Panchang in Sofia, Sofia-Capital, Bulgaria Mon 18 May 2026
sunrise to sunrise · times in EEST
Shubh muhurat on Monday 18 May
- Before sunrise, Mon 18 May
- 04:47–05:24Brahma Muhurta
- From sunrise 06:01
- 06:01–07:52Amrita choghadiya
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06:14–07:38Amrit Kalamin Rohini
- 09:42–11:33Shubha choghadiya
- 13:23–13:52Abhijit Muhuratwithout Yamaganda
- 17:48–18:54Labha choghadiyawithout Dur Muhurtam
- 18:54–20:45Amrita choghadiya
- After sunset 20:45
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22:26–23:50Amrit Kalamin Mrigashira
- 00:13–01:23 TueLabha choghadiya
- 02:32–03:41 TueShubha choghadiya
- 03:41–04:51 TueAmrita choghadiya
- 04:46–05:23 TueNext day's Brahma Muhurta
Times to avoid
Sunrise and sunset
Panchang
Choghadiya
Choghadiya by day
- 06:01–07:52Amritagood
- 07:52–09:42Kalabad
- 09:42–11:33Shubhagood
- 11:33–13:23Rogabad
- 13:23–15:13Udvegabad
- 15:13–17:04Charaneutral
- 17:04–18:54Labhagood
- 18:54–20:45Amritagood
Choghadiya by night
- 20:45–21:54Charaneutral
- 21:54–23:04Rogabad
- 23:04–00:13 TueKalabad
- 00:13–01:23 TueLabhagood
- 01:23–02:32 TueUdvegabad
- 02:32–03:41 TueShubhagood
- 03:41–04:51 TueAmritagood
- 04:51–06:00 TueCharaneutral
The day, from Brahma Muhurta to the next sunrise
Time runs down. Bands: choghadiya. Bars: muhurta and kala, over their real times.
- Before sunrise, Mon 18 May: Brahma Muhurta, 04:47–05:24, good
- Amrita, good, 06:01–07:52
- Kala, bad, 07:52–09:42
- Shubha, good, 09:42–11:33
- Roga, bad, 11:33–13:23
- Udvega, bad, 13:23–15:13
- Chara, neutral, 15:13–17:04
- Labha, good, 17:04–18:54
- Amrita, good, 18:54–20:45
- Chara, neutral, 20:45–21:54
- Roga, bad, 21:54–23:04
- Kala, bad, 23:04–00:13 Tue
- Labha, good, 00:13–01:23 Tue
- Udvega, bad, 01:23–02:32 Tue
- Shubha, good, 02:32–03:41 Tue
- Amrita, good, 03:41–04:51 Tue
- Chara, neutral, 04:51–06:00 Tue
- Rahu Kaal, 07:52–09:42, bad
- Yamaganda, 11:33–13:23, bad
- Abhijit, 12:54–13:52, good
- Dur Muhurtam, 13:52–14:51, bad
- Gulikai Kalam, 15:13–17:04, bad
- Dur Muhurtam, 16:49–17:48, bad
- Next day's Brahma Muhurta, 04:46–05:23 Tue
How each value is worked out
Which tithi is on Mon 18 May? Shukla Dwitiya
At sunrise the Moon led the Sun by 18.4°: Shukla Dwitiya.
The Moon gains on the Sun about 12° a day. Each 12° of lead is one tithi: 12°–24° is the 2nd, Shukla Dwitiya. A day takes the tithi in force at its sunrise, 06:01 here. Pratipada ended at 19:11 Sun, before it. Dwitiya ends at 15:23, when the lead reaches 24°. The lead passed 0° at the new moon of 16 May, so the Moon is waxing: Shukla paksha.
What time is Brahma Muhurta on Mon 18 May? 04:47–05:24
Brahma Muhurta is the 14th of 15 equal parts of the night before sunrise: 04:47–05:24.
The night of Sun 17 May ran from sunset 20:44 Sun to sunrise 06:01, 9 h 17 m. Cut into 15 muhurtas of 37 m, its 14th is Brahma Muhurta, the one before the last.
Daylight in 15 muhurtas
When is Abhijit Muhurat on Mon 18 May? 12:54–13:52
Abhijit is the 8th of 15 equal parts of daylight, the one around midday: 12:54–13:52.
When is Dur Muhurtam on Mon 18 May? 13:52–14:51
Dur Muhurtam is the 9th and 12th of 15 equal parts of daylight: 13:52–14:51 and 16:49–17:48.
When is Dur Muhurtam on Mon 18 May? 16:49–17:48
Dur Muhurtam is the 9th and 12th of 15 equal parts of daylight: 13:52–14:51 and 16:49–17:48.
Daylight here, 06:01 to 20:45, is cut into 15 muhurtas of 58 m. Abhijit is the 8th, the middle one. Dur Muhurtam on a Monday is the 9th and 12th, 13:52–14:51 and 16:49–17:48.
Which choghadiya is good on Mon 18 May?
06:01–07:52 is Amrita, ruled by Chandra (the Moon), the 1st of 8 equal parts of Monday's daylight, counted good.
Daylight here, 06:01 to 20:45, splits into 8 choghadiyas of 1 h 50 m. Their names follow a fixed order that starts from the weekday, and each name is counted good, neutral or bad.
The night here, 20:45 to 06:00 Tue, splits into 8 choghadiyas of 1 h 9 m. Their names follow a fixed order that starts from the weekday, and each name is counted good, neutral or bad.
Daylight in 8 parts
When is Rahu Kaal on Mon 18 May? 07:52–09:42
Rahu Kaal (Rahu Kalam) is the 2nd of 8 equal parts of Monday's daylight: 07:52–09:42.
When is Yamagandam on Mon 18 May? 11:33–13:23
Yamaganda is the 4th of 8 equal parts of Monday's daylight: 11:33–13:23.
When is Gulika Kalam on Mon 18 May? 15:13–17:04
Gulikai Kalam is the 6th of 8 equal parts of Monday's daylight: 15:13–17:04.
Daylight here runs 06:01 to 20:45, 14 h 44 m. Cut into 8 equal parts of 1 h 50 m, it gives the day's windows by weekday: on a Monday Rahu Kaal is the 2nd part, Yamaganda the 4th and Gulikai Kalam the 6th.
Sunrise and sunset
What time is sunrise on Mon 18 May? 06:01
Day here: sunrise 06:01, sunset 20:45, 14 h 44 m of daylight.
What time is sunset on Mon 18 May? 20:45
Day here: sunrise 06:01, sunset 20:45, 14 h 44 m of daylight.
Sunrise and sunset are computed for this place. Daylight lasts 14 h 44 m and the night until the next sunrise 9 h 15 m; every window and choghadiya is cut from these two lengths.
Sunrise and sunset are computed for this place. Daylight lasts 14 h 44 m and the night until the next sunrise 9 h 15 m; every window and choghadiya is cut from these two lengths.
Which nakshatra is it on Mon 18 May? Rohini
At sunrise the Moon was at 51.4°: Rohini, pada 4.
The fixed stars divide the Moon's path into 27 nakshatras of 13°20′, each in 4 padas of 3°20′. Rohini spans 40°00′–53°20′; the Moon entered its pada 4 at 50°. It leaves at 09:02, for Mrigashira.
Which yoga is it on Mon 18 May? Sukarma
At sunrise the Sun and Moon together made 84.4°: Sukarma.
Add the Sun's and the Moon's places among the stars: 33° + 51.4° = 84.4°. The sum, cut into 27 parts of 13°20′, gives the yoga: 80°00′–93°20′ is the 7th, Sukarma. It ends at 19:17, then Dhriti.
Which karana is it on Mon 18 May? Kaulava
At sunrise the lead was 18.4°: the second half of Dwitiya, Kaulava.
A karana is half a tithi: 6° of the Moon's lead, so the first half of Dwitiya is Balava and the second Kaulava. Balava ended at 05:16, when the lead reached 18°; Kaulava runs until 15:23.
Which vara is Mon 18 May, and from when? Somawara
This day began at sunrise, 06:01 on Monday: Somawara.
A Hindu day runs from one sunrise to the next, not midnight to midnight. This one runs 06:01 to 06:00 Tue, so the hours after midnight still belong to Somawara.
Which Hindu month is Mon 18 May in (amanta)? Jyeshtha (Adhik)
No sankranti between the new moons of 16 May and 15 Jun: Adhika Jyeshtha.
A month normally holds one sankranti, the Sun's entry into a new rashi. From 16 May 23:01 Sat to 15 Jun 05:54 Mon the Sun stayed in Vrishabha, entering Mithuna at 15 Jun 10:22 Mon, after the new moon. A month with no sankranti is Adhika Jyeshtha, before Jyeshtha itself.
Which Hindu month is Mon 18 May in (purnimanta)? Jyeshtha (Adhik)
Counted full moon to full moon, this waxing half belongs to Jyeshtha (Adhik).
A purnimanta month runs from full moon to full moon, so its waning half comes first. It shares its name with the amanta month that its second half falls in: the new moon of 16 May, with the Sun in Vrishabha, began Jyeshtha (Adhik). This Shukla paksha reads Jyeshtha (Adhik) in both counts.
Which samvat year is Mon 18 May in? Vikram 2083 · Shaka 1948
Vikram Samvat 2083 began at the Chaitra new moon of 19 Mar 2026.
A samvat year begins with Chaitra, the month whose new moon finds the Sun in Meena: 19 Mar 2026, 03:23 Thu. Since then the Sun has moved 58.8° round the stars. Vikram Samvat numbers that year 2083; Shaka Samvat numbers it 1948.
Moonrise and moonset
What time is moonrise on Mon 18 May? 06:46
The Moon rises here at 06:46.
What time is moonset on Mon 18 May? 23:21
The Moon was down at sunrise and rises at 06:46, in this day's daylight; it sets again at 23:21.
The Moon was down at sunrise and rose at 06:46; it sets again at 23:21, so this day's moonset falls in its night.