Panchang for Salem
Wednesday, 7 January 2026 · Budhvar (Wednesday), India — the five limbs, muhurtas and timings for your location.
The Panchang for Salem on Wednesday, 7 January 2026: Krishna Chaturthi tithi, Magha nakshatra, Pausha maas, Vikram Samvat 2082 (Kalayukta). Sunrise 6:40 AM, sunset 6:08 PM. Rahu Kaal 12:24 PM–1:50 PM.
The five limbs
Tithi
ChaturthiKrishna
until 6:53 AM
Nakshatra
Maghapada 4
until 11:57 AM
Yoga
Ayushman
until 6:34 PM
Karana
Balava
until 6:53 AM
Vara
Budhvar(Wednesday)
Sunrise
6:40 AM
Sunset
6:08 PM
Moonrise
10:00 PM
Moonset
10:29 AM
Inauspicious periods
- Rahu Kaal12:24 PM–1:50 PM
- Yamaganda Kaal8:06 AM–9:32 AM
- Gulika Kaal10:58 AM–12:24 PM
- Abhijit Muhurat12:01 PM–12:47 PM
Abhijit Muhurat · best
12:01 PM – 12:47 PM
Muhurtas & windows
Brahma
5:00 AM – 5:50 AM
Pratah Sandhya
5:25 AM – 6:40 AM
Vijaya
2:19 PM – 3:05 PM
Sayahna Sandhya
6:08 PM – 7:23 PM
Nishita
11:59 PM – 12:49 AM
Amrit Kalam · auspicious
9:35 AM – 11:09 AM
5:53 AM – 7:31 AM
Varjyam · avoid
8:06 PM – 9:44 PM
Dur Muhurtam · avoid
12:01 PM – 12:47 PM
Chandra Balam
Auspicious moon signs
Mithuna, Simha, Tula, Vrishchika, Kumbha, Meena
Tara Balam
Auspicious birth-stars
6:40 AM–11:57 AM: Bharani, Krittika, Mrigashira, Punarvasu, Ashlesha, Purva Phalguni, Uttara Phalguni, Chitra, Vishakha, Jyeshtha, Purva Ashadha, Uttara Ashadha, Dhanishta, Purva Bhadrapada, Revati
11:57 AM–6:40 AM: Ashwini, Krittika, Rohini, Ardra, Pushya, Magha, Uttara Phalguni, Hasta, Swati, Anuradha, Mula, Uttara Ashadha, Shravana, Shatabhisha, Uttara Bhadrapada
Hora (Planetary Hours)
Each hora is ruled by a planet — saffron = auspicious, gray = avoid. The first hora begins at sunrise, ruled by the weekday lord.
day horas
| 6:40 AM–7:37 AM | Mercury |
| 7:37 AM–8:35 AM | Moon |
| 8:35 AM–9:32 AM | Saturn |
| 9:32 AM–10:29 AM | Jupiter |
| 10:29 AM–11:27 AM | Mars |
| 11:27 AM–12:24 PM | Sun |
| 12:24 PM–1:21 PM | Venus |
| 1:21 PM–2:19 PM | Mercury |
| 2:19 PM–3:16 PM | Moon |
| 3:16 PM–4:13 PM | Saturn |
| 4:13 PM–5:11 PM | Jupiter |
| 5:11 PM–6:08 PM | Mars |
night horas
| 6:08 PM–7:11 PM | Sun |
| 7:11 PM–8:14 PM | Venus |
| 8:14 PM–9:16 PM | Mercury |
| 9:16 PM–10:19 PM | Moon |
| 10:19 PM–11:22 PM | Saturn |
| 11:22 PM–12:24 AM | Jupiter |
| 12:24 AM–1:27 AM | Mars |
| 1:27 AM–2:30 AM | Sun |
| 2:30 AM–3:32 AM | Venus |
| 3:32 AM–4:35 AM | Mercury |
| 4:35 AM–5:38 AM | Moon |
| 5:38 AM–6:40 AM | Saturn |
More for Salem: Choghadiya · Rahu Kaal
Computed for Salem (11.65, 78.16, Asia/Kolkata) at local sunrise using the Lahiri (Chitrapaksha) ayanamsa, validated against standard Vedic almanacs.