Panchang for Salem
Wednesday, 19 August 2026 · Budhvar (Wednesday), India — the five limbs, muhurtas and timings for your location.
The Panchang for Salem on Wednesday, 19 August 2026: Shukla Saptami tithi, Swati nakshatra, Shravana maas, Vikram Samvat 2082 (Kalayukta). Sunrise 6:08 AM, sunset 6:36 PM. Rahu Kaal 12:22 PM–1:56 PM.
The five limbs
Tithi
SaptamiShukla
until 7:20 PM
Nakshatra
Swatipada 4
until 6:47 AM
Yoga
Brahma
until 3:44 AM
Karana
Gara
until 6:31 AM
Vara
Budhvar(Wednesday)
Sunrise
6:08 AM
Sunset
6:36 PM
Moonrise
11:36 AM
Moonset
11:19 PM
Inauspicious periods
- Rahu Kaal12:22 PM–1:56 PM
- Yamaganda Kaal7:41 AM–9:15 AM
- Gulika Kaal10:48 AM–12:22 PM
- Abhijit Muhurat11:57 AM–12:47 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
6:36 PM – 7:46 PM
Nishita
11:59 PM – 12:45 AM
Bhadra · avoid
7:20 PM – 6:08 AM
Amrit Kalam · auspicious
11:29 PM – 1:14 AM
Varjyam · avoid
12:56 PM – 2:41 PM
Dur Muhurtam · avoid
11:57 AM – 12:47 PM
Chandra Balam
Auspicious moon signs
6:08 AM–2:30 AM: Mesha, Vrishabha, Simha, Tula, Dhanu, Makara
2:30 AM–6:08 AM: Vrishabha, Mithuna, Kanya, Vrishchika, Makara, Kumbha
Tara Balam
Auspicious birth-stars
6:08 AM–6:47 AM: Ashwini, Krittika, Mrigashira, Punarvasu, Pushya, Magha, Uttara Phalguni, Chitra, Vishakha, Anuradha, Mula, Uttara Ashadha, Dhanishta, Purva Bhadrapada, Uttara Bhadrapada
6:47 AM–6:08 AM: Bharani, Rohini, Ardra, Pushya, Ashlesha, Purva Phalguni, Hasta, Swati, Anuradha, Jyeshtha, Purva Ashadha, Shravana, Shatabhisha, Uttara Bhadrapada, Revati
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 | Mercury |
| 7:10 AM–8:13 AM | Moon |
| 8:13 AM–9:15 AM | Saturn |
| 9:15 AM–10:17 AM | Jupiter |
| 10:17 AM–11:20 AM | Mars |
| 11:20 AM–12:22 PM | Sun |
| 12:22 PM–1:24 PM | Venus |
| 1:24 PM–2:27 PM | Mercury |
| 2:27 PM–3:29 PM | Moon |
| 3:29 PM–4:32 PM | Saturn |
| 4:32 PM–5:34 PM | Jupiter |
| 5:34 PM–6:36 PM | Mars |
night horas
| 6:36 PM–7:34 PM | Sun |
| 7:34 PM–8:32 PM | Venus |
| 8:32 PM–9:29 PM | Mercury |
| 9:29 PM–10:27 PM | Moon |
| 10:27 PM–11:24 PM | Saturn |
| 11:24 PM–12:22 AM | Jupiter |
| 12:22 AM–1:20 AM | Mars |
| 1:20 AM–2:17 AM | Sun |
| 2:17 AM–3:15 AM | Venus |
| 3:15 AM–4:13 AM | Mercury |
| 4:13 AM–5:10 AM | Moon |
| 5:10 AM–6:08 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.