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16 December 2022 Tithi – Panchang – Hindu Calendar – Good Time – Nakshatra – Rashi

Tithi in Panchang – Hindu Calendar on Friday, 16 December 2022 – It is Krishna Paksha Ashtami tithi or the eighth day during the waning or dark phase of moon in Hindu calendar and Panchang in most regions. It is Krishna Paksha Ashtami tithi or the eighth day during the waning or dark phase of moon till 10:22 PM on December 16. Then onward it is Krishna Paksha Navami tithi or the ninth day during the waning or dark phase of moon till 10:52 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, 2022 as per Hindu Calendar – There is no good and auspicious time on the entire day. 

Nakshatra – Purva Phalguni or Pooram nakshatra till 4:04 AM on December 16. Then onward it is Uttara Phalguni or Uthiram nakshatra till 5:29 AM 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 Phalguni or Pooram nakshatra till 7:35 AM on December 16. Then onward it is Uttara Phalguni or Uthiram nakshatra till 9:18 AM on December 17. 

Rashi or Moon Sign – Simha Rashi till 10:25 AM on December 16. Then onward it is Kanya Rashi till 6:34 PM on December 18. (Time applicable in all north, south and eastern parts of India.) 

In western parts of India (Maharashtra, Gujarat, Goa and south Rajasthan), Simha Rashi till 2:04 PM on December 16. Then onward it is Kanya Rashi till 10:31 PM on December 18.    

Festivals, Vrat and Auspicious days – Kharmas begins in North India. Dhanur Masam begins - Margazhi month begins

Kali Yuga Year – 5124 

Vikram Samvat 2079 – Paush Krishna Paksha Ashtami tithi or the eighth day during the waning or dark phase of moon in Paush 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 – Margashirsh Krishna Paksha Ashtami tithi or the eighth day during the waning or dark phase of moon in Margashirsh month in Karnataka, Andhra Pradesh and Telangana. 

Shubhakrit Nama Samvatsara/ Shalivahana Saka 1944 – Margashirsh Krishna Paksha Ashtami tithi or the eighth day during the waning or dark phase of moon in Margashirsh month in Maharashtra and Goa. (It is Krishna Paksha Saptami tithi or the seventh day during the waning or dark phase of moon in Margashirsh month till 1:40 AM on December 16. Then onward it is Krishna Paksha Ashtami tithi or the eighth day during the waning or dark phase of moon in Margashirsh month till 3:02 AM on December 17. (This time is applicable only in western parts of India.) 

Vikram Samvat 2079 – Margashirsh Krishna Paksha Ashtami tithi or the eighth day during the waning or dark phase of moon in Margashirsh in Gujarat. (It is Krishna Paksha Saptami tithi or the seventh day during the waning or dark phase of moon in Margashirsh month till 1:40 AM on December 16. Then onward it is Krishna Paksha Ashtami tithi or the eighth day during the waning or dark phase of moon in Margashirsh month till 3:02 AM 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. (Shubhakrit Nama Year)
1st day of Dhanu Masam in Malayalam Calendar in Kerala. (Kolla Varsham 1198)
29th day of Agrahan Month in Calendars followed in Assam and Bengal. (Bengali Year 1429) 

Bad Period on December 16, 2022
Rahukalam – 11:02 AM to 12:22 PM
Yamagandam – 3:03 PM to 4:23 PM
Gulikai – 8:22 AM to 9:42 AM
Durmuhurtham – 9:10 AM to 9:53 AM
Durmuhurtham – 12:44 PM to 1:26 PM
Varjyam – 3:18 PM to 5:01 PM 

Panchak (bad) – not present 

Good Period on December 16, 2022
Abhijit Muhurta – 12:01 PM to 12:44 PM
Amrita Kalam – 12:34 AM to 2:19 AM
Sarvartha Siddhi Yog – not present
Amrita Siddhi Yog – not present
Dwipushkar Yog – not present
Tripushkar Yog – not present
Ravi Yog – not present 

Yog – Priti (good) till 7:46 AM on December 16. Then onward it is Ayushman (good) till 7:34 AM on December 17.   

Karana – Bava (good) till 1:40 AM on December 16. Then onward it is Balava (good) till 2:26 PM on December 16. Then onward it is Kaulava (good) till 3:02 AM on December 17. 

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