Salem, Tuesday, 16 March 2027
Tuesday 16 March 2027 · Panguni 2
The next day, Wednesday 17 March · Panguni 3
On Tuesday 16 March 2027 in Salem, the tithi is Shukla Ashtami until 8:55 am IST; Rahu Kalam is 3:27 pm to 4:58 pm IST. Sunrise 6:24 am, sunset 6:28 pm. The panchangam day starts at sunrise, so the times after midnight below belong to Tuesday until sunrise on Wednesday.
Panchangam details
Tithi · Shukla Ashtami
until 8:55 am
The lunar day. Fasts and observances such as ekadashi, pradosham, amavasya and shraddha are fixed by it.
Nakshatra · Mrigashira
until 8:13 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 · Ayushman
until 11:51 am
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 8:55 am; then Balava until 7:51 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
3:27 pm – 4:58 pm
Not used to start new work; work already under way carries on.
Yamagandam
9:25 am – 10:56 am
Avoided for setting out on a journey or starting something new.
Gulikai
12:26 pm – 1:57 pm
Avoided for new beginnings in most households.
Nalla Neram
7:45 am – 8:45 am
4:45 pm – 5:45 pm
These are the fixed times Tamil daily calendars print for a Tuesday, 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 Tuesday the day starts with Rog.
| Day | ||
|---|---|---|
| 6:24 am – 7:55 am | Rog | avoid |
| 7:55 am – 9:25 am | Udveg | avoid |
| 9:25 am – 10:56 am | Char | neutral |
| 10:56 am – 12:26 pm | Labh | good |
| 12:26 pm – 1:57 pm | Amrit | good |
| 1:57 pm – 3:27 pm | Kaal | avoid |
| 3:27 pm – 4:58 pm | Shubh | avoid · Rahu Kalam |
| 4:58 pm – 6:28 pm | Rog | avoid |
| Night | ||
|---|---|---|
| 6:28 pm – 7:58 pm | Kaal | avoid |
| 7:58 pm – 9:27 pm | Labh | good |
| 9:27 pm – 10:57 pm | Udveg | avoid |
| 10:57 pm – 12:26 am | Shubh | good |
| 12:26 am – 1:55 am | Amrit | good |
| 1:55 am – 3:25 am | Char | neutral |
| 3:25 am – 4:54 am | Rog | avoid |
| 4:54 am – 6:24 am | Kaal | 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
12:02 pm – 12:50 pm. The muhurta around solar noon, a good time to begin most things.
The Moon
Moonrise 12:39 pm, moonset 1:50 am Wednesday.
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: Mars on a Tuesday.
| 6:24 am – 7:25 am | Mars |
| 7:25 am – 8:25 am | Sun |
| 8:25 am – 9:25 am | Venus |
| 9:25 am – 10:26 am | Mercury |
| 10:26 am – 11:26 am | Moon |
| 11:26 am – 12:26 pm | Saturn |
| 12:26 pm – 1:27 pm | Jupiter |
| 1:27 pm – 2:27 pm | Mars |
| 2:27 pm – 3:27 pm | Sun |
| 3:27 pm – 4:28 pm | Venus |
| 4:28 pm – 5:28 pm | Mercury |
| 5:28 pm – 6:28 pm | Moon |
| 6:28 pm – 7:28 pm | Saturn |
| 7:28 pm – 8:27 pm | Jupiter |
| 8:27 pm – 9:27 pm | Mars |
| 9:27 pm – 10:27 pm | Sun |
| 10:27 pm – 11:26 pm | Venus |
| 11:26 pm – 12:26 am | Mercury |
| 12:26 am – 1:26 am | Moon |
| 1:26 am – 2:25 am | Saturn |
| 2:25 am – 3:25 am | Jupiter |
| 3:25 am – 4:24 am | Mars |
| 4:24 am – 5:24 am | Sun |
| 5:24 am – 6:24 am | Venus |
About this day
Daylight lasts 12 hours and 4 minutes, so each eighth of the day, the length of Rahu Kalam, is about 90 minutes.
Between this sunrise and the next: nakshatra at 8:13 am, tithi and karana at 8:55 am, yoga at 11:51 am, karana at 7:51 pm.
On a Tuesday, Rahu Kalam is the seventh of the eight parts of daylight, from 3:27 pm in Salem.
Questions
What is the tithi in Salem on 16 March 2027?
Shukla Ashtami, until 8:55 am. A day takes the tithi running at its sunrise (6:24 am in Salem).
When is Rahu Kalam in Salem on 16 March 2027?
3:27 pm to 4:58 pm, the seventh of the eight parts of daylight on a Tuesday. Yamagandam runs 9:25 am to 10:56 am and Gulikai 12:26 pm to 1:57 pm.
Which choghadiya periods are good in Salem on 16 March 2027?
During daylight: Labh 10:56 am to 12:26 pm, Amrit 12:26 pm to 1:57 pm. Abhijit Muhurta is 12:02 pm to 12:50 pm.
When does the Moon rise in Salem on 16 March 2027?
Moonrise is at 12:39 pm.
Tamil Day Sheet, Tuesday 16 March 2027, Salem
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Calculated for Salem from its own sunrise and sunset, by the Drik method, Lahiri ayanamsha. Times are Salem local time (IST).