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

Tithi in Panchang – Hindu Calendar on Saturday, 17 December 2022 – It is Krishna Paksha Navami tithi or the ninth day during the waning or dark phase of moon in Hindu calendar and Panchang in most regions. 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. Then onward it is Krishna Paksha Dashami tithi or the tenth day during the waning or dark phase of moon till 10:51 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, 2022 as per Hindu Calendar – Good and auspicious time on the entire day. 

Nakshatra – Uttara Phalguni or Uthiram nakshatra till 5:29 AM on December 17. Then onward it is Hasta or Atham or Hastam nakshatra till 6:23 AM 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), Uttara Phalguni or Uthiram nakshatra till 9:18 AM on December 17. Then onward it is Hasta or Atham or Hastam nakshatra till 10:19 AM on December 18. 

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 – 

Kali Yuga Year – 5124 

Vikram Samvat 2079 – Paush Krishna Paksha Navami tithi or the ninth 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 Navami tithi or the ninth 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 Navami tithi or the ninth day during the waning or dark phase of moon in Margashirsh month in Maharashtra and Goa. (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. Then onward it is Krishna Paksha Navami tithi or the ninth day during the waning or dark phase of moon in Margashirsh month till 3:42 AM on December 18. (This time is applicable only in western parts of India.) 

Vikram Samvat 2079 – Margashirsh Krishna Paksha Navami tithi or the ninth day during the waning or dark phase of moon in Margashirsh in Gujarat. (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. Then onward it is Krishna Paksha Navami tithi or the ninth day during the waning or dark phase of moon in Margashirsh month till 3:42 AM 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. (Shubhakrit Nama Year)
2nd day of Dhanu Masam in Malayalam Calendar in Kerala. (Kolla Varsham 1198)
1st day of Paush Month in Calendars followed in Assam and Bengal. (Bengali Year 1429) 

Bad Period on December 17, 2022
Rahukalam – 9:43 AM to 11:03 AM
Yamagandam – 1:43 PM to 3:03 PM
Gulikai – 7:02 AM to 8:23 AM
Durmuhurtham – 7:02 AM to 8:28 AM
Varjyam – 6:03 PM to 7:43 PM 

Panchak (bad) – not present 

Good Period on December 17, 2022
Abhijit Muhurta – 12:02 PM to 12:44 PM
Amrita Kalam – 1:35 AM to 3:18 AM
Sarvartha Siddhi Yog – not present
Amrita Siddhi Yog – not present
Dwipushkar Yog – not present
Tripushkar Yog – not present
Ravi Yog – not present 

Yog – Ayushman (good) till 7:34 AM on December 17. Then onward it is Saubhagya (good) till 6:48 AM on December 18.   

Karana – Kaulava (good) till 3:02 AM on December 17. Then onward it is Taitila (good) till 3:28 PM on December 17. Then onward it is Garaja (good) till 3:42 AM on December 18. 

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