∥ Śubhakāla for 18 May 2026 ∥
Monday, 18 May 2026
Śukla Dvitīyā · Adhika Jyeṣṭha · Puruṣottama Māsa · Vikrama Saṃvat 2083
Bengaluru · 12.97°N 77.59°E · IST (UTC+5:30)
Adhika Jyeṣṭha · Puruṣottama Māsa
Adhika (Puruṣottama) Māsa — an extra lunar month inserted roughly every three years to realign the lunar and solar calendars. Traditionally devoted to Viṣṇu and considered especially auspicious for prayer, japa, and charity.
PAÑCĀṄGA · FIVE ELEMENTS
Vāra
Vāra · Weekday
Somavāra
Monday
Candra · Moon
Tithi
Tithi · Lunar Day
Śukla PakṣaDvitīyā
#2 of 30
Ends 17:54
→ Śukla Tṛtīyā
Nakṣatra
Nakṣatra · Lunar Mansion
Rohiṇī
#4 · Candra · Brahmā / Prajāpati
Ends 11:32
→ Mṛgaśirā
Yoga
Yoga
7 of 27Sukarman
Ends 21:47
Karaṇa
Karaṇa · Half-Tithi
Bālava
Movable
Ends 07:48
→ Kaulava · Ends 17:54
DAY TIMELINE (00:00 – 24:00)
🌙 Night
DAY
🌙 Night
↑ 05:54
↓ 18:39
☽↑ 07:04
☽↓ 20:28
00:00
03:00
06:00
09:00
12:00
15:00
18:00
21:00
24:00
Brahma Muhūrta
Abhijit
Rāhu Kāla
Gulika
Yamagaṇḍa
Durmuhūrtam
Auspicious Timings
Brahma Muhūrta
04:18 – 05:06
48 min
Abhijit Muhūrta
11:52 – 12:40
48 min
✗ Inauspicious Timings
Rāhu Kāla
07:29 – 09:05
96 min
Gulika Kāla
12:16 – 13:52
96 min
Yamagaṇḍa
09:05 – 10:40
95 min
Durmuhūrtam
12:18 – 13:06
48 min
SUN & MOON
05:54
Sunrise
18:39
Sunset
07:04
Moonrise
20:28
Moonset
☀
Day Length
12h 45m
🌙
Night Length
11h 15m
🌑
Moon Phase
Waxing Crescent
2% illuminated
Today’s Sky · आज का ग्रह चित्र
Planetary positions at sunrise · 05:54 IST
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UPCOMING TRANSITIONS
Tithi
Current: Śukla Dvitīyā
Śukla Tṛtīyā
begins after
17:54
Nakṣatra
Current: Rohiṇī
Mṛgaśirā
begins after
11:32
Yoga
Current: Sukarman
Dhṛti
begins after
21:47
CHANDRABALAM & TARABALAM
Today’s Moon:
Vṛṣabha
(rashi 2)
·
Nakṣatra:
Rohiṇī
(4 of 27)
Today for You
Classical Vedic methods · Lāhirī Ayanāṃśa
Sources: Muhūrta Cintāmaṇi · Dharmasindhu · Sūrya Siddhānta
Bengaluru · 12.97°N 77.59°E · All timings shown in Bengaluru local time (IST, UTC+5:30)