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Moon Calendar चन्द्र पंचांग

The Moon’s true face for every day of the month, read at sunrise. Tap a day for its tithi, light, the mind’s weather and three things that help.

कालात्मादिन कृन् मनस्तुहिनगुः सत्त्वं कुजो ज्ञो वचो जीवो ज्ञान सुखे सितश्च मदनो दुःखं दिनेशात्मजः । राजानौ रवि शीतगू क्षित सुतो नेता कुमारो बुधः सूरिर्दानव पूजितश्च सचिवौ प्रेष्यः सहस्रांशुजः ॥ १॥

The Sun signifies the soul; the Moon the mind; Mars strength; Mercury speech; Jupiter knowledge and happiness; Venus desire; and Saturn (the Sun’s son) sorrow. The Sun and Moon are the two royal planets; Mars is the army-commander; Mercury the heir-apparent; Jupiter and Venus (preceptors of the gods and of the demons) the two ministers; and Saturn the servant.

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May 2026

Read at sunrise for Ujjain, India

› Today
Sun
Mon
Tue
Wed
Thu
Fri
Sat
1 Pūrṇimā 100% 2 Pratipadā 100% 3 Dvitīyā 98% 4 Tṛtīyā 95% 5 Caturthī 90% 6 Caturthī 84% 7 Pañcamī 77% 8 Ṣaṣṭhī 68% 9 Saptamī 59% 10 Aṣṭamī 49% 11 Navamī 39% 12 Daśamī 29% 13 Ekādaśī 19% 14 Dvādaśī 11% 15 Trayodaśī 5% 16 Amāvāsyā 1% 17 Pratipadā 0% 18 Dvitīyā 2% 19 Tṛtīyā 7% 20 Caturthī 15% 21 Pañcamī 24% 22 Ṣaṣṭhī 34% 23 Aṣṭamī 45% 24 Navamī 56% 25 Daśamī 66% 26 Ekādaśī 75% 27 Ekādaśī 83% 28 Dvādaśī 90% 29 Trayodaśī 95% 30 Caturdaśī 98% 31 Pūrṇimā 100%

Waxing crescent

Beginning

Wednesday, 20 May 2026

Śukla pakṣa · Caturthī

Illumination 15%
Pakṣa-bala 25%

Pakṣa-bala — the Moon’s fortnight-strength in the ṣaḍbala scheme: its distance from the Sun out of 180°.

Tithi
Caturthī (4/15 · until 11:07)
Nakṣatra
Ārdrā
Moon’s rāśi
Mithuna
Moon–Sun angle
44.9°
Lord of the tithi
Yama Bṛhat Saṁhitā 98.1
Tithi class
Riktā “the emptying”

The mind today

A thin bright curve returns to the evening sky. The mind turns outward again: curiosity and hope come easily. It is a kind time to begin small and let the habit grow with the Moon.

Riktā — A day for emptying out: clear a drawer, an inbox, a grudge. The almanacs keep new beginnings for other days, which makes this a fine day to let go.

Three things that help

  1. Start one small habit — five minutes counts — and mark it on this calendar.
  2. Step out after sunset and find the crescent in the west; a minute of looking up resets the day.
  3. Reach out to one person you have been meaning to message.

A japa for the Moon

ॐ सोमाय नमः

The Moon’s nāma-mantra — “Oṁ, salutation to Soma”. Eleven slow repetitions, facing the Moon or a lamp.

This month at a glance May 2026

The month’s light
100% 1 90% 5 49% 10 5% 15 1% 16 15% 20 66% 25 98% 30 100% 31

The five moods of the tithi

Nandā “the joyful”

1 · 6 · 11

A day whose very name is joy. Let one small delight be deliberate — music, a favourite meal, a call to someone who makes you laugh.

Bhadrā “the gentle, the wholesome”

2 · 7 · 12

A steadying day. Routine is medicine today: regular meals, a tidy desk, an early night.

Jayā “the victorious”

3 · 8 · 13

A day of resolve. Pick the one task you have been avoiding and finish it — a small win lifts the whole mind.

Riktā “the emptying”

4 · 9 · 14

A day for emptying out: clear a drawer, an inbox, a grudge. The almanacs keep new beginnings for other days, which makes this a fine day to let go.

Pūrṇā “the full”

5 · 10 · 15

A day of fullness. Count what is already complete — write down three things that went well before you sleep.

Why the Moon, for the mind

कमलजविधातृहरियमशशांकषड्वक्त्रशक्रवसुभुजगाः । धर्मेशसवितृमन्मथकलयो विश्वे च तिथिपतयः ॥ ९८.१॥

Brahma (kamalaja), the Creator, Vishnu (hari), Yama, the Moon, Skanda (shadvaktra, "six-faced"), Indra, the Vasus, the serpents; the lord of dharma, Savitri/the Sun, Kama (Manmatha), the Kalas (or Shiva), and the Vishvedevas -- these are the lords of the lunar days.

अष्टमी नवमी चैव पक्षच्छिद्राः प्रकीर्तिताः । नन्दा भद्रा जया रिक्ता पूर्णा चेति सितासिताः ॥ ९२ ॥

The 8th and 9th are declared pakṣa-chidras. Nandā, Bhadrā, Jayā, Riktā and Pūrṇā (are the five tithi-groups) of the bright and dark fortnights.

कृष्णे च बलिनः क्रूराः सौम्या वीर्ययुता सिते । सौम्यायने सौम्यखेटो बली याम्यायनेऽपरः ॥ ३८ ॥

In the dark fortnight (Kṛṣṇa-pakṣa), the cruel [malefic planets] are strong; in the bright [fortnight] (Śukla-pakṣa), the benefics are endowed with vitality. In the northern course (Uttarāyaṇa), the benefic planets are strong; in the southern course (Dakṣiṇāyana), the others [the malefics are strong].

Readings and suggestions are Horā’s own reflections on these classical meanings — everyday self-care, offered with the tradition’s goodwill. If low mood, anxiety or sleeplessness stays for two weeks or more, please speak with a doctor or a mental-health professional.

Moon imagery: Solar System Scope (CC BY 4.0), lit for each day’s true Sun angle.

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