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Salem Choghadiya Today
Saturday, 19 September 2026
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| Choghadiya | Quality | Recommended Activities |
|---|---|---|
| Amrit (अमृत) | Nectar / Highest Good | All auspicious tasks, holy puja, travel, medical treatments |
| Shubh (शुभ) | Auspicious / Sacred | Ceremonies, marriage talks, purchasing property, study |
| Labh (लाभ) | Profit / Gain | New business ventures, opening accounts, trade, investments |
| Char (चल) | Movement / Dynamic | Journeys, vehicle driving, commuting, short-term tasks |
| Rog (रोग) | Affliction / Disease | Inauspicious — avoid starting major projects or medicines |
| Kaal (काल) | Loss / Inauspicious | Inauspicious — strictly avoid financial risks or new journeys |
| Udveg (उद्वेग) | Anxiety / Stress | Inauspicious — avoid official disputes or government work |
Day Choghadiya
दिन का चौघड़ियाNight Choghadiya
रात का चौघड़ियाInauspicious Periodsवार वेला · काल वेला · काल रात्रि
Avoid starting new work during these periods. Tradition considers them unfavourable for auspicious activities.
Vaar Vela
वार वेला
13:41 – 15:12
Kaal Vela
काल वेला
06:10 – 07:40
Kaal Ratri
काल रात्रि
18:12 – 19:42
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Choghadiya for Salem divides the day, sunrise to sunset, and the night into 8 windows each, timed by the city's own sun times. Seven names rotate through them: Amrit, Shubh and Labh are auspicious, Char is neutral, while Rog, Kaal and Udveg are traditionally avoided for new beginnings.
Salem Choghadiya — सेलम चौघड़िया
State
Tamil Nadu
Sunrise Range
5:57–6:45 AM
Coordinates
11.66°N, 78.15°E
Daily almanac values for Salem use its governed Tamil Nadu location record and Asia/Kolkata timezone; the engine computes each date instead of copying another city's timetable.
Local Choghadiya Context in Salem
If festival preparation, a vrat, puja sankalp, travel, a shop opening, document signing, or a family decision starts inside Salem, use this city's table. No local observance is inferred without subject-bound evidence.
Salem coordinate facts for Choghadiya: 11.6643 degrees north; 78.1460 degrees east; state Tamil Nadu; timezone Asia/Kolkata; sunrise range 5:57–6:45 AM. These facts define the city's daylight envelope, so do not copy a Shubh, Labh, Amrit, Char, Kaal, Rog, or Udveg slot from another city into Salem.
Salem Choghadiya belongs to the place where the first irreversible step begins. Living elsewhere in Tamil Nadu, or dealing with someone in another city, does not change that starting location.
Salem's periods are derived from 11.6643 degrees north, 78.1460 degrees east, Asia/Kolkata, and the local sunrise range 5:57–6:45 AM. A table calculated for another city is therefore not interchangeable with this one.
Name the physical action first — payment, signature, journey, delivery, shop opening, or puja sankalp — then check that Salem period against Panchang and Rahu Kaal. This page makes no local landmark, custom, or observance claim without subject-bound evidence.
Which places near Salem can read these Choghadiya timings
Kondalampatti lies 4 km south-west of Salem and sees sunrise 0m to +1m against it, so the first Choghadiya boundary in the table above moves by that much there. Across every place listed below the shift runs −2m to +3m and each of the eight daylight periods keeps the same length it has here, so the periods do not stretch — only the boundary moves.
| Nearby place | Distance | Direction | Sunrise vs here | Period length |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Kondalampatti | 4 km | south-west | 0m to +1m | same |
| Idangansalai | 18 km | west | 0m to +1m | same |
| Taramangalam | 19 km | west | 0m to +1m | same |
| Rasipuram | 23 km | south | −1m to +1m | same |
| Namagiripettai | 27 km | south-east | −1m to 0m | same |
| Mechcheri | 29 km | north-west | 0m to +1m | same |
| Idappadi | 35 km | west | +1m to +2m | same |
| Pottaneri Nallakavundanpatti | 35 km | north-west | +1m to +2m | same |
| Sankagiri | 37 km | south-west | 0m to +2m | same |
| Mettur | 40 km | west | +1m to +2m | same |
| Pallippatti | 41 km | north-east | −2m to −1m | same |
| Tiruchengode | 42 km | south-west | 0m to +2m | same |
| Tammampatti | 45 km | south-east | −2m to −1m | same |
| Narasingapuram | 48 km | east | −2m to −1m | same |
| Namakkal | 49 km | south | −1m to +1m | same |
| Lakkanahalli | 50 km | north | −1m to +1m | same |
| Attur | 50 km | east | −2m to −1m | same |
| Dharmapuri | 52 km | north | −1m to +1m | same |
| Tattankuttai | 53 km | south-west | +1m to +3m | same |
| Alampalaiyam | 53 km | south-west | +1m to +2m | same |
How Salem Residents Use Choghadiya Today
Use the Salem table for the place where the first physical action begins. If the person lives in Tamil Nadu but the journey, delivery, meeting, griha pravesh, or sankalp starts elsewhere, switch to that city's page before choosing the muhurat.
For Salem, read the table with the daylight span 5:57–6:45 AM, and the coordinates 11.6643 degrees north, 78.1460 degrees east. Those governed inputs separate a Salem Choghadiya decision from a generic all-India timing rule.
For expensive or irreversible work in Salem, treat Choghadiya as the quick filter and then verify the same date with Salem's Panchang, Rahu Kaal, and Shubh Muhurat pages. All three use the same local coordinate set.
Compare the selected Choghadiya with the day's Panchang and Rahu Kaal before fixing the final muhurat.
Nearby timing pages for Erode, Tirupur, Tiruchirappalli, Tiruvannamalai, Sambalpur, Saharanpur are linked below because sunrise, sunset, and period boundaries can move even across short regional distances. Use those pages when the work starts outside Salem.
Other Tamil Nadu city pages here include Chennai, Coimbatore, Madurai, Tiruchirappalli, Tirupur, Tirunelveli. Compare them only for route planning or family coordination; choose the final muhurat from the exact city where the first action begins.
Frequently Asked Questions
What time does Amrit Choghadiya start today in Salem?
Use the live Amrit row on this Salem page. It is calculated from सेलम / Salem, Tamil Nadu, 11.6643 degrees north, 78.1460 degrees east, and the local sunrise range 5:57–6:45 AM, so the start shown here belongs to Salem only.
Is Salem Choghadiya different from nearby cities?
Yes. The table divides Salem's daylight and night into local periods. Another city in Tamil Nadu can shift a boundary, so keep Salem's row only for work that starts in Salem.
How should I use Salem Choghadiya around a festival or vrat?
Use a supportive Salem period for the first step of the plan, then confirm the full day with Salem's Panchang when the ritual, vrat, shop opening, or journey has higher stakes. The page does not label an observance local without subject-bound sources.
Should I use Salem Choghadiya or Rahu Kaal first?
Use both for Salem. First choose a supportive Choghadiya period for the work, then check that the same Salem slot does not overlap Rahu Kaal.
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