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16 January 2024 Tithi – Panchang – Hindu Calendar – Good Time – Nakshatra – Rashi

Tithi in Panchang – Hindu Calendar on Tuesday, 16 January 2024 – It is Shukla Paksha Panchami and Sashti tithi or the fifth and sixth day during the waxing or light phase of moon in Hindu calendar and Panchang in most regions. It is Shukla Paksha Panchami tithi or the fifth day during the waxing or light phase of moon till 7:08 AM on January 16, 2024. Then onward it is Shukla Paksha Sashti tithi or the sixth day during the waxing or light phase of moon till 4:51 AM on January 17. (Time applicable in all north, south and eastern parts of India. All time based on India Standard Time.) 

Good – Auspicious time on January 16, 2024 as per Hindu Calendar – There is no good and auspicious time on the entire day. 

Nakshatra – Purva Bhadrapada or Pooruruttathi nakshatra till 11:02 AM on January 16. Then onward it is Uttara Bhadrapada or Uthrattathi nakshatra till 9:26 AM on January 17. (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 6:10 AM on January 16. Then onward it is Uttara Bhadrapada or Uthrattathi nakshatra till 4:38 AM on January 17. 

Rashi or Moon Sign – Kumbha Rashi till 5:27 AM on January 16. Then onward it is Meena Rashi till 7:59 AM on January 18. (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 12:37 AM on January 16. Then onward it is Meena Rashi till 3:34 AM on January 18.   

Festivals, Vrat and Auspicious days – January 16 – Mattu Pongal in Tamil Nadu – Kanuma in Telugu culture - Monthly Muruga Sashti Fasting

Kali Yuga Year – 5125 

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

Shobhakrutha Nama Samvatsara/ Shalivahana Saka 1945 – Paush Shukla Paksha Sashti tithi or the sixth day during the waxing or light phase of moon in Paush month in Maharashtra and Goa. (It is Shukla Paksha Panchami tithi or the fifth day during the waxing or light phase of moon in Paush month till 2:17 AM on January 16. Then onward it is Shukla Paksha Sashti tithi or the sixth day during the waxing or light phase of moon in Paush month till 11:58 PM on January 16.) (This time is applicable only in western parts of India.) 

Vikram Samvat 2080 – Paush Shukla Paksha Sashti tithi or the sixth day during the waxing or light phase of moon in Paush month Gujarat. (It is Shukla Paksha Panchami tithi or the fifth day during the waxing or light phase of moon in Paush month till 2:17 AM on January 16. Then onward it is Shukla Paksha Sashti tithi or the sixth day during the waxing or light phase of moon in Paush month till 11:58 PM on January 16.) (This time is applicable only in western parts of India.) 

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

Bad Period on January 16, 2024
Rahukalam – 3:19 PM to 4:20 PM
Yamagandam – 9:54 AM to 11:15 AM
Gulikai – 12:37 PM to 1:58 PM
Durmuhurtham – 9:21 AM to 10:05 AM
Durmuhurtham – 11:18 PM to 12:10 AM
Varjyam – 3:09 PM to 4:39 PM 

Panchak (bad) – entire day 

Good Period on January 16, 2024
Abhijit Muhurta – 12:15 PM to 12:58 PM
Amrita Kalam – 10:49 PM on Jan 15 to 12:17 AM on Jan 16
Sarvartha Siddhi Yog – 11:18 AM on Jan 16 to before sunrise on Jan 17
Amrita Siddhi Yog – not present
Dwipushkar Yog – not present
Tripushkar Yog – not present
Ravi Yog – from 11:02 AM on Jan 16 to 9:26 AM on Jan 17 

Yog – Parigha (bad) till 8:01 PM on January 16. Then onward it is Shiva (good) till 5:13 PM on January 17.  

Karana – Balava (good) till 2:17 AM on January 16. Then onward it is Kaulava (good) till 1:04 PM on January 16. Then onward it is Taitila (good) till 11:58 PM on January 16. Then onward it is Garaja (good) till 11:59 AM on January 17. 

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