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18 August 2023 Tithi – Panchang – Hindu Calendar – Good Time – Nakshatra – Rashi

Tithi in Panchang – Hindu Calendar on Friday, 18 August 2023 – It is Shukla Paksha Dwitiya tithi or the second day during waxing or light phase of moon in Hindu calendar and Panchang in most regions. It is Shukla Paksha Dwitiya tithi or the second day during waxing or light phase of moon till 6:01 PM on August 18. Then onward it is Shukla Paksha Tritiya tithi or the third day during waxing or light phase of moon till 7:43 PM on August 19. (Time applicable in all north, south and eastern parts of India. All time based on India Standard Time.) 

Good – Auspicious time on August 18, 2023 as per Hindu Calendar – There is no good and auspicious time on the entire day. 

Nakshatra – Purva Phalguni or Pooram nakshatra till 10:16 PM on August 18. Then onward it is Uttaraphalguni or Uthram nakshatra on the entire day on August 19 and till 12:30 AM on August 20. (Time applicable in north, south and eastern parts of India). 

In western parts of India (Maharashtra, Gujarat, Goa, north Karnataka and south Rajasthan), Purvaphalguni or Pooram nakshatra till 10:57 PM on August 18. Then onward it is Uttaraphalguni or Uthram nakshatra on the entire day on August 19 and till 1:48 AM on August 20. 

Rashi or Moon Sign – Karka Rashi till 5:08 PM on August 16. Then onward it is Simha Rashi till 4:49 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), Karka Rashi till 4:57 PM on August 16. Then onward it is Simha Rashi till 5:41 AM on August 19.   

Festivals, Vrat and Auspicious days – 

Kali Yuga Year – 5125 

Vikram Samvat 2080 – Shravan Shukla Paksha Dwitiya tithi or the second day during waxing or light phase of moon in Shravan 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. 

Shobhakrit Nama Samvatsara/ Shalivahana Saka 1945 – Shravan Shukla Paksha Dwitiya tithi or the second day during waxing or light phase of moon in Shravan in Karnataka, Andhra Pradesh and Telangana. 

Shobhakrutha Nama Samvatsara/ Shalivahana Saka 1945 – Shravan Shukla Paksha Dwitiya tithi or the second day during waxing or light phase of moon in Shravan month in Maharashtra and Goa. (It is Shukla Paksha Dwitiya tithi or the second day during waxing or light phase of moon in Shravan month till 8:02 PM on August 18. Then onward it is Shukla Paksha Tritiya tithi or the third day during waxing or light phase of moon in Shravan month till 10:20 PM on August 19.) (This time is applicable only in western parts of India.) 

Vikram Samvat 2079 – Shravan Shukla Paksha Dwitiya tithi or the second day during waxing or light phase of moon in Shravan month in Gujarat. (It is Shukla Paksha Dwitiya tithi or the second day during waxing or light phase of moon in Shravan month till 8:02 PM on August 18. Then onward it is Shukla Paksha Tritiya tithi or the third day during waxing or light phase of moon in Shravan month till 10:20 PM on August 19.) (This time is applicable only in western parts of India.) 

1st day of Avani Masam in Tamil Calendar followed in Tamil Nadu. (Shobhakrutha Nama Year)
2nd day of Chinga Masam (Chingam 2) in Malayalam Calendar in Kerala. (Kolla Varsham 1199)
32nd day of Shraban Month in Calendars followed in Assam and Bengal. (Bengali Year 1430) 

Bad Period on August 18, 2023
Rahukalam – 10:54 AM to 12:31 PM
Yamagandam – 3:44 PM to 5:20 PM
Gulikai – 7:42 AM to 9:18 AM
Durmuhurtham – 8:39 AM to 9:31 AM
Durmuhurtham – 12:56 PM to 1:48 PM
Varjyam – 4:58 AM to 6:46 AM 

Panchak (bad) – not present 

Good Period on August 18, 2023
Abhijit Muhurta – 12:07 PM to 12:55 PM
Amrita Kalam – 3:46 PM to 5:33 PM
Sarvartha Siddhi Yog – not present
Amrita Siddhi Yog – not present
Dwipushkar Yog – not present
Tripushkar Yog – not present
Ravi Yog – not present 

Yog – Shiva (good) till 8:17 PM on August 18. Then onward it is Siddha (good) till 9:19 PM on August 19.  

Karana – Balava (good) till 6:49 AM on August 18. Then onward it is Kaulava (good) till 8:02 PM on August 18. Then onward it is Taitila (good) till 9:12 AM on August 19. 

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