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

Tithi in Panchang – Hindu Calendar on Thursday, 17 December 2020 – Shukla Paksha Tritiya Tithi or the third day during the waxing or light phase of moon in Hindu calendar and Panchang in most regions. 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. Then onward it is Shukla Paksha Chaturthi Tithi or the fourth day during the waxing or light phase of moon till 5:17 PM on December 18. (Time applicable in all north, south and eastern parts of India. All time based on India Standard Time. 

Good – Auspicious time on December 17, 2020 as per Hindu Calendar – Good and auspicious time on the entire day. 

Nakshatra – Uttarashada or Uthradam Nakshatra till 10:05 PM on December 17. Then onward it is Shravan or Thiruvonam Nakshatra till 10:11 PM on December 18. (Time applicable in north, south and eastern parts of India.) 

In western parts of India (Maharashtra, Gujarat, Goa, north Karnataka and south Rajasthan), Uttarashada or Uthradam Nakshatra till 7:13 PM on December 17. Then onward it is Shravan or Thiruvonam Nakshatra till 7:04 PM on December 18. 

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. Then onward it is Makar Rashi till 10:39 AM on December 19. (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. Then onward it is Makar Rashi till 7:17 AM on December 19. 

Festivals, Vrat and Auspicious days – 

Kali Yuga Year – 5122 

Vikram Samvat 2077 – Margashirsha Shukla Paksha Tritiya Tithi or the third 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 Tritiya Tithi or the third 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 Tritiya Tithi or the third day during the waxing or light phase of moon in Margashirsha month in Maharashtra and Goa. (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. Then onward it is Shukla Paksha Chaturthi Tithi or the fourth day during the waxing or light phase of moon till 2:23 PM on December 18.) (This time is applicable only in western parts of India.) 

Vikram Samvat 2077 – Margashirsha Shukla Paksha Tritiya Tithi or the third day during the waxing or light phase of moon in Margashirsha month in Gujarat. (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. Then onward it is Shukla Paksha Chaturthi Tithi or the fourth day during the waxing or light phase of moon till 2:23 PM on December 18.) (This time is applicable only in western parts of India.) 

2nd day of Margazhi Masam in Tamil Calendar followed in Tamil Nadu. (Sharvari Nama Year)
2nd day of Dhanu Masam in Malayalam Calendar in Kerala. (Kolla Varsham 1196)
1st day of Paush Month in Calendars followed in Assam and Bengal. (Bengali Year 1427) 

Bad Period on December 17, 2020

Rahukalam – 1:43 PM to 3:03 PM
Yamagandam – 7:03 AM to 8:23 AM
Gulikai – 9:43 AM to 11:03 AM
Durmuhurtham – 10:36 AM to 11:19 AM
Durmuhurtham – 2:53 PM to 3:35 PM
Varjyam – 11:12 PM on Dec 17 to 12:47 AM on Dec 18 

Panchak (bad) – not present 

Good Time on December 17, 2020

Abhijit Muhurta – 12:02 PM to 12:44 PM
Amrita Kalam – 1:03 PM to 2:36 PM
Sarvartha Siddhi Yog – not present
Amrita Siddhi Yog – not present
Dwipushkar Yog – not present
Tripushkar Yog – not present 

Yog – Dhruva (good) till 4:04 PM on December 17. Then onward it is Vyaghata (bad) till 2:07 PM on December 18. 

Karana – Taitila (good) till 4:01 AM on Dec 17. Then onward it is Garaja (good) till 3:18 PM on Dec 17. Then onward it is Vanija (good) till 2:45 AM on Dec 18. 

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