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Hindu Calendar May 2026 for Shanghai: Festivals and Vrats

Times are local time in Shanghai (Asia/Shanghai, UTC+08:00). Times after midnight show the date.

DateWeekdayTithi at sunrise Nakshatra at sunriseFestivals and vrats
1 May Friday Purnima Shukla Paksha Swati
Purnima
2 May Saturday Pratipada Krishna Paksha Swati
3 May Sunday Dwitiya Krishna Paksha Vishaka
4 May Monday Dwitiya Krishna Paksha Anuradha
5 May Tuesday Tritiya Krishna Paksha Jyeshta
Angaraki Sankashti Chaturthi
6 May Wednesday Chaturthi Krishna Paksha Moola
7 May Thursday Panchami Krishna Paksha Purva Ashadha
8 May Friday Shashthi Krishna Paksha Uttara Ashadha
9 May Saturday Saptami Krishna Paksha Shravana
10 May Sunday Ashtami Krishna Paksha Dhanishta
11 May Monday Navami Krishna Paksha Shatabhisha
12 May Tuesday Dashami Krishna Paksha Purva Bhadrapada
13 May Wednesday Ekadashi Krishna Paksha Uttara Bhadrapada
Apara Ekadashi
14 May Thursday Dwadashi Krishna Paksha Revati
Pradosh Vrat
15 May Friday Trayodashi Krishna Paksha Ashwini
Vrishabha Sankranti
Masik Shivaratri
16 May Saturday Chaturdashi Krishna Paksha Bharani
Amavasya
17 May Sunday Pratipada Shukla Paksha Krithika
18 May Monday Dwitiya Shukla Paksha Rohini
19 May Tuesday Tritiya Shukla Paksha Mrigashirsha
20 May Wednesday Chaturthi Shukla Paksha Ardra
Vinayaka Chaturthi
21 May Thursday Panchami Shukla Paksha Punarvasu
22 May Friday Shashthi Shukla Paksha Pushya
23 May Saturday Saptami Shukla Paksha Magha
24 May Sunday Ashtami Shukla Paksha Purva Phalguni
25 May Monday Navami Shukla Paksha Purva Phalguni
26 May Tuesday Dashami Shukla Paksha Uttara Phalguni
27 May Wednesday Ekadashi Shukla Paksha Hasta
Padmini Ekadashi
28 May Thursday Dwadashi Shukla Paksha Chitra
Pradosh Vrat
29 May Friday Trayodashi Shukla Paksha Swati
30 May Saturday Chaturdashi Shukla Paksha Vishaka
31 May Sunday Purnima Shukla Paksha Anuradha
Purnima

Sky events

Eclipses

None this month.

Eclipses 2026

Moon phases

Full Moon: 2 May, 01:23
Last Quarter: 10 May, 05:10
New Moon: 17 May, 04:01
First Quarter: 23 May, 19:10
Full Moon: 31 May, 16:45

Retrograde and direct stations

Pluto stations retrograde: 6 May, 23:41

Retrogrades 2026

Planets changing sign

Mercury enters Taurus: 3 May, 10:56
Mars enters Mesha: 11 May, 15:05
Venus enters Mithuna: 14 May, 13:21
Mercury enters Vrishabha: 15 May, 03:01
Sun enters Vrishabha: 15 May, 08:49
Mercury enters Gemini: 17 May, 18:26
Mars enters Taurus: 19 May, 06:25
Venus enters Cancer: 19 May, 09:05
Sun enters Gemini: 21 May, 08:36
Mercury enters Mithuna: 29 May, 13:40

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