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Panchang for Delhi — 16 May 2026

Krishna Amavasya tithi, Bharani nakshatra · Saturday · Delhi (28.6139°, 77.209°)

Dina Shuddhi (day purity): Shuddha (Pure)Vikram Samvat 2083 (Siddharthi)Shaka Samvat 1948Vrishabha (Vaishakha)

A pañcāṅga is the day's five limbs — tithi, vāra, nakṣatra, yoga and karaṇa. All five come from the real positions of the Sun and Moon and change through the day, so they are reckoned from Delhi (28.6139°, 77.209°)'s own sunrise — 05:30 AM here today rather than from a national average. Below are today's five with the time each ends, and then the day's auspicious and inauspicious windows.

What it means
TithiKrishna Amavasyauntil 01:31 AMPurna tithi — auspicious and supportive.
WeekdaySaturdayLabour, iron, oil, long-term work — avoid auspicious starts.
NakshatraBharani · pada 2until 05:30 PMUgra nakshatra — Destruction, weapons, harsh deeds — avoid auspicious karmas.
YogaSaubhagyauntil 10:25 AMAuspicious nitya-yoga — supports the day's works.
KaranaChatushpadauntil 03:23 PMFixed karana — cattle, stable works; muted for auspicious starts.
What the quality words mean

Sun & Moon

Sunrise05:30 AM
Sunset07:06 PM
Moonrise04:41 AM
Moonset06:44 PM
Moon inAries
Sun inTaurus
Ayana · Ritu (season)Uttarayana · Vasanta

Auspicious windows

Abhijit Muhurta11:50 AM – 12:45 PM
Brahma Muhurta03:54 AM – 04:42 AM
Amrit Kalam12:46 PM – 02:11 PM

Inauspicious — avoid

Rahu Kalam08:54 AM – 10:36 AM
Gulika Kalam05:30 AM – 07:12 AM
Yamaganda02:00 PM – 03:42 PM
Varjyam04:17 AM – 05:42 AM
Durmuhurta09:07 AM – 10:02 AM
Durmuhurta02:34 PM – 03:28 PM

Day Choghadiya

Kaal05:30 AM – 07:12 AMDeath — accumulation of wealth, litigation; avoid auspicious starts
Shubh07:12 AM – 08:54 AMAuspicious — marriage, ceremonies, education
Rog08:54 AM – 10:36 AMDisease — conflict, debt recovery; avoid auspicious starts
Udveg10:36 AM – 12:18 PMAnxiety — government/agitating work only; avoid auspicious starts
Chara12:18 PM – 02:00 PMMovable — travel, vehicles, changeable work
Laabh02:00 PM – 03:42 PMGain — business, trade, new ventures
Amrit03:42 PM – 05:24 PMNectar — best for all auspicious works
Kaal05:24 PM – 07:06 PMDeath — accumulation of wealth, litigation; avoid auspicious starts

Night Choghadiya

Laabh07:06 PM – 08:24 PMGain — business, trade, new ventures
Amrit08:24 PM – 09:42 PMNectar — best for all auspicious works
Kaal09:42 PM – 11:00 PMDeath — accumulation of wealth, litigation; avoid auspicious starts
Shubh11:00 PM – 12:18 AMAuspicious — marriage, ceremonies, education
Rog12:18 AM – 01:36 AMDisease — conflict, debt recovery; avoid auspicious starts
Udveg01:36 AM – 02:54 AMAnxiety — government/agitating work only; avoid auspicious starts
Chara02:54 AM – 04:12 AMMovable — travel, vehicles, changeable work
Laabh04:12 AM – 05:30 AMGain — business, trade, new ventures

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Sources & citations

P Sun/Moon sidereal longitudes via Swiss Ephemeris (pyswisseph), Lahiri/Chitrapaksha ayanamsa
T1 Surya Siddhanta — tithi=Moon−Sun/12°, nakshatra=Moon/13°20′, yoga=(Sun+Moon)/13°20′, karana=half-tithi
T3 Rahu/Yamaganda/Gulika kalam — 8 equal day-octants by weekday (standard panchang convention)
T2 Prasna Marga — Visha (Varjyam) & Amrita ghati table per nakshatra
T2 Muhurta Chintamani — auspicious/inauspicious yogas, masa/ritu/ayana
T2 Abhijit = the midday muhurta — Jaimini Sutras, B. S. Rao 1955, commentator's note to Su.27: “The mid-day goes under the name of Abhijit and is considered as very auspicious for all work. It cuts away all evils. Abhijit sarva doshaghnam.” Day divided into 15 muhurtas of 2 ghati each, varying with daylength — Brihat Parasara Hora Sastra (Tara Chandra Shastri / Khemaraja edition)
T3 Durmuhurta — muhurta slots by weekday (standard panchang convention; no verse for it in our library, so it is not cited to one)
T3 Muhurta Chintamani — Choghadiya/Kalahora prakarana; weekday-rotated 7-cycle