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

Tithi in Panchang – Hindu Calendar on Thursday, 18 May 2023 – It is Krishna Paksha Chaturdashi tithi or the fourteenth day during waning or dark phase of moon in Hindu calendar and Panchang in most regions. It is Krishna Paksha Chaturdashi tithi or the fourteenth day during waning or dark phase of moon till 9:02 PM on May 18. Then onward it is Amavasya tithi or the no moon day during waning or dark phase of moon till 8:32 PM on May 19. (Time applicable in all north, south and eastern parts of India. All time based on India Standard Time.) 

Good – Auspicious time on May 18, 2023 as per Hindu Calendar – There is no good and auspicious time on the entire day. 

Nakshatra – Ashwini or Aswathy nakshatra till 7:12 AM on May 18. Then onward it is Bharani nakshatra till 7:09 AM on May 19. (Time applicable in north, south and eastern parts of India). 

In western parts of India (Maharashtra, Gujarat, Goa, north Karnataka and south Rajasthan), Ashwini or Aswathy nakshatra till 7:23 AM on May 18. Then onward it is Bharani nakshatra till 7:30 AM on May 19. 

Rashi or Moon Sign – Meena Rashi till 7:42 AM on May 17. Then onward it is Mesha Rashi till 1:15 PM on May 19. (Time applicable in all north, south and eastern parts of India.) 

In western parts of India (Maharashtra, Gujarat, Goa and south Rajasthan), Meena Rashi till 7:39 AM on May 17. Then onward it is Mesha Rashi till 1:35 PM on May 19.   

Festivals, Vrat and Auspicious days – Phalharani Kalika Puja - Savitri Chaturdashi

Kali Yuga Year – 5125 

Vikram Samvat 2080 – Jyeshta Krishna Paksha Chaturdashi tithi or the fourteenth 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 Chaturdashi tithi or the fourteenth 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 Chaturdashi tithi or the fourteenth day during waning or dark phase of moon in Vaishakh month in Maharashtra and Goa. (It is Krishna Paksha Chaturdashi tithi or the fourteenth day during waning or dark phase of moon in Vaishakh month till 9:43 PM on May 18. Then onward it is Amavasya tithi or the no moon day during waning or dark phase of moon in Vaishakh month till 9:23 PM on May 19.) (This time is applicable only in western parts of India.) 

Vikram Samvat 2079 – Vaishakh Krishna Paksha Chaturdashi tithi or the fourteenth day during waning or dark phase of moon in Vaishakh in Gujarat. (It is Krishna Paksha Chaturdashi tithi or the fourteenth day during waning or dark phase of moon in Vaishakh month till 9:43 PM on May 18. Then onward it is Amavasya tithi or the no moon day during waning or dark phase of moon in Vaishakh month till 9:23 PM on May 19.) (This time is applicable only in western parts of India.) 

4th day of Vaigasi Masam in Tamil Calendar followed in Tamil Nadu. (Shobhakrutha Nama Year)
4th day of Edava Masam in Malayalam Calendar in Kerala. (Kolla Varsham 1198)
3rd day of Jyeshta Month in Calendars followed in Assam and Bengal. (Bengali Year 1430) 

Bad Period on May 18, 2023
Rahukalam – 2:03 PM to 3:42 PM
Yamagandam – 5:45 AM to 7:25 AM
Gulikai – 9:05 AM to 10:44 AM
Durmuhurtham – 10:10 AM to 11:04 AM
Durmuhurtham – 3:29 PM to 4:22 PM
Varjyam – 3:25 AM to 5:00 AM
Varjyam – 5:01 PM to 6:38 PM 

Panchak (bad) – not present 

Good Period on May 18, 2023
Abhijit Muhurta – 11:59 AM to 12:47 PM
Amrita Kalam – 12:16 AM to 1:50 AM
Sarvartha Siddhi Yog – sunrise to 7:20 AM
Amrita Siddhi Yog – not present
Dwipushkar Yog – not present
Tripushkar Yog – not present
Ravi Yog – not present 

Yog – Saubhagya (good) till 7:37 PM on May 18. Then onward it is Shobhana (good) till 6:16 PM on May 19.  

Karana – Vishti or Bhadra (bad) till 10:03 AM on May 18. Then onward it is Shakuni (bad) till 9:43 PM on May 18. Then onward it is Chatushpad (bad) till 9:30 AM on May 19. 

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