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

Tithi in Panchang – Hindu Calendar on Sunday, 20 December 2020 – Shukla Paksha Sashti Tithi or the sixth day during the waxing or light phase of moon in Hindu calendar and Panchang in most regions. It is Shukla Paksha Sashti Tithi or the sixth day during the waxing or light phase of moon till till 5:36 PM on December 20. Then onward it is Shukla Paksha Saptami Tithi or the seventh day during the waxing or light phase of moon till 6:33 PM on December 21. (Time applicable in all north, south and eastern parts of India. All time based on India Standard Time. 

Good – Auspicious time on December 20, 2020 as per Hindu Calendar – Good and auspicious time on the entire day. 

Nakshatra – Shatabhisha or Sadayam or Chathayam Nakshatra till 11:53 PM on December 20. Then onward it is Purva Bhadrapada or Pooruruttathi Nakshatra on the entire day on December 21 and till 1:27 AM on December 22. (Time applicable in north, south and eastern parts of India.) 

In western parts of India (Maharashtra, Gujarat, Goa, north Karnataka and south Rajasthan), Shatabhisha or Sadayam or Chathayam Nakshatra till 9:03 PM on December 20. Then onward it is Purva Bhadrapada or Pooruruttathi Nakshatra till 11:03 PM on December 21. 

Rashi or Moon Sign – Makar Rashi till 10:39 AM on December 19. Then onward it is Kumbha Rashi till 7:04 PM on December 21. (Time applicable in all north, south and eastern parts of India.) 

In western parts of India (Maharashtra, Gujarat, Goa and south Rajasthan), Makar Rashi till 7:17 AM on December 19. Then onward it is Kumbha Rashi till 4:30 PM on December 21. 

Festivals, Vrat and Auspicious days – 

Muruga Sashti Fasting
Champa Shashti in Maharashtra

Kali Yuga Year – 5122 

Vikram Samvat 2077 – Margashirsha Shukla Paksha Sashti Tithi or the sixth 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 Sashti Tithi or the sixth 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 Sashti Tithi or the sixth day during the waxing or light phase of moon in Margashirsha month in Maharashtra and Goa. (It is Shukla Paksha Sashti Tithi or the sixth day during the waxing or light phase of moon till 2:53 PM on December 20. Then onward it is Shukla Paksha Saptami Tithi or the seventh day during the waxing or light phase of moon till 4:15 PM on December 21.) (This time is applicable only in western parts of India.) 

Vikram Samvat 2077 – Margashirsha Shukla Paksha Sashti Tithi or the sixth day during the waxing or light phase of moon in Margashirsha month in Gujarat. (It is Shukla Paksha Sashti Tithi or the sixth day during the waxing or light phase of moon till 2:53 PM on December 20. Then onward it is Shukla Paksha Saptami Tithi or the seventh day during the waxing or light phase of moon till 4:15 PM on December 21.) (This time is applicable only in western parts of India.) 

5th day of Margazhi Masam in Tamil Calendar followed in Tamil Nadu. (Sharvari Nama Year)
5th day of Dhanu Masam in Malayalam Calendar in Kerala. (Kolla Varsham 1196)
4th day of Paush Month in Calendars followed in Assam and Bengal. (Bengali Year 1427) 

Bad Period on December 20, 2020

Rahukalam – 4:25 PM to 5:45 PM
Yamagandam – 12:25 PM to 1:45 PM
Gulikai – 3:05 PM to 4:25 PM
Durmuhurtham – 4:19 PM to 5:02 PM
Varjyam – 3:17 AM to 4:58 AM 

Panchak (bad) – entire day 

Good Time on December 20, 2020

Abhijit Muhurta – 12:03 PM to 12:46 PM
Amrita Kalam – 1:25 PM to 3:07 PM
Sarvartha Siddhi Yog – not present
Amrita Siddhi Yog – not present
Dwipushkar Yog – not present
Tripushkar Yog – not present 

Yog – Vajra (good) till 12:02 PM on December 20. Then onward it is Siddhi (good) till 11:52 AM on December 21. 

Karana – Kaulava (good) till 2:28 AM on Dec 20. Then onward it is Taitila (good) till 2:53 PM on Dec 20. Then onward it is Garaja (good) till 3:29 AM on Dec 21. 

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