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May 17 2026 Tithi – Panchang – Hindu Calendar – Good Time – Nakshatra – Rashi

Tithi in Panchang – Hindu Calendar on Sunday, May 17 2026 – It is Shukla Paksha Pratipada tithi or the first day during the waxing or light phase of moon in Hindu calendar and Panchang in most regions. It is Amavasya tithi or the no moon day till 1:37 AM on May 17. Then onward it is Shukla Paksha Pratipada tithi or the first day during the waxing or light phase of moon till 11:14 PM on May 17. Then onward it is Shukla Paksha Dwitiya tithi or the second day during the waxing or light phase of moon till 8:46 PM on May 18. (Time applicable in all north, south and eastern parts of India. All time based on India Standard Time.) 

Good – Auspicious time on May 17, 2026 as per Hindu Calendar – There is no good and auspicious time on the entire day. 

Nakshatra – Krittika or Karthigai or Karthika nakshatra till 3:48 PM on May 17. Then onward it is Rohini nakshatra till 2:09 PM on May 18. (Time applicable in north, south and eastern parts of India). 

In western parts of India (Maharashtra, Gujarat, Goa, north Karnataka and south Rajasthan), Krittika or Karthigai or Karthika nakshatra till 2:32 PM on May 17. Then onward it is Rohini nakshatra till 11:32 AM on May 18. 

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 – 

Kali Yuga Year – 5128 

Vikram Samvat 2083 – Adhik Jyeshta Shukla Paksha Pratipada tithi or the first day during the waxing or light phase of moon in Extra or Adhik 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 – Adhik Jyeshta Shukla Paksha Pratipada tithi or the first day during the waxing or light phase of moon in Extra or Adhik Jyeshta month in Karnataka, Andhra Pradesh and Telangana. 

Parabhavanama Shalivahana Saka 1948 – Adhik Jyeshta Shukla Paksha Pratipada tithi or the first day during the waxing or light phase of moon in Extra or Adhik Jyeshta month in Maharashtra and Goa. (It is Vaishakh Amavasya tithi or the no moon day in Vaishakh month till 1:31 AM on May 17. Then onward it is Adhik Jyeshta Shukla Paksha Pratipada tithi or the first day during the waxing or light phase of moon in Extra or Adhik Jyeshta month till 9:41 PM on May 17. Then onward it is Adhik Jyeshta Shukla Paksha Dwitiya tithi or the second day during the waxing or light phase of moon in Extra or Adhik Jyeshta month till 5:53 PM on May 18. (This time is applicable only in western parts of India.) 

Vikram Samvat 2082 in Gujarat – Adhik Jyeshta Shukla Paksha Pratipada tithi or the first day during the waxing or light phase of moon in Extra or Adhik Jyeshta month in Gujarat. (It is Vaishakh Amavasya tithi or the no moon day in Vaishakh month till 1:31 AM on May 17. Then onward it is Adhik Jyeshta Shukla Paksha Pratipada tithi or the first day during the waxing or light phase of moon in Extra or Adhik Jyeshta month till 9:41 PM on May 17. Then onward it is Adhik Jyeshta Shukla Paksha Dwitiya tithi or the second day during the waxing or light phase of moon in Extra or Adhik Jyeshta month till  5:53 PM on May 18. (This time is applicable only in western parts of India.) 

3rd day of Vaikasi Masam in Tamil Calendar followed in Tamil Nadu. (Parabhava Nama Year)
3rd day of Edava Masam in Malayalam Calendar in Kerala. (Kolla Varsham 1201)
2nd day of Joishtho Month in Calendars followed in Assam and Bengal. (Bengali Year 1433) 

Bad Period on May 17, 2026
Rahukalam – 4:51 PM to 6:27 PM
Yamagandam – 12:05 PM to 1:41 PM
Gulikai – 3:16 PM to 4:51 PM
Durmuhurtham – 4:45 PM to 5:36 PM
Varjyam – 4:01 AM to 5:25 AM 

Panchak (bad) – not present 

Good Period on May 17, 2026
Abhijit Muhurta – 11:41 AM to 12:29 PM
Amrita Kalam – 12:26 PM to 1:50 PM
Sarvartha Siddhi Yog – not present
Amrita Siddhi Yog – not present
Dwipushkar Yog – not present
Tripushkar Yog – not present
Ravi Yog – not present 

Yog – Shobhana (good) till 6:15 AM on May 17. Then onward it is Atiganda (bad) till 1:59 AM on May 18, 2026  

Karana – Nagava (bad) till 1:32 AM on May 17. Then onward it is Kimstughna (bad) till 11:36 AM on May 17. Then onward it is Bava (good) till 9:41 PM on May 17. Then onward it is Balava (good) till 7:46 AM on May 18, 2026. 

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