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

Tithi in Panchang – Hindu Calendar on Monday, 18 December 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 6:21 PM on December 18. Then onward it is Shukla Paksha Saptami tithi or the seventh day during the waxing or light phase of moon till 3:59 PM on December 19. (Time applicable in all north, south and eastern parts of India. All time based on India Standard Time.) 

Good – Auspicious time on December 18, 2023 as per Hindu Calendar – Good and auspicious time on the entire day. 

Nakshatra – Dhanishta or Avittam nakshatra till 6:15 AM on December 18. Then onward it is Satabhisha or Sadayam or Chathayam nakshatra till 4:36 AM on December 19. (Time applicable in north, south and eastern parts of India). 

In western parts of India (Maharashtra, Gujarat, Goa, north Karnataka and south Rajasthan), Dhanishta or Avittam nakshatra till 2:54 AM on December 18. Then onward it is Satabhisha or Sadayam or Chathayam nakshatra till 1:22 AM on December 19. 

Rashi or Moon Sign – Makar Rashi till 7:03 PM on December 17. Then onward it is Kumbha Rashi till 9:21 PM on December 19. (Time applicable in all north, south and eastern parts of India.) 

In western parts of India (Maharashtra, Gujarat, Goa and south Rajasthan), Makar Rashi till 3:45 PM on December 17. Then onward it is Kumbha Rashi till 6:21 PM on December 19.   

Festivals, Vrat and Auspicious days – Skanda Sashti North India – Champa Shashti Maharashtra - Subrahmanya Sashti in Karnataka

Kali Yuga Year – 5125 

Vikram Samvat 2080 – Margashirsha Shukla Paksha Sashti tithi or the sixth day during the waxing or light phase of moon in Margashirsh 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 – Margashirsha Shukla Paksha Sashti tithi or the sixth day during the waxing or light phase of moon in Margashirsh month in Karnataka, Andhra Pradesh and Telangana. 

Shobhakrutha Nama Samvatsara/ Shalivahana Saka 1945 – Margashirsha Shukla Paksha Sashti tithi or the sixth day during the waxing or light phase of moon in Margashirsh month in Maharashtra and Goa. (It is Shukla Paksha Sashti tithi or the sixth day during the waxing or light phase of moon in Margashirsh month till 3:14 PM on December 18. Then onward it is Shukla Paksha Saptami tithi or the seventh day during the waxing or light phase of moon in Margashirsh month till 1:07 PM on December 19.) (This time is applicable only in western parts of India.) 

Vikram Samvat 2080 – Margashirsha Shukla Paksha Sashti tithi or the sixth day during the waxing or light phase of moon in Margashirsh month Gujarat. (It is Shukla Paksha Sashti tithi or the sixth day during the waxing or light phase of moon in Margashirsh month till 3:14 PM on December 18. Then onward it is Shukla Paksha Saptami tithi or the seventh day during the waxing or light phase of moon in Margashirsh month till 1:07 PM on December 19.) (This time is applicable only in western parts of India.) 

2nd day of Margazhi Masam in Tamil Calendar followed in Tamil Nadu. (Shobhakrutha Nama Year)
2nd day of Dhanu Masam in Malayalam Calendar in Kerala. (Kolla Varsham 1199)
1st day of Poush Month in Calendars followed in Assam and Bengal. (Bengali Year 1430) 

Bad Period on December 18, 2023
Rahukalam – 8:23 AM to 9:43 AM
Yamagandam – 11:03 AM to 12:23 PM
Gulikai – 1:43 PM to 3:03 PM
Durmuhurtham – 12:45 PM to 1:27 PM
Durmuhurtham – 2:53 PM to 3:35 PM
Varjyam – 9:39 AM to 11:09 AM 

Panchak (bad) – entire day 

Good Period on December 18, 2023
Abhijit Muhurta – 12:02 PM to 12:45 PM
Amrita Kalam – 6:38 PM to 8:07 PM
Sarvartha Siddhi Yog – not present
Amrita Siddhi Yog – not present
Dwipushkar Yog – not present
Tripushkar Yog – not present
Ravi Yog – 2:54 AM on Dec 18 to 1:22 AM on December 19 

Yog – Harshana (good) till 12:35 AM on December 18. Then onward it is Vajra (good) till 9:32 PM on December 18. Then onward it is Siddhi (good) till 6:38 PM on December 19.  

Karana – Kaulava (good) till 4:23 AM on December 18. Then onward it is Taitila (good) till 3:14 PM on December 18. Then onward it is Garaja (good) till 2:09 AM on December 19. 

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