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16 October 2023 Tithi – Panchang – Hindu Calendar – Good Time – Nakshatra – Rashi

Tithi in Panchang – Hindu Calendar on Monday, 16 October 2023 – It is Shukla Paksha Dwitiya tithi or the second day during the 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 the waxing or light phase of moon on the entire day on October 16 and till 12:19 AM on October 17. Then onward it is Shukla Paksha Tritiya tithi or the third day during the waxing or light phase of moon till 12:16 AM on October 18. (Time applicable in all north, south and eastern parts of India. All time based on India Standard Time.) 

Good – Auspicious time on October 16, 2023 as per Hindu Calendar – Good and auspicious time till 7:34 PM. 

Nakshatra – Swathi or Chothi nakshatra till 7:52 PM on October 16. Then onward it is Vishaka or Vishakam nakshatra till 8:31 PM on October 17. (Time applicable in north, south and eastern parts of India). 

In western parts of India (Maharashtra, Gujarat, Goa, north Karnataka and south Rajasthan), Swathi or Chothi nakshatra till 7:35 PM on October 16. Then onward it is Vishaka or Vishakam nakshatra till 8:31 PM on October 17. 

Rashi or Moon Sign – Kanya Rashi till 5:54 AM on October 15. Then onward it is Tula Rashi till 2:21 PM on October 17. (Time applicable in all north, south and eastern parts of India.) 

In western parts of India (Maharashtra, Gujarat, Goa and south Rajasthan), Kanya Rashi till 5:21 AM on October 15. Then onward it is Tula Rashi till 2:20 PM on October 17.   

Festivals, Vrat and Auspicious days – 

Kali Yuga Year – 5125 

Vikram Samvat 2080 – Ashwin Shukla Paksha Dwitiya tithi or the second day during the waxing or light phase of moon in Ashwin month 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 – Ashwin Shukla Paksha Dwitiya tithi or the second day during the waxing or light phase of moon in Ashwin month in Karnataka, Andhra Pradesh and Telangana. 

Shobhakrutha Nama Samvatsara/ Shalivahana Saka 1945 – Ashwin Shukla Paksha Dwitiya tithi or the second day during the waxing or light phase of moon in Ashwin month in Maharashtra and Goa. (It is Shukla Paksha Pratipada tithi or the first day during the waxing or light phase of moon in Ashwin month till 12:33 AM on October 16. Then onward it is Shukla Paksha Dwitiya tithi or the second day during the waxing or light phase of moon in Ashwin month till 1:13 AM on October 17.) (This time is applicable only in western parts of India.) 

Vikram Samvat 2079 – Ashwin Shukla Paksha Dwitiya tithi or the second day during the waxing or light phase of moon in Ashwin month Gujarat. (It is Shukla Paksha Pratipada tithi or the first day during the waxing or light phase of moon in Ashwin month till 12:33 AM on October 16. Then onward it is Shukla Paksha Dwitiya tithi or the second day during the waxing or light phase of moon in Ashwin month till 1:13 AM on October 17.) (This time is applicable only in western parts of India.) 

29th day of Purattasi Masam in Tamil Calendar followed in Tamil Nadu. (Shobhakrutha Nama Year)
30th day of Kanni Masam in Malayalam Calendar in Kerala. (Kolla Varsham 1199)
28th day of Aashin Month in Calendars followed in Assam and Bengal. (Bengali Year 1430) 

Bad Period on October 16, 2023
Rahukalam – 7:52 AM to 9:19 AM
Yamagandam – 10:46 AM to 12:12 PM
Gulikai – 1:39 PM to 3:06 PM
Durmuhurtham – 12:36 PM to 1:22 PM
Durmuhurtham – 2:55 PM to 3:41 PM
Varjyam – 12:08 AM to 1:49 AM 

Panchak (bad) – not present 

Good Period on October 16, 2023
Abhijit Muhurta – 11:49 AM to 12:36 PM
Amrita Kalam – 10:17 AM to 11:58 AM
Sarvartha Siddhi Yog – not present
Amrita Siddhi Yog – not present
Dwipushkar Yog – not present
Tripushkar Yog – not present
Ravi Yog – not present 

Yog – Vishkamba (bad) till 10:03 AM on October 16. Then onward it is Priti (good) till 9:22 AM on October 17.  

Karana – Bava (good) till 12:33 AM on October 16. Then onward it is Balava (good) till 12:56 PM on October 16. Then onward it is Kaulava (good) till 1:13 AM on October 17. 

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