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April 18 2026 Tithi – Panchang – Hindu Calendar – Good Time – Nakshatra – Rashi

Tithi in Panchang – Hindu Calendar on Saturday, April 18 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 Shukla Paksha Pratipada tithi or the first day during the waxing or light phase of moon till 3:13 PM on April 18. Then onward it is Shukla Paksha Dwitiya tithi or the second day during the waxing or light phase of moon till 1:01 PM on April 19. (Time applicable in all north, south and eastern parts of India. All time based on India Standard Time.) 

Good – Auspicious time on April 18, 2026 as per Hindu Calendar  Good and auspicious time on the entire day. 

Nakshatra – Ashwini or Aswathy Nakshatra till 10:36 AM on April 18. Then onward it is Bharani Nakshatra till 9:10 AM on April 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 9:42 AM on April 18. Then onward it is Bharani Nakshatra till 7:10 AM on April 19. 

Rashi or Moon Sign – Meena Rashi till 11:48 AM on April 17. Then onward it is Mesha Rashi till 2:47 PM on April 19, 2026. (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 12:02 PM on April 17. Then onward it is Mesha Rashi till 12:31 PM on April 19, 2026   

Festivals, Vrat and Auspicious days – Dev Damodar Tithi in Assam

Kali Yuga Year – 5128 

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

Parabhavanama Shalivahana Saka 1948 – Vaishakh Shukla Paksha Pratipada tithi or the first day during the waxing or light phase of moon in Vaishakh month in Maharashtra and Goa. (It is Vaishakh Shukla Paksha Pratipada tithi or the first day during the waxing or light phase of moon in Vaishakh month till 2:11 PM on April 18. Then onward it is Vaishakh Shukla Paksha Dwitiya tithi or the second day during the waxing or light phase of moon in Vaishakh month till 10:50 AM on April 19. (This time is applicable only in western parts of India.) 

Vikram Samvat 2082 in Gujarat – Vaishakh Shukla Paksha Pratipada tithi or the first day during the waxing or light phase of moon in Vaishakh month in Gujarat. (It is Vaishakh Shukla Paksha Pratipada tithi or the first day during the waxing or light phase of moon in Vaishakh month till 2:11 PM on April 18. Then onward it is Vaishakh Shukla Paksha Dwitiya tithi or the second day during the waxing or light phase of moon in Vaishakh month till 10:50 AM on April 19. (This time is applicable only in western parts of India.) 

5th day of Chithirai Masam in Tamil Calendar followed in Tamil Nadu. (Parabhava Nama Year)
5th day of Meda Masam in Malayalam Calendar in Kerala. (Kolla Varsham 1201)
4th day of Boishakh Month in Calendars followed in Assam and Bengal. (Bengali Year 1433) 

Bad Period on April 18, 2026
Rahukalam – 9:02 AM to 10:35 AM
Yamagandam – 1:41 PM to 3:15 PM
Gulikai – 5:56 AM to 7:29 AM
Durmuhurtham – 5:56 AM to 7:35 AM
Varjyam – 6:06 AM to 7:32 AM
Varjyam – 6:17 PM to 7:43 PM 

Panchak (bad) – not present 

Good Period on April 18, 2026
Abhijit Muhurta – 11:44 AM to 12:32 PM
Amrita Kalam – 3:12 AM to 4:39 AM
Sarvartha Siddhi Yog – 12:53 PM on April 16 to before sunrise on April 18
Amrita Siddhi Yog – not present
Dwipushkar Yog – not present
Tripushkar Yog – not present
Ravi Yog – not present 

Yog – Vishkamba (bad) till 3:45 AM on April 18. Then onward it is Priti (good) till 11:56 PM on April 18. Then onward it is Aayushman (good) till 8:02 AM on April 19, 2026.  

Karana – Kimstughna (bad) till 3:48 AM on April 18. Then onward it is Bava (bad) till 2:11 PM on April 18. Then onward it is Balava (good) till 12:31 AM on April 19, 2026. 

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