Imphal, Saturday, 16 May 2026
Saturday 16 May 2026
Amavasya
The next day, Sunday 17 May
On Saturday 16 May 2026 in Imphal, the tithi is Krishna Chaturdashi until 5:12 am IST; Rahu Kalam is 7:50 am to 9:30 am IST. Sunrise 4:30 am, sunset 5:52 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. Amavasya dates 2026
Panchangam details
Tithi · Krishna Chaturdashi
until 5:12 am; then Amavasya until 1:31 am Sunday
The lunar day. Fasts and observances such as ekadashi, pradosham, amavasya and shraddha are fixed by it.
Nakshatra · Bharani
until 5:31 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 10:26 am
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 · Shakuni
until 5:12 am; then Chatushpada until 3:23 pm; then Naga until 1:31 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
7:50 am – 9:30 am
Not used to start new work; work already under way carries on.
Yamagandam
12:51 pm – 2:31 pm
Avoided for setting out on a journey or starting something new.
Gulikai
4:30 am – 6:10 am
Avoided for new beginnings in most households.
Gowri Panchangam
| Day | ||
|---|---|---|
| 4:30 am – 6:10 am | Soram | avoid |
| 6:10 am – 7:50 am | Uthi | good |
| 7:50 am – 9:30 am | Visham | avoid |
| 9:30 am – 11:11 am | Amirdha | good |
| 11:11 am – 12:51 pm | Rogam | avoid |
| 12:51 pm – 2:31 pm | Laabam | good |
| 2:31 pm – 4:12 pm | Dhanam | good |
| 4:12 pm – 5:52 pm | Sugam | good |
| Night | ||
|---|---|---|
| 5:52 pm – 7:11 pm | Laabam | good |
| 7:11 pm – 8:31 pm | Dhanam | good |
| 8:31 pm – 9:51 pm | Sugam | good |
| 9:51 pm – 11:11 pm | Soram | avoid |
| 11:11 pm – 12:30 am | Uthi | good |
| 12:30 am – 1:50 am | Visham | avoid |
| 1:50 am – 3:10 am | Amirdha | good |
| 3:10 am – 4:29 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 | ||
|---|---|---|
| 4:30 am – 6:10 am | Kaal | avoid |
| 6:10 am – 7:50 am | Shubh | good |
| 7:50 am – 9:30 am | Rog | avoid · Rahu Kalam |
| 9:30 am – 11:11 am | Udveg | avoid |
| 11:11 am – 12:51 pm | Char | neutral |
| 12:51 pm – 2:31 pm | Labh | good |
| 2:31 pm – 4:12 pm | Amrit | good |
| 4:12 pm – 5:52 pm | Kaal | avoid |
| Night | ||
|---|---|---|
| 5:52 pm – 7:11 pm | Labh | good |
| 7:11 pm – 8:31 pm | Udveg | avoid |
| 8:31 pm – 9:51 pm | Shubh | good |
| 9:51 pm – 11:11 pm | Amrit | good |
| 11:11 pm – 12:30 am | Char | neutral |
| 12:30 am – 1:50 am | Rog | avoid |
| 1:50 am – 3:10 am | Kaal | avoid |
| 3:10 am – 4:29 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
10:44 am – 11:37 am. The muhurta around solar noon, a good time to begin most things.
The Moon
The Moon does not rise in Imphal between this sunrise and the next; it sets at 5:25 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.
| 4:30 am – 5:37 am | Saturn |
| 5:37 am – 6:43 am | Jupiter |
| 6:43 am – 7:50 am | Mars |
| 7:50 am – 8:57 am | Sun |
| 8:57 am – 10:04 am | Venus |
| 10:04 am – 11:11 am | Mercury |
| 11:11 am – 12:18 pm | Moon |
| 12:18 pm – 1:24 pm | Saturn |
| 1:24 pm – 2:31 pm | Jupiter |
| 2:31 pm – 3:38 pm | Mars |
| 3:38 pm – 4:45 pm | Sun |
| 4:45 pm – 5:52 pm | Venus |
| 5:52 pm – 6:45 pm | Mercury |
| 6:45 pm – 7:38 pm | Moon |
| 7:38 pm – 8:31 pm | Saturn |
| 8:31 pm – 9:24 pm | Jupiter |
| 9:24 pm – 10:17 pm | Mars |
| 10:17 pm – 11:11 pm | Sun |
| 11:11 pm – 12:04 am | Venus |
| 12:04 am – 12:57 am | Mercury |
| 12:57 am – 1:50 am | Moon |
| 1:50 am – 2:43 am | Saturn |
| 2:43 am – 3:36 am | Jupiter |
| 3:36 am – 4:29 am | Mars |
About this day
Daylight lasts 13 hours and 22 minutes, so each eighth of the day, the length of Rahu Kalam, is about 100 minutes.
Between this sunrise and the next: tithi and karana at 5:12 am, yoga at 10:26 am, karana at 3:23 pm, nakshatra at 5:31 pm, tithi and karana at 1:31 am Sunday. Amavasya begins and ends within the day, so no sunrise names it.
On a Saturday, Rahu Kalam is the third of the eight parts of daylight, from 7:50 am in Imphal.
Questions
What is the tithi in Imphal on 16 May 2026?
Krishna Chaturdashi, until 5:12 am. A day takes the tithi running at its sunrise (4:30 am in Imphal).
When is Rahu Kalam in Imphal on 16 May 2026?
7:50 am to 9:30 am, the third of the eight parts of daylight on a Saturday. Yamagandam runs 12:51 pm to 2:31 pm and Gulikai 4:30 am to 6:10 am.
Which choghadiya periods are good in Imphal on 16 May 2026?
During daylight: Shubh 6:10 am to 7:50 am, Labh 12:51 pm to 2:31 pm, Amrit 2:31 pm to 4:12 pm. Abhijit Muhurta is 10:44 am to 11:37 am.
When does the Moon rise in Imphal on 16 May 2026?
The Moon does not rise in Imphal 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, Imphal
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how each value is calculated · why the day starts at sunrise
Calculated for Imphal from its own sunrise and sunset, using the Swiss Ephemeris and Lahiri ayanamsha. Times are Imphal local time (IST).