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May 16 2024 Tithi – Panchang – Hindu Calendar – Good Time – Nakshatra – Rashi

Tithi in Panchang – Hindu Calendar on Thursday, May 16 2024 – It is Shukla Paksha Ashtami tithi or the eighth day of the waxing or light phase of moon in Hindu calendar and Panchang in most regions. It is Shukla Paksha Ashtami tithi or the eighth day of the waxing or light phase of moon till 7:26 AM on May 16. Then onward it is Shukla Paksha Navami tithi or the ninth day of the waxing or light phase of moon till 9:15 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, 2024 as per Hindu Calendar – Good and auspicious time on the entire day. 

Nakshatra – Magha or Makam nakshatra till 7:19 PM on May 16. Then onward it is Purva Phalguni or Pooram nakshatra till 9:51 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), Magha or Makam nakshatra till 6:14 PM on May 16. Then onward it is Purvaphalguni or Pooram nakshatra till 9:18 PM on May 17. 

Rashi or Moon Sign – Karka Rashi till 5:04 PM on May 15. Then onward it is Simha Rashi till 4:30 AM on May 18. (Time applicable in all north, south and eastern parts of India.) 

In western parts of India (Maharashtra, Gujarat, Goa and south Rajasthan) - Karka Rashi till 3:25 PM on May 15. Then onward it is Simha Rashi till 4:05 AM on May 18.   

Festivals, Vrat and Auspicious days – Bagalamukhi Devi Jayanti – Sita Navami

Kali Yuga Year – 5126 

Vikram Samvat 2081 – Vaisakha Shukla Paksha Ashtami tithi or the eighth day of the waxing or light phase of moon in Vaisakh month Hindu calendar in North India - Delhi, Rajasthan, Uttar Pradesh, Bihar, Jharkhand, Madhya Pradesh, Haryana, Punjab, Himachal Pradesh, Uttarakhand, Chhattisgarh, Odisha and Jammu and Kashmir. 

Krodhi Nama Samvatsara/ Shalivahana Saka 1946 – Vaishakh Shukla Paksha Ashtami tithi or the eighth day of the waxing or light phase of moon in Vaishakh month in Karnataka, Andhra Pradesh and Telangana. 

Krodhinama Samvatsara/ Shalivahana Saka 1946 – Vaishakh Shukla Paksha Ashtami tithi or the eighth day of the waxing or light phase of moon in Vaishakh month in Maharashtra and Goa. (It is Krishna Paksha Shukla Paksha Ashtami tithi or the eighth day of the waxing or light phase of moon in Vaishakh month till 6:23 AM on May 16. Then onward it is Shukla Paksha Navami tithi or the ninth day of the waxing or light phase of moon in Vaishakh month till 8:49 AM on May 17.) (This time is applicable only in western parts of India.) 

Vikram Samvat 2080 – Vaishakh Shukla Paksha Ashtami tithi or the eighth day of the waxing or light phase of moon in Vaishakh month in Gujarat. (It is Shukla Paksha Ashtami tithi or the eighth day of the waxing or light phase of moon in Vaishakh month till 6:23 AM on May 16. Then onward it is Shukla Paksha Navami tithi or the ninth day of the waxing or light phase of moon in Vaishakha month till 8:49 AM on May 17.) (This time is applicable only in western parts of India.) 

3rd day of Vaikasi Masam in Tamil Calendar followed in Tamil Nadu. (Krodhi Nama Year)
2nd day of Edava Masam in Malayalam Calendar in Kerala. (Kolla Varsham 1199)
2nd day of Joishtho Month in Calendars followed in Assam and Bengal. (Bengali Year 1431) 

Bad Period on May 16, 2024
Rahukalam – 2:03 PM to 3:42 PM
Yamagandam – 5:46 AM to 7:26 AM
Gulikai – 9:05 AM to 10:44 AM
Durmuhurtham – 10:11 AM to 11:04 AM
Durmuhurtham – 3:29 PM to 4:21 PM
Varjyam – 4:50 AM to 6:37 AM 

Panchak (bad) – not present 

Good Period on May 16, 2024
Abhijit Muhurta – 11:59 AM to 12:47 PM
Amrita Kalam – 3:33 PM to 5:20 PM
Sarvartha Siddhi Yog – not present
Amrita Siddhi Yog – not present
Dwipushkar Yog – not present
Tripushkar Yog – not present
Ravi Yog – 7:19 PM on May 16 to 12:29 AM on May 19 

Yog – Dhruva (good) till 8:23 AM on May 16. Then onward it is Vyaghata (bad) till 9:21 AM on May 17.  

Karana – Bava (good) till 6:23 AM on May 16. Then onward it is Balava (good) till 7:34 PM on May 16. Then onward it is Kaulava (good) till 8:49 AM on May 17. 

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