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May 5 2026 Tithi – Panchang – Hindu Calendar – Good Time – Nakshatra – Rashi

Tithi in Panchang – Hindu Calendar on Tuesday, May 5 2026 – It is Krishna Paksha Chaturthi tithi or the fourth day during the waning or dark phase of moon in Hindu calendar and Panchang in most regions. It is Krishna Paksha Tritiya tithi or the third day during the waning or dark phase of moon till 2:59 AM on May 5. Then onward it is Krishna Paksha Chaturthi tithi or the fourth day during the waning or dark phase of moon till 5:01 AM on May 6. (Time applicable in all north, south and eastern parts of India. All time based on India Standard Time.) 

Good – Auspicious time on May 5, 2026 as per Hindu Calendar – There is no good and auspicious time on the entire day. 

Nakshatra – Jyeshta or Kettai or Triketta nakshatra till 10:53 AM on May 5. Then onward it is Mool or Moolam nakshatra till 1:26 PM on May 6. (Time applicable in north, south and eastern parts of India). 

In western parts of India (Maharashtra, Gujarat, Goa, north Karnataka and south Rajasthan), Jyeshta or Kettai or Triketta nakshatra till 12:54 PM on May 5. Then onward it is Mool or Moolam nakshatra till 3:53 PM on May 6. 

Rashi or Moon Sign – Vrischika Rashi till 10:53 AM on May 5. Then onward it is Dhanu Rashi till 10:16 PM on May 7, 2026. (Time applicable in all north, south and eastern parts of India.) 

In western parts of India (Maharashtra, Gujarat, Goa and south Rajasthan) - Vrischika Rashi till 12:54 PM on May 5. Then onward it is Dhanu Rashi till 1:26 AM on May 8, 2026   

Festivals, Vrat and Auspicious days – Sankashti Chaturthi Vrat – Moonrise time at 10:18 PM

Kali Yuga Year – 5128 

Vikram Samvat 2083 – Jyeshta Krishna Paksha Chaturthi tithi or the fourth 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 Chaturthi tithi or the fourth 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 Chaturthi tithi or the fourth day during the waning or dark phase of moon in Vaishakh month in Maharashtra and Goa. (It is Vaishakh Krishna Paksha Tritiya tithi or the third day during the waning or dark phase of moon in Vaishakh month till 5:25 AM on May 5. Then onward it is Vaishakh Krishna Paksha Chaturthi tithi or the fourth day during the waning or dark phase of moon in Vaishakh month till 7:52 AM on May 6. (This time is applicable only in western parts of India.) 

Vikram Samvat 2082 in Gujarat – Vaishakh Krishna Paksha Chaturthi tithi or the fourth day during the waning or dark phase of moon in Vaishakh month in Gujarat. (It is Vaishakh Krishna Paksha Tritiya tithi or the third day during the waning or dark phase of moon in Vaishakh month till 5:25 AM on May 5. Then onward it is Vaishakh Krishna Paksha Chaturthi tithi or the fourth day during the waning or dark phase of moon in Vaishakh month till 7:52 AM on May 6. (This time is applicable only in western parts of India.) 

22nd day of Chithirai Masam in Tamil Calendar followed in Tamil Nadu. (Parabhava Nama Year)
22nd day of Meda Masam in Malayalam Calendar in Kerala. (Kolla Varsham 1201)
21st day of Boishakh Month in Calendars followed in Assam and Bengal. (Bengali Year 1433) 

Bad Period on May 5, 2026
Rahukalam – 3:15 PM to 4:49 PM
Yamagandam – 8:57 AM to 10:31 AM
Gulikai – 12:06 PM to 1:40 PM
Durmuhurtham – 8:19 AM to 9:09 AM
Durmuhurtham – 10:57 PM to 11:43 PM
Varjyam – not present 

Panchak (bad) – not present 

Good Period on May 5, 2026
Abhijit Muhurta – 11:42 AM to 12:30 PM
Amrita Kalam – 3:02 AM to 4:49 AM
Sarvartha Siddhi Yog – not present
Amrita Siddhi Yog – not present
Dwipushkar Yog – not present
Tripushkar Yog – not present
Ravi Yog – not present 

Yog – Shiva (good) on the entire day on May 5 and till 12:16 AM on May 6, 2026.  

Karana – Vishti or Bhadra (bad) till 5:25 AM on May 5. Then onward it is Bava (good) till 6:38 PM on May 5. Then onward it is Balava (good) till 7:52 AM on May 6, 2026. 

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