Panchang · New Delhi
Panchang for Saturday, 16 May 2026
On Saturday, 16 May 2026, the sun rises in New Delhi at 5:29 AM and sets at 7:05 PM. The tithi at sunrise is Amavasya (until 17 May, 1:31 AM) and the nakshatra Bharani (until 5:30 PM). Rahu kaal runs from 8:53 AM to 10:35 AM, and the abhijit muhurat from 11:50 AM to 12:44 PM.
What changed since the previous day
- Previous sunrise: Krishna Trayodashi; this sunrise: Amavasya.
- Previous sunrise: Ashwini; this sunrise: Bharani.
- Next day (17 May 2026) at sunrise: Shukla Pratipada.
Festivals and vrats on this day
- Shani Jayanti — Jyeshtha Amavasya (Vaishakha in the amanta reckoning) at sunrise.
- Vat Savitri Vrat — Jyeshtha Amavasya (Vaishakha in the amanta reckoning), on the first day Amavasya touches madhyahna. Maharashtra, Gujarat and the south keep Vat Purnima on Jyeshtha Purnima instead.
- Jyeshtha Amavasya — The day with Amavasya at sunrise (else the day it begins). Darsha Amavasya, the fast and shraddha day, is the first day Amavasya touches madhyahna.
The five limbs
Every tithi, nakshatra, yoga and karana in force from sunrise to the next sunrise in New Delhi, each with its end time.
Vara (weekday)
Saturday
sunrise to next sunrise
Tithi
Amavasya
until 17 May, 1:31 AM
Shukla Pratipada
17 May, 1:31 AM to 17 May, 9:41 PM
Nakshatra
Bharanilord Venus
until 5:30 PM
Krittikalord Sun
5:30 PM to 17 May, 2:32 PM
Yoga
Saubhagya
until 10:25 AM
Shobhana
10:25 AM to 17 May, 6:15 AM
Karana
Chatushpada
until 3:23 PM
Naga
3:23 PM to 17 May, 1:31 AM
Kimstughna
17 May, 1:31 AM to 17 May, 11:36 AM
Moon sign
- Ariesuntil 10:46 PM
- Taurusuntil 18 May, 10:05 PM
Sun sign: Taurus
Times usually avoided
- Rahu kaal8:53 AM – 10:35 AM
- Yamaganda1:59 PM – 3:41 PM
- Gulika kaal5:29 AM – 7:11 AM
- Dur muhurat 15:29 AM – 6:24 AM
- Dur muhurat 26:24 AM – 7:18 AM
Auspicious window
- Abhijit muhurat11:50 AM – 12:44 PM
- Paksha
- Krishna
- Month (amanta / purnimanta)
- Vaishakha / Jyeshtha
- Samvat
- Vikram 2083 · Shaka 1948
- Ritu · Ayana
- Vasanta (spring) · Uttarayana
- Daylight
- 13 h 35 m
- Ayanamsa
- Lahiri (Chitrapaksha) 24°13′37″
Choghadiya
Day and night, each in eight parts: Amrit, Shubh and Labh are good; Char is neutral; Rog, Kaal and Udveg are avoided.
Day choghadiya
- KaalAvoid5:29 AM – 7:11 AM
- ShubhGood7:11 AM – 8:53 AM
- RogAvoid8:53 AM – 10:35 AM
- UdvegAvoid10:35 AM – 12:17 PM
- CharNeutral12:17 PM – 1:59 PM
- LabhGood1:59 PM – 3:41 PM
- AmritGood3:41 PM – 5:23 PM
- KaalAvoid5:23 PM – 7:05 PM
Night choghadiya
- LabhGood7:05 PM – 8:23 PM
- UdvegAvoid8:23 PM – 9:41 PM
- ShubhGood9:41 PM – 10:59 PM
- AmritGood10:59 PM – 12:17 AM
- CharNeutral12:17 AM – 1:35 AM
- RogAvoid1:35 AM – 2:53 AM
- KaalAvoid2:53 AM – 4:11 AM
- LabhGood4:11 AM – 5:29 AM
Hora
Each hora’s ruling planet and start time.
Day horas
- Saturn5:29 AM
- Jupiter6:37 AM
- Mars7:45 AM
- Sun8:53 AM
- Venus10:01 AM
- Mercury11:09 AM
- Moon12:17 PM
- Saturn1:25 PM
- Jupiter2:33 PM
- Mars3:41 PM
- Sun4:49 PM
- Venus5:57 PM
Night horas
- Mercury7:05 PM
- Moon7:57 PM
- Saturn8:49 PM
- Jupiter9:41 PM
- Mars10:33 PM
- Sun11:25 PM
- Venus12:17 AM
- Mercury1:09 AM
- Moon2:01 AM
- Saturn2:53 AM
- Jupiter3:45 AM
- Mars4:37 AM
16 May 2026, New Delhi (28.62, 77.21), time zone Asia/Kolkata. Sunrise: upper limb with standard refraction. Amrit kaal and varjyam are not given — their ghati tables differ between sources.
16 May 2026: questions
Which tithi is it on 16 May 2026?
On 16 May 2026 in New Delhi, the tithi at sunrise is Amavasya (Krishna paksha), until 17 May, 1:31 AM; then Shukla Pratipada. The month is Vaishakha (amanta) / Jyeshtha (purnimanta).
Which nakshatra is it on 16 May 2026?
Bharani at sunrise, until 5:30 PM; then Krittika.
When is rahu kaal in New Delhi on 16 May 2026?
From 8:53 AM to 10:35 AM. Yamaganda is 1:59 PM–3:41 PM and gulika 5:29 AM–7:11 AM.
What time is sunrise in New Delhi on 16 May 2026?
Sunrise is at 5:29 AM and sunset at 7:05 PM — the Sun's upper limb with standard refraction, the convention of the Indian Astronomical Ephemeris and of Drik Panchang (our times agree with the official ephemeris within a quarter of a minute). Almanacs that print the Sun's centre without refraction give sunrise about 3–4 minutes later and sunset as much earlier.
Is there a vrat or festival on 16 May 2026?
Shani Jayanti: Jyeshtha Amavasya (Vaishakha in the amanta reckoning) at sunrise. Vat Savitri Vrat: Jyeshtha Amavasya (Vaishakha in the amanta reckoning), on the first day Amavasya touches madhyahna. Maharashtra, Gujarat and the south keep Vat Purnima on Jyeshtha Purnima instead. Jyeshtha Amavasya: The day with Amavasya at sunrise (else the day it begins). Darsha Amavasya, the fast and shraddha day, is the first day Amavasya touches madhyahna.
These times are for New Delhi. The same date for another city: panchang finder. Need a time for an auspicious start? Find a muhurat.
Reading a panchang
- Tithi
- Each 12° of separation between the Moon and the Sun is one tithi — 30 in a lunar month, 15 in each of the bright (Shukla) and dark (Krishna) halves. A day takes the tithi running at sunrise; sometimes a tithi never touches a sunrise (kshaya) and sometimes one spans two (vriddhi).
- Nakshatra
- The 27 equal lunar mansions of the zodiac, each 13°20′. The Moon crosses about one a day. Muhurat and naming lean on the nakshatra more than anything else.
- Yoga
- The sum of the Sun’s and Moon’s sidereal longitudes, in 27 parts of 13°20′, from Vishkumbha to Vaidhriti; Vyatipata and Vaidhriti are avoided for auspicious work.
- Karana
- Half a tithi — usually two in a day. Nothing auspicious is begun in Vishti (Bhadra) karana.
- Vara
- The Hindu weekday runs from sunrise to the next sunrise, not from midnight.
- Rahu kaal, Yamaganda, Gulika
- Daylight split into eight parts, one part each by weekday. Tradition avoids them for beginning something new; ordinary work goes on.
- Choghadiya and hora
- Choghadiya divides day and night into eight parts each; a hora gives the ruling planet of each twelfth of the day. Both are widely used for business and travel.
Every figure comes from our own engine (VSOP87 / ELP, Lahiri ayanamsa), tested against the Swiss Ephemeris; tithi and nakshatra end times are accurate to about 2 minutes.