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17 August 2022 Tithi – Panchang – Hindu Calendar – Good Time – Nakshatra – Rashi

Tithi in Panchang – Hindu Calendar on Wednesday, 17 August 2022 – It is Krishna Paksha Sashti tithi or the sixth day during waning or dark phase of moon in Hindu calendar and Panchang in most regions. It is Krishna Paksha Panchami tithi or the fifth day during waning or dark phase of moon till 12:01 AM on August 17. Then onward it is Krishna Paksha Sashti tithi or the sixth day during waning or dark phase of moon till 11:52 PM on August 17. (Time applicable in all north, south and eastern parts of India. All time based on India Standard Time. 

Good – Auspicious time on August 17, 2022 as per Hindu Calendar – Good and auspicious time till 8:24 PM. 

Nakshatra – Revati nakshatra till 1:42 AM on August 17. Ashwini or Aswathy nakshatra till 2:18 AM on August 18. (Time applicable in north, south and eastern parts of India). 

In western parts of India (Maharashtra, Gujarat, Goa, north Karnataka and south Rajasthan), is Ashwini or Aswathy nakshatra till 9:57 PM on August 17. Then onward it is Bharani nakshatra till 11:36 PM on August 18. 

Rashi or Moon Sign – Meena Rashi till 1:42 AM on August 17. Then onward it is Mesha Rashi till 9:48 AM on August 19. (Time applicable in all north, south and eastern parts of India.) 

In western parts of India (Maharashtra, Gujarat, Goa and south Rajasthan), Meena Rashi till 9:07 PM on August 16. Then onward it is Mesha Rashi till 6:07 AM on August 19.   

Festivals, Vrat and Auspicious days – Hal Sashti Lalahi Sashti - Balaram Jayanti - Chingamasam begins in Kerala Malayalam calendar (Kolla Varsham - 1198 begins)

Kali Yuga Year – 5124 

Vikram Samvat 2079 –Bhadrapada Krishna Paksha Sashti tithi or the sixth day during the waning or dark phase of moon in Bhadrapad month in Hindu calendar in North India - Delhi, Rajasthan, Uttar Pradesh, Bihar, Jharkhand, Madhya Pradesh, Haryana, Punjab, Himachal Pradesh, Uttarakhand, Chhattisgarh, Odisha and Jammu and Kashmir. 

Shubhakrit Nama Samvatsara/ Shalivahana Saka 1944 – Shravan Krishna Paksha Sashti tithi or the sixth day during waning or dark phase of moon in Shravan month in Karnataka, Andhra Pradesh and Telangana. 

Shubhakrit Nama Samvatsara/ Shalivahana Saka 1944 – Shravan Krishna Paksha Sashti tithi or the sixth day during waning or dark phase of moon in Shravan month in Maharashtra and Goa. (It is Krishna Paksha Sashti tithi or the sixth day during waning or dark phase of moon in Shravan month till 8:25 PM on August 17. Then onward it is Krishna Paksha Saptami tithi or the seventh day during waning or dark phase of moon in Shravan month till 9:21 PM on August 18.) (This time is applicable only in western parts of India.) 

Vikram Samvat 2078 – Shravan Krishna Paksha Sashti tithi or the sixth day during waning or dark phase of moon in Shravan in Gujarat. (It is Krishna Paksha Sashti tithi or the sixth day during waning or dark phase of moon in Shravan month till 8:25 PM on August 17. Then onward it is Krishna Paksha Saptami tithi or the seventh day during waning or dark phase of moon in Shravan month till 9:21 PM on August 18.) (This time is applicable only in western parts of India.) 

1st day of Avani Masam in Tamil Calendar followed in Tamil Nadu. (Shubhakrit Nama Year)
1st day of Chinga Masam in Malayalam Calendar in Kerala. (Kolla Varsham 1198)
30th day of Shraban Month in Calendars followed in Assam and Bengal. (Bengali Year 1429) 

Bad Period on August 17, 2022
Rahukalam – 12:31 PM to 2:07 PM
Yamagandam – 7:41 AM to 9:18 AM
Gulikai – 10:54 AM to 12:31 PM
Durmuhurtham – 12:05 PM to 12:57 PM
Varjyam – 5:49 PM to 7:28 PM 

Panchak (bad) – till 1:42 AM 

Good Period on August 17, 2022
Abhijit Muhurta – not present
Amrita Kalam – 2:30 PM to 4:10 PM
Sarvartha Siddhi Yog – not present
Amrita Siddhi Yog – not present
Dwipushkar Yog – not present
Tripushkar Yog – not present
Ravi Yog – 1:42 AM on Aug 17 to 2:18 AM on Aug 18

Yog – Ganda (good) till 8:56 PM on August 17. Then onward it is Vriddhi (good) till 8:41 PM on August 18. 

Karana – Garaja (good) till 8:15 AM on August 17. Then onward it is Vanija (good) till 8:25 PM on August 17. Then onward it is Vishti or Bhadra (bad) till 8:47 AM on August 18. 

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