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October 18 2024 Tithi – Panchang – Hindu Calendar – Good Time – Nakshatra – Rashi

Tithi in Panchang – Hindu Calendar on Friday, October 18 2024 – It is Krishna Paksha Pratipada tithi or the first day during the waning or dark phase of moon in Hindu calendar and Panchang in most regions. It is Krishna Paksha Pratipada tithi or the first day during the waning or dark phase of moon till 3:01 PM on October 18. Then onward it is Krishna Paksha Dwitiya tithi or the second day during the waning or dark phase of moon till 12:47 PM on October 19. (Time applicable in all north, south and eastern parts of India. All time based on India Standard Time.) 

Good – Auspicious time on October 18, 2024 as per Hindu Calendar – Good and auspicious time till 1:26 PM. 

Nakshatra – Ashwini or Aswathy nakshatra till 4:01 PM on October 18. Then onward it is Bharani nakshatra till 2:32 PM on October 19. (Time applicable in north, south and eastern parts of India). 

In western parts of India (Maharashtra, Gujarat, Goa, north Karnataka and south Rajasthan), Ashwini or Aswathy nakshatra till 1:26 PM on October 18. Then onward it is Bharani nakshatra till 10:47 AM on October 19. 

Rashi or Moon Sign – Meena Rashi till 5:39 PM on October 17. Then onward it is Mesha Rashi till 8:13 PM on October 19. (Time applicable in all north, south and eastern parts of India.) 

In western parts of India (Maharashtra, Gujarat, Goa and south Rajasthan) - Meena Rashi till 4:20 PM on October 17. Then onward it is Mesha Rashi till 4:10 PM on October 19.   

Festivals, Vrat and Auspicious days – 

Kali Yuga Year – 5126 

Vikram Samvat 2081 – Kartik Krishna Paksha Pratipada tithi or the first day during the waning or dark phase of moon in Kartik 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. 

Krodhi Nama Samvatsara/ Shalivahana Saka 1946 – Ashwin Krishna Paksha Pratipada tithi or the first day during the waning or dark phase of moon in Ashwin month in Karnataka, Andhra Pradesh and Telangana. 

Krodhinama Samvatsara/ Shalivahana Saka 1946 – Ashwin Krishna Paksha Pratipada tithi or the first day during the waning or dark phase of moon in Ashwin month in Maharashtra and Goa. (It is Krishna Paksha Pratipada tithi or the first day during the waning or dark phase of moon in Ashwin month till 1:15 PM on October 18. Then onward it is Krishna Paksha Dwitiya tithi or the second day during the waning or dark phase of moon in Ashwin month till 9:49 AM on October 19. (This time is applicable only in western parts of India.) 

Vikram Samvat 2080 – Ashwin Krishna Paksha Pratipada tithi or the first day during the waning or dark phase of moon in Ashwin month in Gujarat. (It is Krishna Paksha Pratipada tithi or the first day during the waning or dark phase of moon in Ashwin month till 1:15 PM on October 18. Then onward it is Krishna Paksha Dwitiya tithi or the second day during the waning or dark phase of moon in Ashwin month till 9:49 AM on October 19.  (This time is applicable only in western parts of India.) 

1st day of Aippasi Masam in Tamil Calendar followed in Tamil Nadu. (Krodhi Nama Year)
2nd day of Thula Masam in Malayalam Calendar in Kerala. (Kolla Varsham 1200)
1st day of Kartik Month in Calendars followed in Assam and Bengal. (Bengali Year 1431) 

Bad Period on October 18, 2024
Rahukalam – 10:45 AM to 12:12 PM
Yamagandam – 3:05 PM to 4:31 PM
Gulikai – 7:53 AM to 9:19 AM
Durmuhurtham – 8:44 AM to 9:31 AM
Durmuhurtham – 12:35 PM to 1:21 PM
Varjyam – 9:55 AM to 11:20 AM
Varjyam – 9:58 PM to 11:24 PM 

Panchak (bad) – not present 

Good Period on October 18, 2024
Abhijit Muhurta – 11:49 AM to 12:35 PM
Amrita Kalam – 7:06 AM to 8:31 AM
Sarvartha Siddhi Yog – sunrise on Oct 17 to 3:37 PM on Oct 18
Amrita Siddhi Yog – not present
Dwipushkar Yog – not present
Tripushkar Yog – not present
Ravi Yog – not present 

Yog – Harshana (good) till 1:42 AM on October 18. Then onward it is Vajra (bad) till 9:34 PM on October 18. Then onward it is Siddhi (good) till 5:41 PM on October 19.   

Karana – Balava (good) till 3:05 PM on October 18. Then onward it is Kaulava (good) till 1:15 PM on October 18. Then onward it is Taitila (good) till 1:30 PM on October 18. Then onward it is Garaja (good) till 9:49 AM on October 19. 

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