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

Tithi in Panchang – Hindu Calendar on Wednesday, 20 December 2023 – It is Shukla Paksha Ashtami tithi or the eighth day during the waxing or light phase of moon in Hindu calendar and Panchang in most regions. It is Shukla Paksha Ashtami tithi or the eighth day during the waxing or light phase of moon till 1:40 PM on December 20. Then onward it is Shukla Paksha Navami tithi or the ninth day during the waxing or light phase of moon till 11:29 AM on December 21. (Time applicable in all north, south and eastern parts of India. All time based on India Standard Time.) 

Good – Auspicious time on December 20, 2023 as per Hindu Calendar – Good and auspicious time after 3:55 PM. 

Nakshatra – Purva Bhadrapada or Pooruruttathi nakshatra till 2:56 AM on December 20. Then onward it is Uttara Bhadrapada or Uthrattathi nakshatra till 1:22 AM on December 21. (Time applicable in north, south and eastern parts of India). 

In western parts of India (Maharashtra, Gujarat, Goa, north Karnataka and south Rajasthan), Purva Bhadrapada or Pooruruttathi nakshatra till 12:02 AM on December 20. Then onward it is Uttara Bhadrapada or Uthrattathi nakshatra till 10:58 PM on December 20. Then onward it is Revathi nakshatra till 10:09 PM on December 21. 

Rashi or Moon Sign – Kumbha Rashi till 9:21 PM on December 19. Then onward it is Meena Rashi till 11:58 PM on December 21. (Time applicable in all north, south and eastern parts of India.) 

In western parts of India (Maharashtra, Gujarat, Goa and south Rajasthan), Kumbha Rashi till 6:21 PM on December 19. Then onward it is Meena Rashi till 10:09 PM on December 21.   

Festivals, Vrat and Auspicious days – Budha Ashtami

Kali Yuga Year – 5125 

Vikram Samvat 2080 – Margashirsha Shukla Paksha Ashtami tithi or the eighth 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 Ashtami tithi or the eighth 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 Ashtami tithi or the eighth day during the waxing or light phase of moon in Margashirsh month in Maharashtra and Goa. (It is Shukla Paksha Ashtami tithi or the eighth day during the waxing or light phase of moon in Margashirsh month till 11:15 AM on December 20. Then onward it is Shukla Paksha Navami tithi or the ninth day during the waxing or light phase of moon in Margashirsh month till 9:38 AM on December 21.) (This time is applicable only in western parts of India.) 

Vikram Samvat 2080 – Margashirsha Shukla Paksha Ashtami tithi or the eighth day during the waxing or light phase of moon in Margashirsh month Gujarat. (It is Shukla Paksha Ashtami tithi or the eighth day during the waxing or light phase of moon in Margashirsh month till 11:15 AM on December 20. Then onward it is Shukla Paksha Navami tithi or the ninth day during the waxing or light phase of moon in Margashirsh month till 9:38 AM on December 21.) (This time is applicable only in western parts of India.) 

4th day of Margazhi Masam in Tamil Calendar followed in Tamil Nadu. (Shobhakrutha Nama Year)
4th day of Dhanu Masam in Malayalam Calendar in Kerala. (Kolla Varsham 1199)
3rd day of Poush Month in Calendars followed in Assam and Bengal. (Bengali Year 1430) 

Bad Period on December 20, 2023
Rahukalam – 12:24 PM to 1:44 PM
Yamagandam – 8:24 AM to 9:44 AM
Gulikai – 11:04 AM to 12:24 PM
Durmuhurtham – 12:03 PM to 12:46 PM
Varjyam – 9:12 AM to 10:44 AM 

Panchak (bad) – entire day 

Good Period on December 20, 2023
Abhijit Muhurta – not present
Amrita Kalam – 6:23 PM to 7:54 PM
Sarvartha Siddhi Yog – not present
Amrita Siddhi Yog – not present
Dwipushkar Yog – not present
Tripushkar Yog – not present
Ravi Yog – 10:58 PM on Dec 20 to 10:09 PM on December 21 

Yog – Vyatipata (bad) till 3:56 PM on December 20. Then onward it is Variyan (bad) till 1:27 PM on December 21.  

Karana – Vishti or Bhadra (bad) till 12:09 AM on December 20. Then onward it is Bava (good) till 11:15 AM on December 20. Then onward it is Balava (good) till 10:24 PM on December 20. Then onward it is Kaulava (good) till 9:38 AM on December 21. 

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