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

Tithi in Panchang – Hindu Calendar on Friday, 20 October 2023 – It is Shukla Paksha Sashti tithi or the sixth day during the waxing or light phase of moon in Hindu calendar and Panchang in most regions. It is Shukla Paksha Sashti tithi or the sixth day during the waxing or light phase of moon till 9:13 PM on October 20. Then onward it is Shukla Paksha Saptami tithi or the seventh day during the waxing or light phase of moon till 7:27 PM on October 21. (Time applicable in all north, south and eastern parts of India. All time based on India Standard Time.) 

Good – Auspicious time on October 20, 2023 as per Hindu Calendar – There is no good and auspicious time on the entire day. 

Nakshatra – Mool or Moolam nakshatra till 7:40 PM on October 20. Then onward it is Purvashada or Pooradam nakshatra till 6:37 PM on October 21. (Time applicable in north, south and eastern parts of India). 

In western parts of India (Maharashtra, Gujarat, Goa, north Karnataka and south Rajasthan), Mool or Moolam nakshatra till 8:41 PM on October 20. Then onward it is Purvashada or Pooradam nakshatra till 7:54 PM on October 21. 

Rashi or Moon Sign – Vrischika Rashi till 8:23 PM on October 19. Then onward it is Dhanu Rashi till 12:17 AM on October 22. (Time applicable in all north, south and eastern parts of India.) 

In western parts of India (Maharashtra, Gujarat, Goa and south Rajasthan), Vrischika Rashi till 9:04 PM on October 19. Then onward it is Dhanu Rashi till 1:39 AM on October 22.   

Festivals, Vrat and Auspicious days – Sashti Fasting – Durga Puja begins

Kali Yuga Year – 5125 

Vikram Samvat 2080 – Ashwin Shukla Paksha Sashti tithi or the sixth 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 Sashti tithi or the sixth 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 Sashti tithi or the sixth day during the waxing or light phase of moon in Ashwin month in Maharashtra and Goa. (It is Shukla Paksha Panchami tithi or the fifth day during the waxing or light phase of moon in Ashwin month till 12:32 AM on October 20. Then onward it is Shukla Paksha Sashti tithi or the sixth day during the waxing or light phase of moon in Ashwin month till 11:25 PM on October 20. Then onward it is Shukla Paksha Saptami tithi or the seventh day during the waxing or light phase of moon in Ashwin month till 9:54 PM on October 21.) (This time is applicable only in western parts of India.) 

Vikram Samvat 2079 – Ashwin Shukla Paksha Sashti tithi or the sixth day during the waxing or light phase of moon in Ashwin month Gujarat. (It is Shukla Paksha Panchami tithi or the fifth day during the waxing or light phase of moon in Ashwin month till 12:32 AM on October 20. Then onward it is Shukla Paksha Sashti tithi or the sixth day during the waxing or light phase of moon in Ashwin month till 11:25 PM on October 20. Then onward it is Shukla Paksha Saptami tithi or the seventh day during the waxing or light phase of moon in Ashwin month till 9:54 PM on October 21.) (This time is applicable only in western parts of India.) 

3rd day of Aippasi Masam in Tamil Calendar followed in Tamil Nadu. (Shobhakrutha Nama Year)
3rd day of Thula Masam in Malayalam Calendar in Kerala. (Kolla Varsham 1199)
2nd day of Kartik Month in Calendars followed in Assam and Bengal. (Bengali Year 1430) 

Bad Period on October 20, 2023
Rahukalam – 10:45 AM to 12:12 PM
Yamagandam – 3:04 PM to 4:30 PM
Gulikai – 7:53 AM to 9:19 AM
Durmuhurtham – 8:45 AM to 9:31 AM
Durmuhurtham – 12:35 PM to 1:21 PM
Varjyam – 7:07 PM to 8:41 PM 

Panchak (bad) – not present 

Good Period on October 20, 2023
Abhijit Muhurta – 11:49 PM to 12:35 PM
Amrita Kalam – 2:23 PM to 3:58 PM
Sarvartha Siddhi Yog – not present
Amrita Siddhi Yog – not present
Dwipushkar Yog – not present
Tripushkar Yog – not present
Ravi Yog – from 9:04 PM on October 19 to 8:41 PM on Oct 20 

Yog – Shobhana (good) till 5:08 AM on October 20. Then onward it is Atiganda (bad) till 3:02 AM on October 21.  

Karana – Balava (good) till 12:32 AM on October 20. Then onward it is Kaulava (good) till 12:02 PM on October 20. Then onward it is Taitila (good) till 11:25 PM on October 20. Then onward it is Garaja (good) till 10:42 AM on October 21. 

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