Panchang for 18 May 2026
Monday · New Delhi
Shukla Paksha · Rohini nakshatra · Sukarma yoga · Balava karana
Sunrise 05:28, sunset 19:06 — a day of 13 h 38 m. The Moon stands at 19.5° of Taurus (Vrishabha), putting Libra in Chandrashtama. Computed from the JPL DE421 ephemeris; nothing here is estimated.
What changes at sunrise around 18 May 2026
Each value is the one current at sunrise, the convention an almanac uses when a single figure has to stand for a civil date. Neighbouring days are here because that convention hides movement: a limb can hold across two sunrises or turn over twice. What each limb is.
| At sunrise | 17 May | 18 May | 19 May |
|---|---|---|---|
| Tithi | Shukla Pratipada | Shukla Dwitiya | Shukla Tritiya |
| Nakshatra | Krittika | Rohini | Mrigashira |
| Yoga | Shobhana | Sukarma | Dhriti |
| Karana | Kimstughna | Balava | Gara |
| Sunrise | 05:29 | 05:28 | 05:28 |
| Sunset | 19:05 | 19:06 | 19:07 |
| Rahu Kaal | 17:23-19:05 | 07:11-08:53 | 15:42-17:24 |
| Vara | Sunday | Monday | Tuesday |
The seven windows on 18 May 2026
In clock order through the day, with each length beside it. The three avoided windows come out at 102 minutes apiece because that is an eighth of this particular 13 h 38 m day — the arithmetic is in the next table.
| Window | Time (IST) | Length |
|---|---|---|
| Brahma Muhurat | 03:52-05:28 | 96 min |
| Sunrise | 05:28 | an instant |
| Rahu Kaal | 07:11-08:53 | 102 min |
| Yamaghanta Kaal | 10:35-12:17 | 102 min |
| Abhijit Muhurat | 11:50-12:44 | 54 min |
| Gulika Kaal | 13:59-15:42 | 103 min |
| Sunset | 19:06 | an instant |
The eight parts of 18 May 2026
Sunrise 05:28 to sunset 19:06 is 818 minutes, so each eighth runs 102.3 minutes. Which three of the eight carry names depends on the weekday, and on Monday they fall here. This day is 199 minutes longer than the shortest day in the table, and 20 minutes shorter than the longest, and every window above stretches or shrinks with it.
| Part | From | To | Named |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 05:28 | 07:10 | — |
| 2 | 07:10 | 08:53 | Rahu Kaal |
| 3 | 08:53 | 10:35 | — |
| 4 | 10:35 | 12:17 | Yamaghanta |
| 5 | 12:17 | 13:59 | — |
| 6 | 13:59 | 15:42 | Gulika |
| 7 | 15:42 | 17:24 | — |
| 8 | 17:24 | 19:06 | — |
The five parts without a name are not auspicious by elimination — they are simply unmarked. For anywhere other than New Delhi the panchang tool recomputes all of this from that city’s own sunrise.
Chandra Bala on 18 May 2026 — all twelve rashis
One Moon, twelve answers: the house is the distance from your janma rashi to Taurus. The last column counts forward to your own next Chandrashtama from this date, which is a different date for every rashi.
| Janma rashi | House | Bhava | Class | Next Chandrashtama |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ♈︎Aries | 2 | Dhana — wealth, speech and family | Middling | 31 May |
| ♉︎Taurus | 1 | Tanu — the body and the self | Favourable | 2 Jun |
| ♊︎Gemini | 12 | Vyaya — expenditure, release and distant places | Avoided | 5 Jun |
| ♋︎Cancer | 11 | Labha — gain, income and networks | Favourable | 7 Jun |
| ♌︎Leo | 10 | Karma — action, career and standing | Favourable | 9 Jun |
| ♍︎Virgo | 9 | Bhagya — fortune, dharma and long journeys | Middling | 12 Jun |
| ♎︎Libra | 8 | Randhra — upheaval, the hidden and longevity | Avoided | today |
| ♏︎Scorpio | 7 | Kalatra — partnership, spouse and trade | Favourable | 19 May |
| ♐︎Sagittarius | 6 | Shatru — competition, debt and disease | Favourable | 21 May |
| ♑︎Capricorn | 5 | Putra — children, learning and creativity | Middling | 23 May |
| ♒︎Aquarius | 4 | Bandhu — home, mother and comfort | Avoided | 26 May |
| ♓︎Pisces | 3 | Sahaja — effort, siblings and short journeys | Favourable | 28 May |
Libra holds the window while the Moon is in Taurus — still there at sunrise on 18 May 2026, and in Gemini by sunrise on 19 May 2026, when Taurus takes over. The crossing is somewhere between those two sunrises; the table samples the Moon once a day, so naming a minute would be inventing precision.
Tara Bala from your birth star on 18 May 2026
Counted from your janma nakshatra to Rohini, the day’s. Nine taras repeat three times across the 27, so each is reached from exactly three birth stars — find yours in the right-hand column and read across.
| Tara | What it signifies | If your janma nakshatra is |
|---|---|---|
| 1. Janma | the birth star — intensifies rather than helps | Rohini, Shravana, Hasta |
| 2. Sampat | wealth; the strongest for anything undertaken for gain | Krittika, Uttara Ashadha, Uttara Phalguni |
| 3. Vipat | danger and loss; not chosen for beginnings or travel | Bharani, Purva Ashadha, Purva Phalguni |
| 4. Kshema | well-being; for what needs to hold rather than to win | Ashwini, Moola, Magha |
| 5. Pratyari | obstruction; avoided where another party must consent | Revati, Jyeshtha, Ashlesha |
| 6. Sadhaka | accomplishment; for finishing rather than starting | Uttara Bhadrapada, Anuradha, Pushya |
| 7. Vadha | harm; the heaviest of the three, rejected outright | Purva Bhadrapada, Vishakha, Punarvasu |
| 8. Mitra | friendship; for dealings with people rather than things | Shatabhisha, Swati, Ardra |
| 9. Ati-Mitra | close friendship, also Parama Mitra; the mildest of the nine | Dhanishta, Chitra, Mrigashira |
Rohini is the sunrise nakshatra again on 14 June 2026, 12 July 2026, 8 August 2026 — so the nine columns above shift wholesale on those dates and the tara you land on changes with them. Find your nakshatra if you do not know it.
FAQ
Questions about 18 May 2026
What is the tithi on 18 May 2026?+
Shukla Dwitiya, in Shukla Paksha, at sunrise (05:28) in New Delhi. Shukla Pratipada was the tithi at sunrise the previous day. By the next sunrise it is Shukla Tritiya.
What is the Rahu Kaal on 18 May 2026 in New Delhi?+
07:11-08:53 — 102 minutes, which is one-eighth of this 13 h 38 m day. It is the 2nd of the eight equal parts between sunrise (05:28) and sunset (19:06), because that is the part Monday takes. Yamaghanta is 10:35-12:17 and Gulika 13:59-15:42 on the same construction.
How long is the day on 18 May 2026, and how long is each part?+
Sunrise to sunset is 13 h 38 m in New Delhi, so each of the eight parts runs 102.3 minutes. That is 199 minutes longer than the shortest day in this two-year table (10 h 19 m on 17 December 2026), and 20 minutes shorter than the longest (13 h 58 m on 14 June 2026). Every window on this page is a fraction of that length, so all of them move with it.
Which nakshatra is the Moon in on 18 May 2026?+
Rohini, at sunrise, with the Moon at 19.5° of Taurus. It is the sunrise nakshatra again on 14 June 2026, 12 July 2026, 8 August 2026. The degree is given because the nakshatra alone does not fix the rashi — nine of the 27 straddle a sign boundary.
Which rashi is in Chandrashtama on 18 May 2026?+
Libra (Tula) — the Moon is in Taurus, which is the eighth rashi from Libra. Exactly one rashi qualifies on any date. The Moon is still in Taurus at sunrise on 18 May 2026 and in Gemini by sunrise on 19 May 2026, at which point Taurus takes over the window.
When is my next Chandrashtama after 18 May 2026?+
Counted forward from this date: Aries 31 May 2026; Taurus 2 June 2026; Gemini 5 June 2026; Cancer 7 June 2026; Leo 9 June 2026; Virgo 12 June 2026; Libra 18 May 2026; Scorpio 19 May 2026; Sagittarius 21 May 2026; Capricorn 23 May 2026; Aquarius 26 May 2026; Pisces 28 May 2026. Each rashi gets one window a lunar month, lasting two or three sunrises.
Is 18 May 2026 an auspicious day?+
Not a question a dated page can answer. Six of the twelve houses are classed favourable, so 6 of the twelve rashis sit in a favourable position on this date — and Tara Bala, the tithi, the karana and your own chart all still have to be applied. The combined filter passes roughly a third of days for any one person.
Where is this panchang computed for, and how?+
New Delhi (28.6139°N, 77.209°E), from the JPL DE421 ephemeris with the Lahiri ayanamsa, over 2026-01-01 to 2027-12-31. Sunrise, sunset and the six windows derived from them are specific to this latitude and longitude.