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May 21 2026 Tithi – Panchang – Hindu Calendar – Good Time – Nakshatra – Rashi

Tithi in Panchang – Hindu Calendar on Thursday, May 21 2026 – It is Shukla Paksha Panchami tithi or the fifth day during the waxing or light phase of moon in Hindu calendar and Panchang in most regions. 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. Then onward it is Shukla Paksha Sashti tithi or the sixth day during the waxing or light phase of moon till 11:46 AM on May 22. (Time applicable in all north, south and eastern parts of India. All time based on India Standard Time.) 

Good – Auspicious time on May 21, 2026 as per Hindu Calendar – Good and auspicious time on the entire day. 

Nakshatra – Punarvasu or Punarpoosam or Punartham nakshatra till 9:26 AM on May 21. Then onward it is Pushya or Poosam or Pooyam nakshatra till 8:12 AM on May 22. (Time applicable in north, south and eastern parts of India). 

In western parts of India (Maharashtra, Gujarat, Goa, north Karnataka and south Rajasthan), Punarvasu or Punarpoosam or Punartham nakshatra till 4:12 AM on May 21. Then onward it is Pushya or Poosam or Pooyam nakshatra till 2:49 AM on May 22. 

Rashi or Moon Sign – Mithuna Rashi till 3:48 AM on May 21. Then onward it is Karka Rashi till 7:18 AM on May 23, 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 Panchami tithi or the fifth 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 Panchami tithi or the fifth 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 Panchami tithi or the fifth 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 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. Then onward it is Adhik Jyeshta Shukla Paksha Sashti tithi or the sixth day during the waxing or light phase of moon in Extra or Adhik Jyeshta month till 6:25 AM on May 22. (This time is applicable only in western parts of India.) 

Vikram Samvat 2082 in Gujarat – Adhik Jyeshta Shukla Paksha Panchami tithi or the fifth day during the waxing or light phase of moon in Extra or Adhik Jyeshta month in Gujarat. (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. Then onward it is Adhik Jyeshta Shukla Paksha Sashti tithi or the sixth day during the waxing or light phase of moon in Extra or Adhik Jyeshta month till 6:25 AM on May 22. (This time is applicable only in western parts of India.) 

7th day of Vaikasi Masam in Tamil Calendar followed in Tamil Nadu. (Parabhava Nama Year)
7th day of Edava Masam in Malayalam Calendar in Kerala. (Kolla Varsham 1201)
6th day of Joishtho Month in Calendars followed in Assam and Bengal. (Bengali Year 1433) 

Bad Period on May 21, 2026
Rahukalam – 1:41 PM to 3:17 PM
Yamagandam – 5:43 AM to 7:19 AM
Gulikai – 8:54 AM to 10:30 AM
Durmuhurtham – 9:58 AM to 10:49 AM
Durmuhurtham – 3:04 PM to 3:55 PM
Varjyam – 11:44 AM to 1:15 PM 

Panchak (bad) – not present 

Good Period on May 21, 2026
Abhijit Muhurta – 11:42 AM to 12:30 PM
Amrita Kalam – 2:00 AM to 3:28 AM
Amrita Kalam – 8:47 AM to 10:18 PM
Sarvartha Siddhi Yog – sunrise on May 21 to before sunrise on May 22
Amrita Siddhi Yog – 9:36 AM on May 21 to before sunrise on May 22
Dwipushkar Yog – not present
Tripushkar Yog – not present
Ravi Yog – 9:26 AM on May 21 to 8:12 AM on May 22 

Yog – Ganda (bad) till 10:58 AM on May 21. Then onward it is Vriddhi (good) till 8:18 AM on May 22, 2026  

Karana – Balava (good) till 8:27 AM on May 21. Then onward it is Kaulava (good) till 7:12 PM on May 21. Then onward it is Tatitila (good) till 6:25 AM on May 22, 2026. 

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