Tithi in Panchang – Hindu Calendar on Saturday, May 16 2026 –
It is Amavasya tithi or the no moon day in Hindu calendar and Panchang in most
regions. It is Krishna Paksha Chaturdashi tithi or the fourteenth day during
the waning or dark phase of moon till 3:51 AM on May 16. Then onward it is Amavasya tithi or the no moon
day till 1:37 AM on May 17. (Time
applicable in all north, south and eastern parts of India. All time based on India Standard Time.)
Good – Auspicious
time on May 16, 2026 as per Hindu Calendar – There is no good and
auspicious time on the entire day.
Nakshatra – Bharani nakshatra till 5:20
PM on May 16. Then onward it is Krittika or Karthigai or Karthika nakshatra
till 3:48 PM on May 17. (Time applicable in north, south and eastern
parts of India).
In western parts of India (Maharashtra, Gujarat, Goa, north
Karnataka and south Rajasthan), Bharani nakshatra till 5:30 PM on May 16. Then
onward it is Krittika or Karthigai or Karthika nakshatra till 2:32 PM on May
17.
Rashi or Moon Sign –
Mesha Rashi till 10:58 PM on May 16. Then onward it is Vrishabha Rashi
till 1:19 AM on May 19, 2026. (Time applicable in all north, south and
eastern parts of India.)
In western parts of India (Maharashtra, Gujarat, Goa and
south Rajasthan) – Mesha Rashi till 10:46 PM on May 16. Then onward it is
Vrishabha Rashi till 10:05 PM on May 18, 2026
Festivals, Vrat and Auspicious days – Snan Daan Shradh Amavasya – Bhavuka Amavasya – Vat Savitri Amavasya Vrat – Savitri Amavasya in Odisha.
Kali Yuga Year – 5128
Vikram Samvat 2083 – Jyeshta Amavasya tithi or the no moon
day in Jyeshta
month in
Hindu calendar in North India
– Delhi, Rajasthan, Uttar Pradesh, Bihar, Jharkhand, Madhya Pradesh, Haryana,
Punjab, Himachal Pradesh, Uttarakhand, Chhattisgarh, Odisha and Jammu and
Kashmir.
Parabhava Nama Shalivahana Saka 1948 –Vaishakh Amavasya
tithi or the no moon day in Vaishakh month in Karnataka, Andhra Pradesh and Telangana.
Parabhavanama Shalivahana Saka 1948 – Vaishakh Amavasya
tithi or the no moon day in Vaishakh month in Maharashtra and Goa. (It
is Vaishakh Krishna Paksha Chaturdashi tithi or the fourteenth day during the
waning or dark phase of moon in Vaishakh month till 5:11 AM on May 16. Then onward it is Vaishakh Amavasya
tithi or the no moon day in Vaishakh month till 1:31 AM on May 17. (This
time is applicable only in western parts of India.)
Vikram Samvat 2082 in Gujarat – Vaishakh Amavasya tithi or
the no moon day in Vaishakh month in Gujarat. (It is Vaishakh Krishna
Paksha Chaturdashi tithi or the fourteenth day during the waning or dark phase
of moon in Vaishakh month till 5:11 AM on May 16. Then onward it is Vaishakh Amavasya tithi or the no moon day in
Vaishakh month till 1:31 AM on May 17. (This time is applicable
only in western parts of India.)
2nd day of Vaikasi Masam
in Tamil Calendar followed in Tamil Nadu. (Parabhava Nama Year)
2nd day of Edava Masam
in Malayalam Calendar in Kerala. (Kolla Varsham 1201)
1st day of Joishtho Month in
Calendars followed in Assam and Bengal. (Bengali Year 1433)
Bad Period on May 16, 2026
Rahukalam – 8:55 AM to 10:30 AM
Yamagandam – 1:41 PM to 3:16 PM
Gulikai – 5:44 AM to 7:19 AM
Durmuhurtham – 5:44 AM to 7:26 AM
Varjyam – 4:45 AM to 6:10 AM
Panchak (bad) – not present
Good Period on May 16,
2026
Abhijit Muhurta – 11:41 AM to 12:29 PM
Amrita Kalam – 1:15 PM to 2:40 PM
Sarvartha Siddhi Yog – not present
Amrita Siddhi Yog – not present
Dwipushkar Yog – not present
Tripushkar Yog – not present
Ravi Yog – not present
Yog – Saubhagya (good) till 10:25 AM on May 16. Then onward it
is Shobhana (good) till 6:15 AM on May 17, 2026
Karana – Shakuni (bad) till
5:11 AM on May 16. Then onward it is Chatushpad (bad) till 3:23 PM on May 16. Then
onward it is Nagava (bad) till 1:32 AM on May 17.
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