10:07 am – 11:07 am | Jupiter |
| 11:07 am – 12:07 pm | Mars |
| 12:07 pm – 1:07 pm | Sun |
| 1:07 pm – 2:07 pm | Venus |
| 2:07 pm – 3:07 pm | Mercury |
| 3:07 pm – 4:07 pm | Moon |
| 4:07 pm – 5:07 pm | Saturn |
| 5:07 pm – 6:07 pm | Jupiter |
| 6:07 pm – 7:07 pm | Mars |
| 7:07 pm – 8:07 pm | Sun |
| 8:07 pm – 9:07 pm | Venus |
| 9:07 pm – 10:07 pm | Mercury |
| 10:07 pm – 11:07 pm | Moon |
| 11:07 pm – 12:07 am | Saturn |
| 12:07 am – 1:07 am | Jupiter |
| 1:07 am – 2:07 am | Mars |
| 2:07 am – 3:06 am | Sun |
| 3:06 am – 4:06 am | Venus |
| 4:06 am – 5:06 am | Mercury |
| 5:06 am – 6:06 am | Moon |
About this day
Daylight lasts 12 hours and 1 minute, so each eighth of the day, the length of Rahu Kalam, is about 90 minutes.
Between this sunrise and the next: tithi and karana at 10:16 am, yoga at 6:18 pm, karana at 9:07 pm, nakshatra at 2:55 am Saturday.
On a Friday, Rahu Kalam is the fourth of the eight parts of daylight, from 10:37 am in Salem.
Questions
What is the tithi in Salem on 2 October 2026?
Krishna Shashti, until 10:16 am. A day takes the tithi running at its sunrise (6:06 am in Salem).
When is Rahu Kalam in Salem on 2 October 2026?
10:37 am to 12:07 pm, the fourth of the eight parts of daylight on a Friday. Yamagandam runs 3:07 pm to 4:37 pm and Gulikai 7:36 am to 9:06 am.
Which choghadiya periods are good in Salem on 2 October 2026?
During daylight: Labh 7:36 am to 9:06 am, Amrit 9:06 am to 10:37 am, Shubh 12:07 pm to 1:37 pm. Abhijit Muhurta is 11:43 am to 12:31 pm.
When does the Moon rise in Salem on 2 October 2026?
Moonrise is at 11:01 pm.
Tamil Day Sheet, Friday 2 October 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).