Salem, Saturday, 3 October 2026
On Saturday 3 October 2026 in Salem, the tithi is Krishna Saptami until 8:00 am IST; Rahu Kalam is 9:06 am to 10:36 am IST. Sunrise 6:06 am, sunset 6:07 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
Panchangam details
Tithi · Krishna Saptami
until 8:00 am; then Krishna Ashtami until 5:52 am Sunday
The lunar day. Fasts and observances such as ekadashi, pradosham, amavasya and shraddha are fixed by it.
Nakshatra · Ardra
until 1:30 am Sunday
The Moon's star at sunrise, one of 27. Your birth star is the one the Moon was in when you were born.
Yoga · Variyana
until 3:22 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 8:00 am; then Balava until 6:55 pm; then Kaulava until 5:52 am Sunday
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
9:06 am – 10:36 am
Not used to start new work; work already under way carries on.
Yamagandam
1:36 pm – 3:07 pm
Avoided for setting out on a journey or starting something new.
Gulikai
6:06 am – 7:36 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 – 7:36 am | Kaal | avoid |
| 7:36 am – 9:06 am | Shubh | good |
| 9:06 am – 10:36 am | Rog | avoid · Rahu Kalam |
| 10:36 am – 12:06 pm | Udveg | avoid |
| 12:06 pm – 1:36 pm | Char | neutral |
| 1:36 pm – 3:07 pm | Labh | good |
| 3:07 pm – 4:37 pm | Amrit | good |
| 4:37 pm – 6:07 pm | Kaal | avoid |
| Night | ||
|---|---|---|
| 6:07 pm – 7:37 pm | Labh | good |
| 7:37 pm – 9:07 pm | Udveg | avoid |
| 9:07 pm – 10:36 pm | Shubh | good |
| 10:36 pm – 12:06 am | Amrit | good |
| 12:06 am – 1:36 am | Char | neutral |
| 1:36 am – 3:06 am | Rog | avoid |
| 3:06 am – 4:36 am | Kaal | avoid |
| 4:36 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
11:42 am – 12:30 pm. The muhurta around solar noon, a good time to begin most things.
The Moon
The Moon does not rise in Salem on this date; it sets at 12:23 pm.
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 – 7:06 am | Saturn |
| 7:06 am – 8:06 am | Jupiter |
| 8:06 am – 9:06 am | Mars |
| 9:06 am – 10:06 am | Sun |
| 10:06 am – 11:06 am | Venus |
| 11:06 am – 12:06 pm | Mercury |
| 12:06 pm – 1:06 pm | Moon |
| 1:06 pm – 2:06 pm | Saturn |
| 2:06 pm – 3:07 pm | Jupiter |
| 3:07 pm – 4:07 pm | Mars |
| 4:07 pm – 5:07 pm | Sun |
| 5:07 pm – 6:07 pm | Venus |
| 6:07 pm – 7:07 pm | Mercury |
| 7:07 pm – 8:07 pm | Moon |
| 8:07 pm – 9:07 pm | Saturn |
| 9:07 pm – 10:06 pm | Jupiter |
| 10:06 pm – 11:06 pm | Mars |
| 11:06 pm – 12:06 am | Sun |
| 12:06 am – 1:06 am | Venus |
| 1:06 am – 2:06 am | Mercury |
| 2:06 am – 3:06 am | Moon |
| 3:06 am – 4:06 am | Saturn |
| 4:06 am – 5:06 am | Jupiter |
| 5:06 am – 6:06 am | Mars |
About this day
Daylight lasts 12 hours, 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 8:00 am, yoga at 3:22 pm, karana at 6:55 pm, nakshatra at 1:30 am Sunday, tithi and karana at 5:52 am Sunday. Krishna Ashtami begins and ends within the day, so no sunrise names it.
On a Saturday, Rahu Kalam is the third of the eight parts of daylight, from 9:06 am in Salem.
Questions
What is the tithi in Salem on 3 October 2026?
Krishna Saptami, until 8:00 am. A day takes the tithi running at its sunrise (6:06 am in Salem).
When is Rahu Kalam in Salem on 3 October 2026?
9:06 am to 10:36 am, the third of the eight parts of daylight on a Saturday. Yamagandam runs 1:36 pm to 3:07 pm and Gulikai 6:06 am to 7:36 am.
Which choghadiya periods are good in Salem on 3 October 2026?
During daylight: Shubh 7:36 am to 9:06 am, Labh 1:36 pm to 3:07 pm, Amrit 3:07 pm to 4:37 pm. Abhijit Muhurta is 11:42 am to 12:30 pm.
When does the Moon rise in Salem on 3 October 2026?
The Moon does not rise in Salem on this date. It rises a little later each day, and about once a month that carries moonrise past midnight into the next date.
Tamil Day Sheet, Saturday 3 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).