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16 May 2023 Tithi – Panchang – Hindu Calendar – Good Time – Nakshatra – Rashi

Tithi in Panchang – Hindu Calendar on Tuesday, 16 May 2023 – It is Krishna Paksha Dwadashi tithi or the twelfth day during waning or dark phase of moon in Hindu calendar and Panchang in most regions. It is Krishna Paksha Ekadashi tithi or the eleventh day during waning or dark phase of moon 1:07 AM on May 16. Then onward it is Krishna Paksha Dwadashi tithi or the twelfth day during waning or dark phase of moon till 11:24 PM on May 16. Then onward it is Krishna Paksha Trayodashi tithi or the thirteenth day during waning or dark phase of moon till 9:59 PM 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, 2023 as per Hindu Calendar – Good and auspicious time on the entire day. 

Nakshatra – Uttara Bhadrapada or Uthrattathi nakshatra till 8:21 AM on May 16. Then onward it is Revathi nakshatra till 7:42 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), Uttarabhadrapada or Uthrattathi nakshatra till 8:15 AM on May 16. Then onward it is Revathi nakshatra till 7:39 AM on May 17. 

Rashi or Moon Sign – Kumbha Rashi till 4:04 AM on May 15. Then onward it is Meena Rashi till 7:42 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), Kumbha Rashi till 3:24 AM on May 15. Then onward it is Meena Rashi till 7:39 AM on May 17.   

Festivals, Vrat and Auspicious days – 

Kali Yuga Year – 5125 

Vikram Samvat 2080 – Jyeshta Krishna Paksha Dwadashi tithi or the twelfth day during waning or dark phase of moon in 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. 

Shobhakrit Nama Samvatsara/ Shalivahana Saka 1945 – Vaishakh Krishna Paksha Dwadashi tithi or the twelfth day during waning or dark phase of moon in Vaishakh month in Karnataka, Andhra Pradesh and Telangana. 

Shobhakrutha Nama Samvatsara/ Shalivahana Saka 1945 – Vaishakh Krishna Paksha Dwadashi tithi or twelfth day during waning or dark phase of moon in Vaishakh month in Maharashtra and Goa. (It is Krishna Paksha Ekadashi tithi or the eleventh day during waning or dark phase of moon in Vaishakh month till 1:03 AM on May 16. Then onward it is Krishna Paksha Dwadashi tithi or the twelfth day during waning or dark phase of moon in Vaishakh month till 11:27 PM on May 16. Then onward it is Krishna Paksha Trayodashi tithi or the thirteenth day during waning or dark phase of moon in Vaishakh month till 10:29 PM on May 17.) (This time is applicable only in western parts of India.) 

Vikram Samvat 2079 – Vaishakh Krishna Paksha Dwadashi tithi or twelfth day during waning or dark phase of moon in Vaishakh in Gujarat. (It is Krishna Paksha Ekadashi tithi or the eleventh day during waning or dark phase of moon in Vaishakh month till 1:03 AM on May 16. Then onward it is Krishna Paksha Dwadashi tithi or the twelfth day during waning or dark phase of moon in Vaishakh month till 11:27 PM on May 16. Then onward it is Krishna Paksha Trayodashi tithi or the thirteenth day during waning or dark phase of moon in Vaishakh month till 10:29 PM 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. (Shobhakrutha Nama Year)
2nd day of Edava Masam in Malayalam Calendar in Kerala. (Kolla Varsham 1198)
1st day of Jyeshta Month in Calendars followed in Assam and Bengal. (Bengali Year 1430) 

Bad Period on May 16, 2023
Rahukalam – 3:42 PM to 5:21 PM
Yamagandam – 9:05 AM to 10:44 AM
Gulikai – 12:23 PM to 2:03 PM
Durmuhurtham – 8:25 AM to 9:18 AM
Durmuhurtham – 11:19 PM to 12:02 AM
Varjyam – 7:57 PM to 9:31 PM 

Panchak (bad) – entire day 

Good Period on May 16, 2023
Abhijit Muhurta – 11:59 AM to 12:47 PM
Amrita Kalam – 3:38 AM to 5:10 AM
Sarvartha Siddhi Yog – sunrise to 8:42 AM
Amrita Siddhi Yog – not present
Dwipushkar Yog – not present
Tripushkar Yog – not present
Ravi Yog – not present 

Yog – Vishkambha (bad) till 1:30 AM on May 16. Then onward it is Priti (good) till 11:16 PM on May 16. Then onward it is Aayushman (good) till 9:17 PM on May 17.  

Karana – Balava (good) till 1:03 AM on May 16. Then onward it is Kaulava (good) till 12:18 PM on May 16. Then onward it is Taitila (good) till 11:37 PM on May 16. Then onward it is Garaja (good) till 11:05 AM on May 17. 

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