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16 December 2020 Tithi - Panchang - Hindu Calendar - Good Time - Nakshatra – Rashi

Tithi in Panchang – Hindu Calendar on Wednesday, 16 December 2020 – Shukla Paksha Dwitiya Tithi or the second day during the waxing or light phase of moon in Hindu calendar and Panchang in most regions. It is Shukla Paksha Dwitiya Tithi or the second day during the waxing or light phase of moon till 6:57 PM on December 16. Then onward it is Shukla Paksha Tritiya Tithi or the third day during the waxing or light phase of moon till 5:53 PM on December 17. (Time applicable in all north, south and eastern parts of India. All time based on India Standard Time. 

Good – Auspicious time on December 16, 2020 as per Hindu Calendar – There is no good and auspicious time on the entire day. 

Nakshatra – Purva Shada or Pooradam Nakshatra till 10:26 PM on December 16. Then onward it is Uttarashada or Uthradam Nakshatra till 10:05 PM on December 17. (Time applicable in north, south and eastern parts of India.) 

In western parts of India (Maharashtra, Gujarat, Goa, north Karnataka and south Rajasthan), Purva Shada or Pooradam Nakshatra till 8:04 PM on December 16. Then onward it is Uttarashada or Uthradam Nakshatra till 7:13 PM on December 17. 

Rashi or Moon Sign – Vrischika Rashi till 12:16 AM on December 15. Then onward it is Dhanu Rashi till 4:20 AM on December 17. (Time applicable in all north, south and eastern parts of India.) 

In western parts of India (Maharashtra, Gujarat, Goa and south Rajasthan), Vrischika Rashi till 11:26 PM on December 14. Then onward it is Dhanu Rashi till 1:48 AM on December 17. 

Festivals, Vrat and Auspicious days – 

Kharmas begins
Dhanur Masam begins
Margazhi month begins

Kali Yuga Year – 5122 

Vikram Samvat 2077 – Margashirsha Shukla Paksha Dwitiya Tithi or the second day during the waxing or light phase of moon in Margashirsh month in North India - Delhi, Rajasthan, Uttar Pradesh, Bihar, Jharkhand, Madhya Pradesh, Haryana, Punjab, Himachal Pradesh, Uttarakhand, Chhattisgarh, Orissa and Jammu and Kashmir. 

Sharvari Nama Samvatsara/ Shalivahana Saka 1942 – Margashirsha Shukla Paksha Dwitiya Tithi or the second day during the waxing or light phase of moon in Margashirsha month in Karnataka, Andhra Pradesh and Telangana. 

Sharvari Nama Samvatsara/ Shalivahana Saka 1942 – Margashirsha Shukla Paksha Dwitiya Tithi or the second day during the waxing or light phase of moon in Margashirsha month in Maharashtra and Goa. (It is Shukla Paksha Dwitiya Tithi or the second day during the waxing or light phase of moon till 4:55 PM on December 16. Then onward it is Shukla Paksha Tritiya Tithi or the third day during the waxing or light phase of moon till 3:18 PM on December 17.) (This time is applicable only in western parts of India.) 

Vikram Samvat 2077 – Margashirsha Shukla Paksha Dwitiya Tithi or the second day during the waxing or light phase of moon in Margashirsha month in Gujarat. (It is Shukla Paksha Dwitiya Tithi or the second day during the waxing or light phase of moon till 4:55 PM on December 16. Then onward it is Shukla Paksha Tritiya Tithi or the third day during the waxing or light phase of moon till 3:18 PM on December 17.) (This time is applicable only in western parts of India.) 

1st day of Margazhi Masam in Tamil Calendar followed in Tamil Nadu. (Sharvari Nama Year)
1st day of Dhanu Masam in Malayalam Calendar in Kerala. (Kolla Varsham 1196)
30th day of Agrahan Month in Calendars followed in Assam and Bengal. (Bengali Year 1427) 

Bad Period on December 16, 2020

Rahukalam – 12:23 PM to 1:43 PM
Yamagandam – 8:22 AM to 9:42 AM
Gulikai – 11:03 AM to 12:23 PM
Durmuhurtham – 12:01 PM to 12:44 PM
Varjyam – 6:32 AM to 7:03 AM 

Panchak (bad) – not present 

Good Time on December 16, 2020

Abhijit Muhurta – not present
Amrita Kalam – 3:34 PM to 5:04 PM
Sarvartha Siddhi Yog – not present
Amrita Siddhi Yog – not present
Dwipushkar Yog – not present
Tripushkar Yog – not present 

Yog – Vriddhi (good) till 6:33 PM on December 16. Then onward it is Dhruva (good) till 4:04 PM on December 17. 

Karana – Balava (good) till 5:57 AM on Dec 16. Then onward it is Kaulava (good) till 4:55 PM on Dec 16. Then onward it is Taitila (good) till 4:01 AM on Dec 17. 

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