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May 2 2026 Tithi – Panchang – Hindu Calendar – Good Time – Nakshatra – Rashi

Tithi in Panchang – Hindu Calendar on Saturday, May 2 2026 – It is Krishna Paksha Pratipada tithi or the first day during the waning or dark phase of moon in Hindu calendar and Panchang in most regions. It is Krishna Paksha Pratipada tithi or the first day during the waning or dark phase of moon till 11:03 PM on May 2. Then onward it is Krishna Paksha Dwitiya tithi or the second day during the waning or dark phase of moon till on the entire day on May 3 and  12:57 AM on May 4. (Time applicable in all north, south and eastern parts of India. All time based on India Standard Time.) 

Good – Auspicious time on May 2, 2026 as per Hindu Calendar – There is no good and auspicious time on the entire day. 

Nakshatra – Swati or Chothi nakshatra till 3:36 AM on May 2. Then onward it is Vishakha or Vishakam nakshatra till 5:44 AM on May 3. (Time applicable in north, south and eastern parts of India). 

In western parts of India (Maharashtra, Gujarat, Goa, north Karnataka and south Rajasthan), Swati or Chothi nakshatra till 4:35 AM on May 2. Then onward it is Vishakha or Vishakam nakshatra till 7:10 AM on May 3. 

Rashi or Moon Sign – Tula Rashi till 11:10 PM on May 2. Then onward it is Vrischika Rashi till 10:53 AM on May 5, 2026. (Time applicable in all north, south and eastern parts of India.) 

In western parts of India (Maharashtra, Gujarat, Goa and south Rajasthan) - Kanya Rashi till 1:14 PM on April 30. Then onward it is Tula Rashi till 12:30 AM on May 3, 2026   

Festivals, Vrat and Auspicious days – 

Kali Yuga Year – 5128 

Vikram Samvat 2083 – Jyeshta Krishna Paksha Pratipada tithi or the first day during the 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. 

Parabhava Nama Shalivahana Saka 1948 –Vaishakh Krishna Paksha Pratipada tithi or the first day during the waning or dark phase of moon in Vaishakh month in Karnataka, Andhra Pradesh and Telangana. 

Parabhavanama Shalivahana Saka 1948 – Vaishakh Krishna Paksha Pratipada tithi or the first day during the waning or dark phase of moon in Vaishakh month in Maharashtra and Goa. (It is Vaishakh Krishna Paksha Pratipada tithi or the first day during the waning or dark phase of moon in Vaishakh month till 10:53 PM on the entire day on May 2 and till 12:51 AM on May 3. Then onward it is Vaishakh Krishna Paksha Dwitiya tithi or the second day during the waning or dark phase of moon in Vaishakh month till 3:02 AM on May 4. (This time is applicable only in western parts of India.) 

Vikram Samvat 2082 in Gujarat – Vaishakh Krishna Paksha Pratipada tithi or the first day during the waning or dark phase of moon in Vaishakh month in Gujarat. (It is Vaishakh Krishna Paksha Pratipada tithi or the first day during the waning or dark phase of moon in Vaishakh month on the entire day on May 2 and till 12:51 AM on May 3. Then onward it is Vaishakh Krishna Paksha Dwitiya tithi or the second day during the waning or dark phase of moon in Vaishakh month till 3:02 AM on May 4. (This time is applicable only in western parts of India.) 

19th day of Chithirai Masam in Tamil Calendar followed in Tamil Nadu. (Parabhava Nama Year)
19th day of Meda Masam in Malayalam Calendar in Kerala. (Kolla Varsham 1201)
18th day of Boishakh Month in Calendars followed in Assam and Bengal. (Bengali Year 1433) 

Bad Period on May 2, 2026
Rahukalam – 8:57 AM to 10:32 AM
Yamagandam – 1:40 PM to 3:15 PM
Gulikai – 5:49 AM to 7:23 AM
Durmuhurtham – 5:49 AM to 7:29 AM
Varjyam – 10:47 AM to 12:33 PM 

Panchak (bad) – not present 

Good Period on May 2, 2026
Abhijit Muhurta – 11:42 AM to 12:30 PM
Amrita Kalam – 9:25 PM to 11:11 PM
Sarvartha Siddhi Yog – not present
Amrita Siddhi Yog – not present
Dwipushkar Yog – not present
Tripushkar Yog – 11:12 PM on May 2 to 5:50 AM on May 3
Ravi Yog – not present 

Yog – Vyatipata (bad) till 9:44 PM on May 2. Then onward it is Variyan (bad) till 10:27 PM on May 3, 2026. 

Karana – Balava (good) till 11:50 AM on May 2. Then onward it is Kaulava (good) till 12:50 AM on May 3, 2026. 

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