Panchang for Salem
Wednesday, 16 December 2026 · Budhvar (Wednesday), India — the five limbs, muhurtas and timings for your location.
The Panchang for Salem on Wednesday, 16 December 2026: Shukla Saptami tithi, Shatabhisha nakshatra, Margashirsha maas, Vikram Samvat 2082 (Kalayukta). Sunrise 6:30 AM, sunset 5:57 PM. Rahu Kaal 12:14 PM–1:39 PM.
The five limbs
Tithi
SaptamiShukla
until 10:46 PM
Nakshatra
Shatabhishapada 3
until 2:03 PM
Yoga
Vajra
until 1:46 PM
Karana
Gara
until 10:09 AM
Vara
Budhvar(Wednesday)
Sunrise
6:30 AM
Sunset
5:57 PM
Moonrise
11:36 AM
Moonset
11:50 PM
Inauspicious periods
- Rahu Kaal12:14 PM–1:39 PM
- Yamaganda Kaal7:56 AM–9:22 AM
- Gulika Kaal10:48 AM–12:14 PM
- Abhijit Muhurat11:51 AM–12:37 PM
Abhijit Muhurat · best
11:51 AM – 12:37 PM
Muhurtas & windows
Brahma
4:50 AM – 5:40 AM
Pratah Sandhya
5:15 AM – 6:30 AM
Vijaya
2:08 PM – 2:54 PM
Sayahna Sandhya
5:57 PM – 7:12 PM
Nishita
11:49 PM – 12:39 AM
Bhadra · avoid
10:46 PM – 6:30 AM
Amrit Kalam · auspicious
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Varjyam · avoid
8:50 PM – 10:32 PM
Dur Muhurtam · avoid
11:51 AM – 12:37 PM
Chandra Balam
Auspicious moon signs
Mesha, Vrishabha, Simha, Kanya, Dhanu, Kumbha
Tara Balam
Auspicious birth-stars
6:30 AM–2:03 PM: Ashwini, Krittika, Mrigashira, Punarvasu, Pushya, Magha, Uttara Phalguni, Chitra, Vishakha, Anuradha, Mula, Uttara Ashadha, Dhanishta, Purva Bhadrapada, Uttara Bhadrapada
2:03 PM–6:30 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
| 6:30 AM–7:28 AM | Mercury |
| 7:28 AM–8:25 AM | Moon |
| 8:25 AM–9:22 AM | Saturn |
| 9:22 AM–10:19 AM | Jupiter |
| 10:19 AM–11:16 AM | Mars |
| 11:16 AM–12:14 PM | Sun |
| 12:14 PM–1:11 PM | Venus |
| 1:11 PM–2:08 PM | Mercury |
| 2:08 PM–3:05 PM | Moon |
| 3:05 PM–4:03 PM | Saturn |
| 4:03 PM–5:00 PM | Jupiter |
| 5:00 PM–5:57 PM | Mars |
night horas
| 5:57 PM–7:00 PM | Sun |
| 7:00 PM–8:03 PM | Venus |
| 8:03 PM–9:05 PM | Mercury |
| 9:05 PM–10:08 PM | Moon |
| 10:08 PM–11:11 PM | Saturn |
| 11:11 PM–12:14 AM | Jupiter |
| 12:14 AM–1:17 AM | Mars |
| 1:17 AM–2:20 AM | Sun |
| 2:20 AM–3:22 AM | Venus |
| 3:22 AM–4:25 AM | Mercury |
| 4:25 AM–5:28 AM | Moon |
| 5:28 AM–6:31 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.