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📿 Panchangam — 16 May 2026
Tithi (Lunar Day)
Amavasya
Krishna Paksha
▶ 16 May 05:12 AM
■ —
→ Continues to next day
Nakshatra (Star)
Pada 3
▶ 15 May 08:09 PM
■ 16 May 05:24 PM
← From previous day
(Drik system — see 8-system table)
Yoga
Saubhagya
Auspicious ✓
▶ 16 May 12:00 AM
■ 16 May 10:14 AM
Karana
Chatushpada
Half-Tithi period
Vara (Day)
Saturday
Lord Venkateswara
Moon Phase
New Moon (Amavasya) 🌑
Tithi (Lunar Day) 30/30 · Aries
Today's Key Details
Today's Main Recommendation
Rahu Kalam: 08:31 AM – 10:13 AM
Varjyam: 11:41 PM – 01:06 AM
Do important work only when both Rahu Kalam and Varjyam are absent.
☀️ Sunrise / Sunset — Varanasi
🌅 Sunrise05:09 AM
🌇 Sunset06:40 PM
⏱13:30:53
⚠ Varanasi
🙏 Deity to Pray Today
🕉️
Lord Venkateswara
Today is Saturday. Worship Lord Venkateswara. Tithi deity: Pitru. Bharani nakshatra is presided by Yama.
✅ Auspicious Times
🌙 Brahma Muhurta
03:32 AM – 04:20 AM
☀️ Abhijit Muhurta
11:30 AM – 12:18 PM
💧 Amrit Kalam
06:39 AM – 08:09 AM
⛔ Inauspicious Times — Varanasi
⚠️ Varanasi
🔴 Rahu Kalam
08:31 AM – 10:13 AM
🟠 Gulika Kalam
05:09 AM – 06:50 AM
🟡 Yamagandam
01:35 PM – 03:17 PM
🔵 Varjyam
11:41 PM – 01:06 AM
🔷 Durmuhurtam 1
06:57 AM – 07:51 AM
🔷 Durmuhurtam 2
08:18 AM – 09:12 AM
⏰ Choghadiya — Varanasi
☀️ Day Choghadiya
| Period | Time | Best For |
|---|---|---|
| ✗ Kaal | 05:09 AM – 06:50 AM | Avoid all important work |
| ✓ Shubh | 06:50 AM – 08:31 AM | Good for all new beginnings |
| ✗ Rog | 08:31 AM – 10:13 AM | Avoid travel and new ventures |
| ✗ Udveg | 10:13 AM – 11:54 AM | Avoid disputes and government work |
| ✓ Char | 11:54 AM – 01:35 PM | Excellent for travel |
| ✓ Labh | 01:35 PM – 03:17 PM | Excellent for business and commerce |
| ✓✓ Amrit | 03:17 PM – 04:58 PM | Highly auspicious for all work |
| ✗ Kaal | 04:58 PM – 06:40 PM | Avoid all important work |
🌙 Night Choghadiya
| Period | Time | Best For |
|---|---|---|
| ✓ Labh | 06:40 PM – 07:58 PM | Excellent for business and commerce |
| ✗ Udveg | 07:58 PM – 09:17 PM | Avoid disputes and government work |
| ✓ Shubh | 09:17 PM – 10:35 PM | Good for all new beginnings |
| ✓✓ Amrit | 10:35 PM – 11:54 PM | Highly auspicious for all work |
| ✓ Char | 11:54 PM – 01:12 AM | Excellent for travel |
| ✗ Rog | 01:12 AM – 02:31 AM | Avoid travel and new ventures |
| ✗ Kaal | 02:31 AM – 03:50 AM | Avoid all important work |
| ✓ Labh | 03:50 AM – 05:08 AM | Excellent for business and commerce |
🌺 Gowri Panchangam — Varanasi
| Gowri Naal | Time | Nature | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| Manmada | 05:09 AM – 07:51 AM | Good | Auspicious — good for new ventures |
| Yama | 07:51 AM – 10:33 AM | Bad | Inauspicious — avoid |
| Mrityu | 10:33 AM – 01:15 PM | Very Bad | Death period — strictly avoid |
| Saubhagya | 01:15 PM – 03:57 PM | Excellent | Fortune — highly auspicious |
| Rahu | 03:57 PM – 06:40 PM | Bad | Inauspicious — avoid important work |
🪐 Hora (Planetary Hours) — Varanasi
☀️ Day Hora
| Planet | Time | Good For | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 💚 | Mercury | 05:09 AM – 06:16 AM | Education, communication, trade, accounts |
| 🌙 | Moon | 06:16 AM – 07:24 AM | Travel, agriculture, liquids, mother, emotion |
| ⚫ | Saturn | 07:24 AM – 08:31 AM | Long-term projects, service, old people |
| 🟡 | Jupiter | 08:31 AM – 09:39 AM | Religion, finance, children, wisdom, expansio |
| 🔴 | Mars | 09:39 AM – 10:47 AM | Courage, surgery, sports, property |
| ☀️ | Sun | 10:47 AM – 11:54 AM | Government work, authority, health, father |
| ⚪ | Venus | 11:54 AM – 01:02 PM | Marriage, arts, pleasure, vehicles, beauty |
| 💚 | Mercury | 01:02 PM – 02:09 PM | Education, communication, trade, accounts |
| 🌙 | Moon | 02:09 PM – 03:17 PM | Travel, agriculture, liquids, mother, emotion |
| ⚫ | Saturn | 03:17 PM – 04:24 PM | Long-term projects, service, old people |
| 🟡 | Jupiter | 04:24 PM – 05:32 PM | Religion, finance, children, wisdom, expansio |
| 🔴 | Mars | 05:32 PM – 06:40 PM | Courage, surgery, sports, property |
🌙 Night Hora
| Planet | Time | Good For | |
|---|---|---|---|
| ☀️ | Sun | 06:40 PM – 07:32 PM | Government work, authority, health, father |
| ⚪ | Venus | 07:32 PM – 08:24 PM | Marriage, arts, pleasure, vehicles, beauty |
| 💚 | Mercury | 08:24 PM – 09:17 PM | Education, communication, trade, accounts |
| 🌙 | Moon | 09:17 PM – 10:09 PM | Travel, agriculture, liquids, mother, emotion |
| ⚫ | Saturn | 10:09 PM – 11:01 PM | Long-term projects, service, old people |
| 🟡 | Jupiter | 11:01 PM – 11:54 PM | Religion, finance, children, wisdom, expansio |
| 🔴 | Mars | 11:54 PM – 12:46 AM | Courage, surgery, sports, property |
| ☀️ | Sun | 12:46 AM – 01:39 AM | Government work, authority, health, father |
| ⚪ | Venus | 01:39 AM – 02:31 AM | Marriage, arts, pleasure, vehicles, beauty |
| 💚 | Mercury | 02:31 AM – 03:23 AM | Education, communication, trade, accounts |
| 🌙 | Moon | 03:23 AM – 04:16 AM | Travel, agriculture, liquids, mother, emotion |
| ⚫ | Saturn | 04:16 AM – 05:08 AM | Long-term projects, service, old people |
📅 Activity Muhurtas
| Tithi (Lunar Day) | Rating | ✓ | ⚠ |
|---|---|---|---|
| 💍 Marriage (Vivah) | Avoid ✗ | Saubhagya yoga is auspicious | Bharani nakshatra is not ideal Amavasya tithi is inauspicious |
| 🏠 House Entry (Gruha Pravesh) | Avoid ✗ | Saubhagya yoga is auspicious | Bharani nakshatra is not ideal Amavasya tithi is inauspicious |
| 🚗 Vehicle Purchase | Neutral ~ | Saubhagya yoga is auspicious | Bharani nakshatra is not ideal Avoid Rahu Kalam & Gulika Kalam |
| 💼 Business / New Venture | Avoid ✗ | Saubhagya yoga is auspicious | Bharani nakshatra is not ideal Amavasya tithi is inauspicious |
| ✈️ Journey / Travel | Neutral ~ | Saubhagya yoga is auspicious | Bharani nakshatra is not ideal Avoid Rahu Kalam & Gulika Kalam |
| 📚 Education / Study Commencement | Neutral ~ | Saubhagya yoga is auspicious | Bharani nakshatra is not ideal Avoid Rahu Kalam & Gulika Kalam |
🌟 Vijaya Muhurta · Godhuli Muhurta · Nishita Muhurta
⚡ Vijaya Muhurta
12:21 PM – 12:48 PM
🐄 Godhuli Muhurta
5:52 PM – 7:04 PM
🌙 Nishita Muhurta
11:30 PM – 12:18 AM
🧭 Disha Shool
Avoid travelling — East
Remedy: Eat iron supplement / dark food before leaving
⚖️ Panchangam Across Eight Traditional Systems (8)
(Drik system — see 8-system table)
| System | Tithi (Lunar Day) | Nakshatra (Star) | Yoga |
|---|---|---|---|
| Drik Siddhanta — Lahiri (Modern Astronomical) North India, Maharashtra, Global — Government of India official | Ayanamsa: 24.166° |
Amavasya ▶ 16 May 05:12 AM ■ → |
Bharani Pada 3 ▶ ← ■ 16 May 05:24 PM |
Saubhagya Auspicious ✓ ▶ 16 May 12:00 AM ■ 16 May 10:14 AM |
| Surya Siddhanta (Ancient, c. 400 CE) Andhra Pradesh, Telangana, Odisha, West Bengal | Ayanamsa: 23.854° |
Amavasya ▶ 16 May 05:12 AM ■ → |
Bharani Pada 4 ▶ ← ■ 16 May 04:55 PM |
Saubhagya Auspicious ✓ ▶ 16 May 12:00 AM ■ 16 May 09:18 AM |
| Arya Siddhanta — Aryabhata (c. 499 CE) Kerala | Ayanamsa: 23.75° |
Amavasya ▶ 16 May 05:12 AM ■ → |
Bharani Pada 4 ▶ ← ■ 16 May 04:45 PM |
Saubhagya Auspicious ✓ ▶ 16 May 12:00 AM ■ 16 May 08:59 AM |
| Vakya Panchangam (Oral / Tabular Tradition) Tamil Nadu (Traditional oral method) | Ayanamsa: 23.854° |
Amavasya ▶ 16 May 05:12 AM ■ → |
Bharani Pada 4 ▶ ← ■ 16 May 04:55 PM |
Saubhagya Auspicious ✓ ▶ 16 May 12:00 AM ■ 16 May 09:18 AM |
| Tirukkanitha Panchangam (Revised Tamil) Tamil Nadu (Modern almanac) | Ayanamsa: 23.956° |
Amavasya ▶ 16 May 05:12 AM ■ → |
Bharani Pada 4 ▶ ← ■ 16 May 05:04 PM |
Saubhagya Auspicious ✓ ▶ 16 May 12:00 AM ■ 16 May 09:36 AM |
| Krishnamurti Paddhati (KP System) Pan-India astrology community (KP Jyotish) | Ayanamsa: 23.856° |
Amavasya ▶ 16 May 05:12 AM ■ → |
Bharani Pada 4 ▶ ← ■ 16 May 04:55 PM |
Saubhagya Auspicious ✓ ▶ 16 May 12:00 AM ■ 16 May 09:18 AM |
| Raman Ayanamsa (B.V. Raman) South Indian Jyotish practitioners | Ayanamsa: 22.46° |
Amavasya ▶ 16 May 05:12 AM ■ → |
Bharani Pada 4 ▶ ← ■ 16 May 02:42 PM |
Saubhagya Auspicious ✓ ▶ 16 May 12:00 AM ■ 16 May 05:08 AM |
| Sri Yukteshwar Ayanamsa (Kriya Yoga Tradition) Yogic / Kriya Yoga tradition | Ayanamsa: 22.461° |
Amavasya ▶ 16 May 05:12 AM ■ → |
Bharani Pada 4 ▶ ← ■ 16 May 02:42 PM |
Saubhagya Auspicious ✓ ▶ 16 May 12:00 AM ■ 16 May 05:08 AM |
🔗 Inauspicious Times / Auspicious Times
⏱ Today's Time Elements — Varanasi
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⭐ Tarabalam (Star Strength Today)
⭐ Tarabalam — Bharani Based on today's nakshatra
Find your birth star (janma nakshatra) to see if today is auspicious for you.
| Birth Nakshatra | Tara | Result |
|---|---|---|
| Ashwini (Ashwini) | Sampat | Good |
| Bharani (Bharani) ← Today | Janma | Neutral |
| Krittika (Krittika) | Parama Mitra | Excellent |
| Rohini (Rohini) | Mitra | Good |
| Mrigashira (Mrigashira) | Naidhana | Bad |
| Ardra (Ardra) | Sadhana | Good |
| Punarvasu (Punarvasu) | Pratyak | Bad |
| Pushya (Pushya) | Kshema | Good |
| Ashlesha (Ashlesha) | Vipat | Bad |
| Magha (Magha) | Sampat | Good |
| Purva Phalguni (Purva Phalguni) | Janma | Neutral |
| Uttara Phalguni (Uttara Phalguni) | Parama Mitra | Excellent |
| Hasta (Hasta) | Mitra | Good |
| Chitra (Chitra) | Naidhana | Bad |
| Swati (Swati) | Sadhana | Good |
| Vishakha (Vishakha) | Pratyak | Bad |
| Anuradha (Anuradha) | Kshema | Good |
| Jyeshtha (Jyeshtha) | Vipat | Bad |
| Mula (Mula) | Sampat | Good |
| Purva Ashadha (Purva Ashadha) | Janma | Neutral |
| Uttara Ashadha (Uttara Ashadha) | Parama Mitra | Excellent |
| Shravana (Shravana) | Mitra | Good |
| Dhanishtha (Dhanishtha) | Naidhana | Bad |
| Shatabhisha (Shatabhisha) | Sadhana | Good |
| Purva Bhadrapada (Purva Bhadrapada) | Pratyak | Bad |
| Uttara Bhadrapada (Uttara Bhadrapada) | Kshema | Good |
| Revati (Revati) | Vipat | Bad |
❓ FAQ
Tithi (Lunar Day) 16 May 2026 Varanasi?
Amavasya Krishna Paksha.
16 May 05:12 AM →
→ Continues to next day
Choghadiya Varanasi?
Day Choghadiya: Kaal (05:09 AM–06:50 AM), Shubh (06:50 AM–08:31 AM), Rog (08:31 AM–10:13 AM), Udveg (10:13 AM–11:54 AM)...
Varjyam Varanasi?
11:41 PM – 01:06 AM
Nakshatra (Star) Varanasi?
Bharani Pada 3. ■ 16 May 05:24 PM
Rahu Kalam Varanasi?
08:31 AM – 10:13 AM (Asia/Kolkata)
Deity to Pray Today?
Today is Saturday. Worship Lord Venkateswara. Tithi deity: Pitru. Bharani nakshatra is presided by Yama.