Panchang for Salem
Monday, 21 December 2026 · Somvar (Monday), India — the five limbs, muhurtas and timings for your location.
The Panchang for Salem on Monday, 21 December 2026: Shukla Dwadashi tithi, Bharani nakshatra, Margashirsha maas, Vikram Samvat 2082 (Kalayukta). Sunrise 6:33 AM, sunset 5:59 PM. Rahu Kaal 7:59 AM–9:24 AM.
The five limbs
Tithi
DwadashiShukla
until 5:37 PM
Nakshatra
Bharanipada 3
until 1:09 PM
Yoga
Siddha
until 1:32 AM
Karana
Bava
until 7:01 AM
Vara
Somvar(Monday)
Sunrise
6:33 AM
Sunset
5:59 PM
Moonrise
3:11 PM
Moonset
4:24 AM
Inauspicious periods
- Rahu Kaal7:59 AM–9:24 AM
- Yamaganda Kaal10:50 AM–12:16 PM
- Gulika Kaal1:42 PM–3:08 PM
Abhijit Muhurat · best
11:53 AM – 12:39 PM
Muhurtas & windows
Brahma
4:52 AM – 5:43 AM
Pratah Sandhya
5:17 AM – 6:33 AM
Vijaya
2:10 PM – 2:56 PM
Sayahna Sandhya
5:59 PM – 7:15 PM
Nishita
11:51 PM – 12:41 AM
Amrit Kalam · auspicious
8:42 AM – 10:11 AM
Varjyam · avoid
11:57 PM – 1:24 AM
Dur Muhurtam · avoid
12:39 PM – 1:25 PM
Chandra Balam
Auspicious moon signs
6:33 AM–6:36 PM: Mesha, Mithuna, Karka, Tula, Vrishchika, Kumbha
6:36 PM–6:33 AM: Vrishabha, Karka, Simha, Vrishchika, Dhanu, Meena
Tara Balam
Auspicious birth-stars
6:33 AM–1:09 PM: Ashwini, Krittika, Rohini, Ardra, Pushya, Magha, Uttara Phalguni, Hasta, Swati, Anuradha, Mula, Uttara Ashadha, Shravana, Shatabhisha, Uttara Bhadrapada
1:09 PM–6:33 AM: Bharani, Rohini, Mrigashira, Punarvasu, Ashlesha, Purva Phalguni, Hasta, Chitra, Vishakha, Jyeshtha, Purva Ashadha, Shravana, Dhanishta, Purva 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
| 6:33 AM–7:30 AM | Moon |
| 7:30 AM–8:27 AM | Saturn |
| 8:27 AM–9:24 AM | Jupiter |
| 9:24 AM–10:22 AM | Mars |
| 10:22 AM–11:19 AM | Sun |
| 11:19 AM–12:16 PM | Venus |
| 12:16 PM–1:13 PM | Mercury |
| 1:13 PM–2:10 PM | Moon |
| 2:10 PM–3:08 PM | Saturn |
| 3:08 PM–4:05 PM | Jupiter |
| 4:05 PM–5:02 PM | Mars |
| 5:02 PM–5:59 PM | Sun |
night horas
| 5:59 PM–7:02 PM | Venus |
| 7:02 PM–8:05 PM | Mercury |
| 8:05 PM–9:08 PM | Moon |
| 9:08 PM–10:11 PM | Saturn |
| 10:11 PM–11:13 PM | Jupiter |
| 11:13 PM–12:16 AM | Mars |
| 12:16 AM–1:19 AM | Sun |
| 1:19 AM–2:22 AM | Venus |
| 2:22 AM–3:25 AM | Mercury |
| 3:25 AM–4:28 AM | Moon |
| 4:28 AM–5:30 AM | Saturn |
| 5:30 AM–6:33 AM | Jupiter |
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.