Gujarati calendar · lunisolar
Gujarati calendar May 2026
The Gujarati calendar is lunisolar and amanta. Its Vikram Samvat year begins in Kartak, the day after Diwali, so the Gujarati new year (Bestu Varas) falls in October or November.
Gujarati calendar, May 2026
- Months: Vaishakh (વૈશાખ) · Adhik Jeth (જેઠ)
- Vikram Samvat: 2082
1FridayVaishakh
Purnima until 10:54 pm → K Pratipada
Swati
Tula
6:07 am · 7:07 pm
Purnima
2Saturday
K Pratipada until 12:51 am → K Dwitiya
Vishakha
Tula → Vrishchika 12:31 am
6:06 am · 7:07 pm
3Sunday
K Dwitiya until 3:03 am → K Tritiya
Vishakha
Vrishchika
6:06 am · 7:08 pm
4Monday
K Tritiya until 5:25 am → K Chaturthi
Anuradha
Vrishchika
6:05 am · 7:08 pm
5Tuesday
K Chaturthi
Jyeshtha
Vrishchika → Dhanu 12:55 pm
6:04 am · 7:09 pm
6Wednesday
K Chaturthi until 7:52 am → K Panchami
Mula
Dhanu
6:04 am · 7:09 pm
7Thursday
K Panchami until 10:15 am → K Shashthi
Purva Ashadha
Dhanu → Makara 1:27 am
6:03 am · 7:10 pm
8Friday
K Shashthi until 12:23 pm → K Saptami
Uttara Ashadha
Makara
6:02 am · 7:10 pm
9Saturday
K Saptami until 2:04 pm → K Ashtami
Shravana
Makara
6:02 am · 7:11 pm
10Sunday
K Ashtami until 3:07 pm → K Navami
Dhanishta
Makara → Kumbha 12:14 pm
6:01 am · 7:11 pm
11Monday
K Navami until 3:25 pm → K Dashami
Shatabhisha
Kumbha
6:01 am · 7:12 pm
12Tuesday
K Dashami until 2:53 pm → K Ekadashi
Purva Bhadrapada
Kumbha → Meena 7:26 pm
6:00 am · 7:12 pm
13Wednesday
K Ekadashi until 1:31 pm → K Dwadashi
Uttara Bhadrapada
Meena
6:00 am · 7:13 pm
Ekadashi
14Thursday
K Dwadashi until 11:21 am → K Trayodashi
Revati
Meena → Mesha 10:35 pm
5:59 am · 7:13 pm
15Friday
K Trayodashi until 8:32 am → K Chaturdashi until 5:12 am → Amavasya
Ashwini
Mesha
5:59 am · 7:13 pm
Sankranti
16Saturday
Amavasya until 1:31 am → S Pratipada
Bharani
Mesha → Vrishabha 10:48 pm
5:58 am · 7:14 pm
Amavasya
17SundayAdhik Jeth
S Pratipada until 9:42 pm → S Dwitiya
Krittika
Vrishabha
5:58 am · 7:14 pm
18Monday
S Dwitiya until 5:54 pm → S Tritiya
Rohini
Vrishabha → Mithuna 10:06 pm
5:58 am · 7:15 pm
19Tuesday
S Tritiya until 2:19 pm → S Chaturthi
Mrigashira
Mithuna
5:57 am · 7:15 pm
20Wednesday
S Chaturthi until 11:08 am → S Panchami
Ardra
Mithuna → Karka 10:39 pm
5:57 am · 7:16 pm
21Thursday
S Panchami until 8:28 am → S Shashthi
Pushya
Karka
5:57 am · 7:16 pm
22Friday
S Shashthi until 6:25 am → S Saptami until 5:05 am → S Ashtami
Ashlesha
Karka → Simha 2:09 am
5:56 am · 7:17 pm
23Saturday
S Ashtami until 4:28 am → S Navami
Magha
Simha
5:56 am · 7:17 pm
24Sunday
S Navami until 4:32 am → S Dashami
Purva Phalguni
Simha
5:56 am · 7:18 pm
25Monday
S Dashami until 5:12 am → S Ekadashi
Uttara Phalguni
Simha → Kanya 9:08 am
5:55 am · 7:18 pm
26Tuesday
S Ekadashi
Hasta
Kanya
5:55 am · 7:19 pm
Ekadashi
27Wednesday
S Ekadashi until 6:23 am → S Dwadashi
Hasta
Kanya → Tula 7:01 pm
5:55 am · 7:19 pm
Ekadashi
28Thursday
S Dwadashi until 7:58 am → S Trayodashi
Chitra
Tula
5:55 am · 7:20 pm
29Friday
S Trayodashi until 9:52 am → S Chaturdashi
Swati
Tula
5:54 am · 7:20 pm
30Saturday
S Chaturdashi until 11:59 am → Purnima
Vishakha
Tula → Vrishchika 6:39 am
5:54 am · 7:20 pm
31Sunday
Purnima until 2:16 pm → K Pratipada
Anuradha
Vrishchika
5:54 am · 7:21 pm
Purnima
S = Shukla paksha, K = Krishna paksha. The tithi is the one at sunrise, with the time it ends when it changes before the next sunrise. ☆ nakshatra, ☾ Moon sign, ☼ sunrise and sunset, for Ahmedabad, in IST.
Days to note in May 2026
| Date | Month | What |
|---|---|---|
| 1 May, Fri | Vaishakh | Purnima |
| 13 May, Wed | Vaishakh | Krishna Ekadashi |
| 15 May, Fri | Vaishakh | Vrishabha Sankranti, 6:27 am |
| 16 May, Sat | Vaishakh | Amavasya |
| 26 May, Tue | Adhik Jeth | Shukla Ekadashi |
| 27 May, Wed | Adhik Jeth | Shukla Ekadashi |
| 31 May, Sun | Adhik Jeth | Purnima |
How the Gujarati calendar works
Months run new moon to new moon. Their names, Kartak to Aso, follow the Sun’s sign at the new moon that starts each month, with an adhik month added when needed.
Bestu Varas, the Gujarati New Year, is Kartak Shukla Pratipada, the day after Diwali.
| # | Month | Gujarati |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Chaitra | ચૈત્ર |
| 2 | Vaishakh | વૈશાખ |
| 3 | Jeth | જેઠ |
| 4 | Ashadh | અષાઢ |
| 5 | Shravan | શ્રાવણ |
| 6 | Bhadarvo | ભાદરવો |
| 7 | Aso | આસો |
| 8 | Kartak | કારતક |
| 9 | Magshar | માગશર |
| 10 | Posh | પોષ |
| 11 | Maha | મહા |
| 12 | Fagan | ફાગણ |
Other regional calendars
- Hindu calendar
- Tamil calendar
- Telugu calendar
- Kannada calendar
- Malayalam calendar
- Marathi calendar
- Bengali calendar
- Odia calendar
For the full day (yoga, karana, Rahu kaal) see today's panchang, and the full lists of Amavasya, Purnima and eclipse dates.