Edison, Saturday, 16 May 2026
Saturday 16 May 2026
Amavasya
The next day, Sunday 17 May
On Saturday 16 May 2026 in Edison, the tithi is Amavasya until 4:01 pm EDT; Rahu Kalam is 9:17 am to 11:06 am EDT. Sunrise 5:40 am, sunset 8:09 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 Edison. Amavasya dates 2026
Panchangam details
Tithi · Amavasya
until 4:01 pm
The lunar day. Fasts and observances such as ekadashi, pradosham, amavasya and shraddha are fixed by it.
Nakshatra · Bharani
until 8:01 am; then Krittika until 5:02 am Sunday
The Moon's star at sunrise, one of 27. Your birth star is the one the Moon was in when you were born.
Yoga · Shobhana
until 8:46 pm
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 5:53 am; then Naga until 4:01 pm; then Kimstughna until 2:07 am Sunday
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
9:17 am – 11:06 am
Not used to start new work; work already under way carries on.
Yamagandam
2:43 pm – 4:32 pm
Avoided for setting out on a journey or starting something new.
Gulikai
5:40 am – 7:28 am
Avoided for new beginnings in most households.
Gowri Panchangam
| Day | ||
|---|---|---|
| 5:40 am – 7:28 am | Soram | avoid |
| 7:28 am – 9:17 am | Uthi | good |
| 9:17 am – 11:06 am | Visham | avoid |
| 11:06 am – 12:54 pm | Amirdha | good |
| 12:54 pm – 2:43 pm | Rogam | avoid |
| 2:43 pm – 4:32 pm | Laabam | good |
| 4:32 pm – 6:20 pm | Dhanam | good |
| 6:20 pm – 8:09 pm | Sugam | good |
| Night | ||
|---|---|---|
| 8:09 pm – 9:20 pm | Laabam | good |
| 9:20 pm – 10:31 pm | Dhanam | good |
| 10:31 pm – 11:43 pm | Sugam | good |
| 11:43 pm – 12:54 am | Soram | avoid |
| 12:54 am – 2:05 am | Uthi | good |
| 2:05 am – 3:16 am | Visham | avoid |
| 3:16 am – 4:28 am | Amirdha | good |
| 4:28 am – 5:39 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 | ||
|---|---|---|
| 5:40 am – 7:28 am | Kaal | avoid |
| 7:28 am – 9:17 am | Shubh | good |
| 9:17 am – 11:06 am | Rog | avoid · Rahu Kalam |
| 11:06 am – 12:54 pm | Udveg | avoid |
| 12:54 pm – 2:43 pm | Char | neutral |
| 2:43 pm – 4:32 pm | Labh | good |
| 4:32 pm – 6:20 pm | Amrit | good |
| 6:20 pm – 8:09 pm | Kaal | avoid |
| Night | ||
|---|---|---|
| 8:09 pm – 9:20 pm | Labh | good |
| 9:20 pm – 10:31 pm | Udveg | avoid |
| 10:31 pm – 11:43 pm | Shubh | good |
| 11:43 pm – 12:54 am | Amrit | good |
| 12:54 am – 2:05 am | Char | neutral |
| 2:05 am – 3:16 am | Rog | avoid |
| 3:16 am – 4:28 am | Kaal | avoid |
| 4:28 am – 5:39 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
12:25 pm – 1:23 pm. The muhurta around solar noon, a good time to begin most things.
The Moon
The Moon does not rise in Edison between this sunrise and the next; it sets at 8:26 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.
| 5:40 am – 6:52 am | Saturn |
| 6:52 am – 8:05 am | Jupiter |
| 8:05 am – 9:17 am | Mars |
| 9:17 am – 10:29 am | Sun |
| 10:29 am – 11:42 am | Venus |
| 11:42 am – 12:54 pm | Mercury |
| 12:54 pm – 2:07 pm | Moon |
| 2:07 pm – 3:19 pm | Saturn |
| 3:19 pm – 4:32 pm | Jupiter |
| 4:32 pm – 5:44 pm | Mars |
| 5:44 pm – 6:56 pm | Sun |
| 6:56 pm – 8:09 pm | Venus |
| 8:09 pm – 8:56 pm | Mercury |
| 8:56 pm – 9:44 pm | Moon |
| 9:44 pm – 10:31 pm | Saturn |
| 10:31 pm – 11:19 pm | Jupiter |
| 11:19 pm – 12:06 am | Mars |
| 12:06 am – 12:54 am | Sun |
| 12:54 am – 1:41 am | Venus |
| 1:41 am – 2:29 am | Mercury |
| 2:29 am – 3:16 am | Moon |
| 3:16 am – 4:04 am | Saturn |
| 4:04 am – 4:51 am | Jupiter |
| 4:51 am – 5:39 am | Mars |
About this day
Daylight lasts 14 hours and 29 minutes, so each eighth of the day, the length of Rahu Kalam, is about 109 minutes.
Between this sunrise and the next: karana at 5:53 am, nakshatra at 8:01 am, tithi and karana at 4:01 pm, yoga at 8:46 pm, karana at 2:07 am Sunday, nakshatra at 5:02 am Sunday.
On a Saturday, Rahu Kalam is the third of the eight parts of daylight, from 9:17 am in Edison.
Questions
What is the tithi in Edison on 16 May 2026?
Amavasya, until 4:01 pm. A day takes the tithi running at its sunrise (5:40 am in Edison).
When is Rahu Kalam in Edison on 16 May 2026?
9:17 am to 11:06 am, the third of the eight parts of daylight on a Saturday. Yamagandam runs 2:43 pm to 4:32 pm and Gulikai 5:40 am to 7:28 am.
Which choghadiya periods are good in Edison on 16 May 2026?
During daylight: Shubh 7:28 am to 9:17 am, Labh 2:43 pm to 4:32 pm, Amrit 4:32 pm to 6:20 pm. Abhijit Muhurta is 12:25 pm to 1:23 pm.
When does the Moon rise in Edison on 16 May 2026?
The Moon does not rise in Edison between this sunrise and the next. It rises a little later each day, and about once a month that carries moonrise past the next sunrise.
Tamil Day Sheet, Saturday 16 May 2026, Edison
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Calculated for Edison from its own sunrise and sunset, using the Swiss Ephemeris and Lahiri ayanamsha. Times are Edison local time (EDT).