Birmingham, Saturday, 16 May 2026
Saturday 16 May 2026
Amavasya
The next day, Sunday 17 May
On Saturday 16 May 2026 in Birmingham, the tithi is Amavasya until 9:01 pm BST; Rahu Kalam is 9:07 am to 11:06 am BST. Sunrise 5:10 am, sunset 8:59 pm. The panchangam day starts at sunrise, so the times after midnight below belong to Saturday until sunrise on Sunday.
On this day
- Amavasya is on Saturday 16 May in Birmingham. Amavasya dates 2026
Panchangam details
Tithi · Amavasya
until 9:01 pm
The lunar day. Fasts and observances such as ekadashi, pradosham, amavasya and shraddha are fixed by it.
Nakshatra · Bharani
until 1:01 pm
The Moon's star at sunrise, one of 27. Your birth star is the one the Moon was in when you were born.
Yoga · Saubhagya
until 5:56 am; then Shobhana until 1:46 am Sunday
Worked out from the Sun's and Moon's positions added together. It is read with the tithi, nakshatra and karana when a muhurta is chosen.
Karana · Chatushpada
until 10:53 am; then Naga until 9:01 pm
Half a tithi. Vishti, called Bhadra Karanam, is avoided for new beginnings.
No Bhadra Karanam between this sunrise and the next.
Daylight periods
Rahu Kalam
9:07 am – 11:06 am
Not used to start new work; work already under way carries on.
Yamagandam
3:03 pm – 5:02 pm
Avoided for setting out on a journey or starting something new.
Gulikai
5:10 am – 7:08 am
Avoided for new beginnings in most households.
Gowri Panchangam
| Day | ||
|---|---|---|
| 5:10 am – 7:08 am | Soram | avoid |
| 7:08 am – 9:07 am | Uthi | good |
| 9:07 am – 11:06 am | Visham | avoid |
| 11:06 am – 1:04 pm | Amirdha | good |
| 1:04 pm – 3:03 pm | Rogam | avoid |
| 3:03 pm – 5:02 pm | Laabam | good |
| 5:02 pm – 7:00 pm | Dhanam | good |
| 7:00 pm – 8:59 pm | Sugam | good |
| Night | ||
|---|---|---|
| 8:59 pm – 10:00 pm | Laabam | good |
| 10:00 pm – 11:01 pm | Dhanam | good |
| 11:01 pm – 12:03 am | Sugam | good |
| 12:03 am – 1:04 am | Soram | avoid |
| 1:04 am – 2:05 am | Uthi | good |
| 2:05 am – 3:06 am | Visham | avoid |
| 3:06 am – 4:07 am | Amirdha | good |
| 4:07 am – 5:08 am | Soram | avoid |
Daylight and night are each divided into eight parts. On a Saturday the first part of the day is Soram. Amirdha, Uthi, Laabam, Dhanam and Sugam are the good times.
Choghadiya
The day and the night each have eight choghadiyas. The names repeat in a cycle of seven, starting from a different name each weekday; on a Saturday the day starts with Kaal.
| Day | ||
|---|---|---|
| 5:10 am – 7:08 am | Kaal | avoid |
| 7:08 am – 9:07 am | Shubh | good |
| 9:07 am – 11:06 am | Rog | avoid · Rahu Kalam |
| 11:06 am – 1:04 pm | Udveg | avoid |
| 1:04 pm – 3:03 pm | Char | neutral |
| 3:03 pm – 5:02 pm | Labh | good |
| 5:02 pm – 7:00 pm | Amrit | good |
| 7:00 pm – 8:59 pm | Kaal | avoid |
| Night | ||
|---|---|---|
| 8:59 pm – 10:00 pm | Labh | good |
| 10:00 pm – 11:01 pm | Udveg | avoid |
| 11:01 pm – 12:03 am | Shubh | good |
| 12:03 am – 1:04 am | Amrit | good |
| 1:04 am – 2:05 am | Char | neutral |
| 2:05 am – 3:06 am | Rog | avoid |
| 3:06 am – 4:07 am | Kaal | avoid |
| 4:07 am – 5:08 am | Labh | good |
Amrit, Shubh and Labh are good for beginnings; Char suits a journey. Udveg, Kaal and Rog are avoided for starting something new.
Abhijit Muhurta
12:33 pm – 1:36 pm. The muhurta around solar noon, a good time to begin most things.
The Moon
Moonrise 4:57 am Sunday, moonset 9:13 pm.
Hora
Twelve horas from sunrise to sunset and twelve from sunset to the next sunrise, each ruled by a planet. The first hora of the day belongs to the weekday's own planet: Saturn on a Saturday.
| 5:10 am – 6:29 am | Saturn |
| 6:29 am – 7:48 am | Jupiter |
| 7:48 am – 9:07 am | Mars |
| 9:07 am – 10:26 am | Sun |
| 10:26 am – 11:45 am | Venus |
| 11:45 am – 1:04 pm | Mercury |
| 1:04 pm – 2:24 pm | Moon |
| 2:24 pm – 3:43 pm | Saturn |
| 3:43 pm – 5:02 pm | Jupiter |
| 5:02 pm – 6:21 pm | Mars |
| 6:21 pm – 7:40 pm | Sun |
| 7:40 pm – 8:59 pm | Venus |
| 8:59 pm – 9:40 pm | Mercury |
| 9:40 pm – 10:21 pm | Moon |
| 10:21 pm – 11:01 pm | Saturn |
| 11:01 pm – 11:42 pm | Jupiter |
| 11:42 pm – 12:23 am | Mars |
| 12:23 am – 1:04 am | Sun |
| 1:04 am – 1:44 am | Venus |
| 1:44 am – 2:25 am | Mercury |
| 2:25 am – 3:06 am | Moon |
| 3:06 am – 3:47 am | Saturn |
| 3:47 am – 4:28 am | Jupiter |
| 4:28 am – 5:08 am | Mars |
About this day
Daylight lasts 15 hours and 49 minutes, so each eighth of the day, the length of Rahu Kalam, is about 119 minutes.
Between this sunrise and the next: yoga at 5:56 am, karana at 10:53 am, nakshatra at 1:01 pm, tithi and karana at 9:01 pm, yoga at 1:46 am Sunday.
On a Saturday, Rahu Kalam is the third of the eight parts of daylight, from 9:07 am in Birmingham.
Questions
What is the tithi in Birmingham on 16 May 2026?
Amavasya, until 9:01 pm. A day takes the tithi running at its sunrise (5:10 am in Birmingham).
When is Rahu Kalam in Birmingham on 16 May 2026?
9:07 am to 11:06 am, the third of the eight parts of daylight on a Saturday. Yamagandam runs 3:03 pm to 5:02 pm and Gulikai 5:10 am to 7:08 am.
Which choghadiya periods are good in Birmingham on 16 May 2026?
During daylight: Shubh 7:08 am to 9:07 am, Labh 3:03 pm to 5:02 pm, Amrit 5:02 pm to 7:00 pm. Abhijit Muhurta is 12:33 pm to 1:36 pm.
When does the Moon rise in Birmingham on 16 May 2026?
Moonrise is at 4:57 am on Sunday 17 May.
Tamil Day Sheet, Saturday 16 May 2026, Birmingham
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how each value is calculated · why the day starts at sunrise
Calculated for Birmingham from its own sunrise and sunset, by the Drik method, Lahiri ayanamsha. Times are Birmingham local time (BST).