Calendar tools
Daily Essentials
Muhurat & Timing
Checks & Alerts
Personal Timing
May 2016 corresponds to May. A pan-regional new-year band: Baisakhi in Punjab, Vishu in Kerala, Pohela Boishakh in Bengal, and Puthandu in Tamil Nadu, alongside Akshaya Tritiya and Buddha Purnima, as the pre-monsoon heat builds. Major observances: Akshaya Tritiya (May 9), Narasimha Jayanti (May 20), Buddha Purnima (May 21). Day quality across 31 days: 2 highly auspicious, 5 favourable, 16 mixed. Ekadashi vrats: May 3, May 17. New to the Vedic calendar? See how it works.
2
Excellent
5
Good
16
Mixed
8
Challenging
May highlights
20 observances in May
Show
Sun
Mon
Tue
Wed
Thu
Fri
Sat
1
Navami
2
Dashami
3
Ekadashi
Varuthini Ekadashi
4
Dwadashi
Krishna Pradosh Vrat
5
Trayodashi
Masik Shivaratri
6
Amavasya
Amavasya
7
Pratipada
8
Dwitiya
Parashurama Jayanti
9
Tritiya
Akshaya Tritiya
10
Chaturthi
Vinayaka Chaturthi
11
Panchami
12
Shashthi
Ganga Saptami
13
Saptami
14
Ashtami
Vrishabha Sankranti
Masik Durgashtami
15
Navami
Sita Navami
16
Dashami
17
Ekadashi
Mohini Ekadashi
18
Dwadashi
19
Trayodashi
Shukla Pradosh Vrat
20
Chaturdashi
Narasimha Jayanti
21
Purnima
Buddha Purnima
Kurma Jayanti
Purnima Vrat
22
Pratipada
Narada Jayanti
23
Dwitiya
24
Dwitiya
25
Tritiya
Sankashti Chaturthi
26
Chaturthi
27
Panchami
28
Shashthi
29
Saptami
Kalashtami
30
Navami
31
Dashami
3
Tue
Varuthini Ekadashi
4
Wed
Krishna Pradosh Vrat
5
Thu
Masik Shivaratri
6
Fri
Amavasya
8
Sun
Parashurama Jayanti
9
Mon
Akshaya Tritiya
10
Tue
Vinayaka Chaturthi
12
Thu
Ganga Saptami
14
Sat
Vrishabha Sankranti
Masik Durgashtami
15
Sun
Sita Navami
17
Tue
Mohini Ekadashi
19
Thu
Shukla Pradosh Vrat
20
Fri
Narasimha Jayanti
21
Sat
Buddha Purnima
Kurma Jayanti
Purnima Vrat
22
Sun
Narada Jayanti
25
Wed
Sankashti Chaturthi
29
Sun
Kalashtami
Major festival
Festival & puja
Vrat, ekadashi & fasting day
Tap any day for its full panchang. Hide the highlights panel (★) to widen the grid.
