Panchang for Salem
Wednesday, 21 January 2026 · Budhvar (Wednesday), India — the five limbs, muhurtas and timings for your location.
The Panchang for Salem on Wednesday, 21 January 2026: Shukla Tritiya tithi, Dhanishta nakshatra, Magha maas, Vikram Samvat 2082 (Kalayukta). Sunrise 6:43 AM, sunset 6:16 PM. Rahu Kaal 12:29 PM–1:56 PM.
The five limbs
Tithi
TritiyaShukla
until 2:48 AM
Nakshatra
Dhanishtapada 3
until 1:58 PM
Yoga
Vyatipata
until 6:58 PM
Karana
Taitila
until 2:48 PM
Vara
Budhvar(Wednesday)
Sunrise
6:43 AM
Sunset
6:16 PM
Moonrise
8:28 AM
Moonset
8:30 PM
Inauspicious periods
- Rahu Kaal12:29 PM–1:56 PM
- Yamaganda Kaal8:09 AM–9:36 AM
- Gulika Kaal11:03 AM–12:29 PM
- Abhijit Muhurat12:06 PM–12:52 PM
Abhijit Muhurat · best
12:06 PM – 12:52 PM
Muhurtas & windows
Brahma
5:03 AM – 5:53 AM
Pratah Sandhya
5:28 AM – 6:43 AM
Vijaya
2:25 PM – 3:11 PM
Sayahna Sandhya
6:16 PM – 7:30 PM
Nishita
12:04 AM – 12:54 AM
Amrit Kalam · auspicious
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Varjyam · avoid
9:19 PM – 10:57 PM
Dur Muhurtam · avoid
12:06 PM – 12:52 PM
Chandra Balam
Auspicious moon signs
Mesha, Vrishabha, Simha, Kanya, Dhanu, Kumbha
Tara Balam
Auspicious birth-stars
6:43 AM–1:58 PM: Bharani, Rohini, Ardra, Punarvasu, Ashlesha, Purva Phalguni, Hasta, Swati, Vishakha, Jyeshtha, Purva Ashadha, Shravana, Shatabhisha, Purva Bhadrapada, Revati
1:58 PM–6:43 AM: Ashwini, Krittika, Mrigashira, Punarvasu, Pushya, Magha, Uttara Phalguni, Chitra, Vishakha, Anuradha, Mula, Uttara Ashadha, Dhanishta, Purva Bhadrapada, 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
| 6:43 AM–7:40 AM | Mercury |
| 7:40 AM–8:38 AM | Moon |
| 8:38 AM–9:36 AM | Saturn |
| 9:36 AM–10:34 AM | Jupiter |
| 10:34 AM–11:31 AM | Mars |
| 11:31 AM–12:29 PM | Sun |
| 12:29 PM–1:27 PM | Venus |
| 1:27 PM–2:25 PM | Mercury |
| 2:25 PM–3:22 PM | Moon |
| 3:22 PM–4:20 PM | Saturn |
| 4:20 PM–5:18 PM | Jupiter |
| 5:18 PM–6:16 PM | Mars |
night horas
| 6:16 PM–7:18 PM | Sun |
| 7:18 PM–8:20 PM | Venus |
| 8:20 PM–9:22 PM | Mercury |
| 9:22 PM–10:25 PM | Moon |
| 10:25 PM–11:27 PM | Saturn |
| 11:27 PM–12:29 AM | Jupiter |
| 12:29 AM–1:31 AM | Mars |
| 1:31 AM–2:34 AM | Sun |
| 2:34 AM–3:36 AM | Venus |
| 3:36 AM–4:38 AM | Mercury |
| 4:38 AM–5:41 AM | Moon |
| 5:41 AM–6:43 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.