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16 May 2021 Tithi - Panchang - Hindu Calendar - Good Time - Nakshatra – Rashi

Tithi in Panchang – Hindu Calendar on Sunday, 16 May 2021 – It is Shukla Paksha Chaturthi Tithi or the fourth day during the waxing or light phase of moon in Hindu calendar and Panchang in most regions. It is Shukla Paksha Chaturthi Tithi or the fourth day during the waxing or light phase of moon till 6:25 AM on May 16. Then onward it is Shukla Paksha Panchami Tithi or the fifth day during the waxing or light phase of moon till 7:16 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, 2021 as per Hindu Calendar – There is no good and auspicious time on the entire day. 

Nakshatra – Ardra or Arudhara or Thiruvathira Nakshatra till 8:14 AM on May 16. Then onward it is Punarvasu or Punartham Nakshatra till 9:42 AM 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), Ardra or Arudhara or Thiruvathira Nakshatra till 11:14 AM on May 16. Then onward it is Punarvasu or Punartham Nakshatra till 1:22 PM on May 17. 

Rashi or Moon Sign – Vrishabha Rashi till 5:12 PM on May 14. Then onward it is Mithuna Rashi till 3:21 AM on May 17. (Time applicable in all north, south and eastern parts of India.)

In western parts of India (Maharashtra, Gujarat, Goa and south Rajasthan), Vrishabha Rashi till 7:14 PM on May 14. Then onward it is Mithuna Rashi till 6:53 AM on May 17.  

Festivals, Vrat and Auspicious days – 

Kali Yuga Year – 5123 

Vikram Samvat 2078 – Vaishakh Shukla Paksha Chaturthi Tithi or the fourth day during the waxing or light phase of moon in Vaishakh month in North India - Delhi, Rajasthan, Uttar Pradesh, Bihar, Jharkhand, Madhya Pradesh, Haryana, Punjab, Himachal Pradesh, Uttarakhand, Chhattisgarh, Orissa and Jammu and Kashmir. 

Plava Nama Samvatsara/ Shalivahana Saka 1943 – Vaishakh Shukla Paksha Chaturthi Tithi or the fourth day during the waxing or light phase of moon in Vaishakh month in Karnataka, Andhra Pradesh and Telangana. 

Plava Nama Samvatsara/ Shalivahana Saka 1943 – Vaishakh Shukla Paksha Chaturthi Tithi or the fourth day during the waxing or light phase of moon in Vaishakh month in Maharashtra and Goa. (It is Shukla Paksha Chaturthi Tithi or the fourth day during the waxing or light phase of moon in Vaishakh month till 10:01 AM on May 16. Then onward it is Shukla Paksha Panchami Tithi or the fifth day during the waxing or light phase of moon in Vaishakh month till 11:35 AM on May 17.) (This time is applicable only in western parts of India.) 

Vikram Samvat 2077 – Vaishakh Shukla Paksha Chaturthi Tithi or the fourth day during the waxing or light phase of moon in Vaishakh month in Gujarat. (It is Shukla Paksha Chaturthi Tithi or the fourth day during the waxing or light phase of moon in Vaishakh month till 10:01 AM on May 16. Then onward it is Shukla Paksha Panchami Tithi or the fifth day during the waxing or light phase of moon in Vaishakh month till 11:35 AM on May 17.) (This time is applicable only in western parts of India.) 

2nd day of Vaigasi Masam in Tamil Calendar followed in Tamil Nadu. (Plava Nama Year)
2nd day of Edava Masam in Malayalam Calendar in Kerala. (Kolla Varsham 1196)
1st day of Jyeshta Month in Calendars followed in Assam and Bengal. (Bengali Year 1428) 

Bad Period on May 16, 2021

Rahukalam – 5:21 PM to 7:01 PM
Yamagandam – 12:23 PM to 2:03 PM
Gulikai – 3:42 PM to 5:21 PM
Durmuhurtham – 5:15 PM to 6:08 PM
Varjyam – not present 

Panchak (bad) – not present 

Good Period on May 16, 2021

Abhijit Muhurta – 11:59 AM to 12:47 PM
Amrita Kalam – 12:10 AM to 1:56 AM
Sarvartha Siddhi Yog – not present
Amrita Siddhi Yog – not present
Dwipushkar Yog – not present
Tripushkar Yog – not present
Ravi Yog – till 8:14 AM 

Yog – Dhriti (good) till 2:29 AM on May 16. Then onward it is Shoola (bad) till 2:51 AM on May 17. 

Karana – Vishti or Bhadra (bad) till 10:01 AM on May 16. Then onward it is Bava (good) till 10:52 PM on May 16. Then onward it is Balava (good) till 11:35 AM on May 17. 

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