Panchang for Salem
Tuesday, 18 August 2026 · Mangalvar (Tuesday), India — the five limbs, muhurtas and timings for your location.
The Panchang for Salem on Tuesday, 18 August 2026: Shukla Shashthi tithi, Swati nakshatra, Shravana maas, Vikram Samvat 2082 (Kalayukta). Sunrise 6:08 AM, sunset 6:37 PM. Rahu Kaal 3:30 PM–5:03 PM.
The five limbs
Tithi
ShashthiShukla
until 5:51 PM
Nakshatra
Swatipada 1
until 6:47 AM
Yoga
Shukla
until 3:23 AM
Karana
Taitila
until 5:51 PM
Vara
Mangalvar(Tuesday)
Sunrise
6:08 AM
Sunset
6:37 PM
Moonrise
10:46 AM
Moonset
10:35 PM
Inauspicious periods
- Rahu Kaal3:30 PM–5:03 PM
- Yamaganda Kaal9:15 AM–10:49 AM
- Gulika Kaal12:22 PM–1:56 PM
Abhijit Muhurat · best
11:57 AM – 12:47 PM
Muhurtas & windows
Brahma
4:36 AM – 5:22 AM
Pratah Sandhya
4:59 AM – 6:08 AM
Vijaya
2:27 PM – 3:17 PM
Sayahna Sandhya
6:37 PM – 7:46 PM
Nishita
11:59 PM – 12:45 AM
Amrit Kalam · auspicious
9:19 PM – 11:03 PM
Varjyam · avoid
11:00 AM – 12:43 PM
Dur Muhurtam · avoid
8:38 AM – 9:27 AM
Chandra Balam
Auspicious moon signs
Mesha, Vrishabha, Simha, Tula, Dhanu, Makara
Tara Balam
Auspicious birth-stars
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
| 6:08 AM–7:10 AM | Mars |
| 7:10 AM–8:13 AM | Sun |
| 8:13 AM–9:15 AM | Venus |
| 9:15 AM–10:17 AM | Mercury |
| 10:17 AM–11:20 AM | Moon |
| 11:20 AM–12:22 PM | Saturn |
| 12:22 PM–1:25 PM | Jupiter |
| 1:25 PM–2:27 PM | Mars |
| 2:27 PM–3:30 PM | Sun |
| 3:30 PM–4:32 PM | Venus |
| 4:32 PM–5:34 PM | Mercury |
| 5:34 PM–6:37 PM | Moon |
night horas
| 6:37 PM–7:34 PM | Saturn |
| 7:34 PM–8:32 PM | Jupiter |
| 8:32 PM–9:30 PM | Mars |
| 9:30 PM–10:27 PM | Sun |
| 10:27 PM–11:25 PM | Venus |
| 11:25 PM–12:22 AM | Mercury |
| 12:22 AM–1:20 AM | Moon |
| 1:20 AM–2:17 AM | Saturn |
| 2:17 AM–3:15 AM | Jupiter |
| 3:15 AM–4:13 AM | Mars |
| 4:13 AM–5:10 AM | Sun |
| 5:10 AM–6:08 AM | Venus |
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.