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May 20 2026 Tithi – Panchang – Hindu Calendar – Good Time – Nakshatra – Rashi

Tithi in Panchang – Hindu Calendar on Wednesday, May 20 2026 – It is Shukla Paksha Chaturthi tithi or the fourth day during the waxing or light phase of moon in Hindu calendar and Panchang in most regions. It is Shukla Paksha Chaturthi tithi or the fourth day during the waxing or light phase of moon till 3:56 PM on May 20. Then onward it is Shukla Paksha Panchami tithi or the fifth day during the waxing or light phase of moon till 1:45 PM on May 21. (Time applicable in all north, south and eastern parts of India. All time based on India Standard Time.) 

Good – Auspicious time on May 20, 2026 as per Hindu Calendar – Good and auspicious time after 11:07 AM. 

Nakshatra – Ardra or Arudhara or Thiruvathira nakshatra till 10:52 AM on May 20. Then onward it is Punarvasu or Punarpoosam or Punartham nakshatra till 9:26 AM on May 21. (Time applicable in north, south and eastern parts of India). 

In western parts of India (Maharashtra, Gujarat, Goa, north Karnataka and south Rajasthan), Ardra or Arudhara or Thiruvathira nakshatra till 6:12 AM on May 20. Then onward it is Punarvasu or Punarpoosam or Punartham nakshatra till 4:12 AM on May 21. 

Rashi or Moon Sign – Vrishabha Rashi till 1:19 AM on May 19. Then onward it is Mithuna Rashi till 3:48 AM on May 21, 2026. (Time applicable in all north, south and eastern parts of India.) 

In western parts of India (Maharashtra, Gujarat, Goa and south Rajasthan) - Mithuna Rashi till 10:39 PM on May 20. Then onward it is Karka Rashi till 2:08 AM on May 23, 2026   

Festivals, Vrat and Auspicious days – 

Kali Yuga Year – 5128 

Vikram Samvat 2083 – Adhik Jyeshta Shukla Paksha Chaturthi tithi or the fourth day during the waxing or light phase of moon in Extra or Adhik 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 – Adhik Jyeshta Shukla Paksha Chaturthi tithi or the fourth day during the waxing or light phase of moon in Extra or Adhik Jyeshta month in Karnataka, Andhra Pradesh and Telangana. 

Parabhavanama Shalivahana Saka 1948 – Adhik Jyeshta Shukla Paksha Chaturthi tithi or the fourth day during the waxing or light phase of moon in Extra or Adhik Jyeshta month in Maharashtra and Goa. (It is Adhik Jyeshta Shukla Paksha Chaturthi tithi or the fourth day during the waxing or light phase of moon in Extra or Adhik Jyeshta month till 11:07 AM on May 20. Then onward it is Adhik Jyeshta Shukla Paksha Panchami tithi or the fifth day during the waxing or light phase of moon in Extra or Adhik Jyeshta month till 8:27 AM on May 21. (This time is applicable only in western parts of India.) 

Vikram Samvat 2082 in Gujarat – Adhik Jyeshta Shukla Paksha Chaturthi tithi or the fourth day during the waxing or light phase of moon in Extra or Adhik Jyeshta month in Gujarat. (It is Adhik Jyeshta Shukla Paksha Chaturthi tithi or the fourth day during the waxing or light phase of moon in Extra or Adhik Jyeshta month till 11:07 AM on May 20. Then onward it is Adhik Jyeshta Shukla Paksha Panchami tithi or the fifth day during the waxing or light phase of moon in Extra or Adhik Jyeshta month till 8:27 AM on May 21. (This time is applicable only in western parts of India.) 

6th day of Vaikasi Masam in Tamil Calendar followed in Tamil Nadu. (Parabhava Nama Year)
6th day of Edava Masam in Malayalam Calendar in Kerala. (Kolla Varsham 1201)
5th day of Joishtho Month in Calendars followed in Assam and Bengal. (Bengali Year 1433) 

Bad Period on May 20, 2026
Rahukalam – 12:05 PM to 1:41 PM
Yamagandam – 7:19 AM to 8:54 AM
Gulikai – 10:30 AM to 12:05 PM
Durmuhurtham – 11:40 AM to 12:31 PM
Varjyam – 5:12 PM to 6:40 PM 

Panchak (bad) – not present 

Good Period on May 20, 2026
Abhijit Muhurta – not present
Amrita Kalam – not present
Sarvartha Siddhi Yog – not present
Amrita Siddhi Yog – not present
Dwipushkar Yog – not present
Tripushkar Yog – not present
Ravi Yog – 12:29 PM on May 19 to 10:52 AM on May 20 

Yog – Shoola (bad) till 2:09 PM on May 20. Then onward it is Ganda (bad) till 10:58 AM on May 21, 2026  

Karana – Vanija (good) till 12:39 AM on May 20. Then onward it is Vishti or Bhadra (bad) till 11:07 AM on May 20. Then onward it is Bava (good) till 9:43 PM on May 20. Then onward it is Balava (good) till 8:27 AM on May 21, 2026. 

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