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December 17 2024 Tithi – Panchang – Hindu Calendar – Good Time – Nakshatra – Rashi

Tithi in Panchang – Hindu Calendar on Tuesday, December 17 2024 – It is Krishna Paksha Dwitiya tithi or the second day during waning or dark phase of moon in Hindu calendar and Panchang in most regions. It is Krishna Paksha Dwitiya tithi or the second day during waning or dark phase of moon till 12:23 PM on December 17. Then onward it is Krishna Paksha Tritiya tithi or the third day during waning or dark phase of moon till 11:59 AM on December 18. (Time applicable in all north, south and eastern parts of India. All time based on India Standard Time.) 

Good – Auspicious time on December 17, 2024 as per Hindu Calendar – Good and auspicious time on the entire day. 

Nakshatra – Ardra or Arudhara or Thiruvathira nakshatra till 2:47 AM on December 17. Then onward it is Punarvasu or Punarpoosam or Punartham nakshatra till 2:47 AM on December 18. (Time applicable in north, south and eastern parts of India). 

In western parts of India (Maharashtra, Gujarat, Goa, north Karnataka and south Rajasthan), Ardra or Arudhara or Thiruvathira nakshatra till 1:13 AM on December 17. Then onward it is Punarvasu or Punarpoosam or Punartham nakshatra till 12:44 AM on December 18. 

Rashi or Moon Sign – Mithuna Rashi till 8:47 PM on December 17. Then onward it is Karka Rashi till 4:15 AM on December 20. (Time applicable in all north, south and eastern parts of India.) 

In western parts of India (Maharashtra, Gujarat, Goa and south Rajasthan) - Mithuna Rashi till 6:47 PM on December 17. Then onward it is Karka Rashi till 2:00 AM on December 20.   

Festivals, Vrat and Auspicious days – 

Kali Yuga Year – 5126 

Vikram Samvat 2081 – Paush Krishna Paksha Dwitiya tithi or the second day during waning or dark 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. 

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

Krodhinama Samvatsara/ Shalivahana Saka 1946 – Margashirsh Krishna Paksha Dwitiya tithi or the second day during waning or dark phase of moon in Margashirsh month in Maharashtra and Goa. (It is Krishna Paksha Dwitiya tithi or the second day during waning or dark phase of moon in Margashirsh month till 10:56 AM on December 17. Then onward it is Krishna Paksha Tritiya tithi or the third day during waning or dark phase of moon in Margashirsh month till 10:06 AM on December 18. (This time is applicable only in western parts of India.) 

Vikram Samvat 2081 – Margashirsh Krishna Paksha Dwitiya tithi or the second day during waning or dark phase of moon in Margashirsh month in Gujarat. (It is Krishna Paksha Dwitiya tithi or the second day during waning or dark phase of moon in Margashirsh month till 10:56 AM on December 17. Then onward it is Krishna Paksha Tritiya tithi or the third day during waning or dark phase of moon in Margashirsh month till 10:06 AM on December 18. (This time is applicable only in western parts of India.) 

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

Bad Period on December 17, 2024
Rahukalam – 3:03 PM to 4:23 PM
Yamagandam – 9:43 AM to 11:03 AM
Gulikai – 12:23 PM to 1:43 PM
Durmuhurtham – 9:11 AM to 9:54 AM
Durmuhurtham – 11:03 PM to 11:57 PM
Varjyam – 12:59 PM to 2:33 PM 

Panchak (bad) – not present 

Good Period on December 17, 2024
Abhijit Muhurta – 12:02 PM to 12:44 PM
Amrita Kalam – 10:22 PM to 11:57 PM
Sarvartha Siddhi Yog – not present
Amrita Siddhi Yog – not present
Dwipushkar Yog – not present
Tripushkar Yog – sunrise to 12:11 PM
Ravi Yog – not present 

Yog – Brahma (good) till 9:11 PM on December 17. Then onward it is Aindra (good) till 7:33 PM on December 18.  

Karana – Garaja (good) till 10:57 AM on Dec 17. Then onward it is Vanija (good) till 10:26 PM on Dec 17. Then onward it is Vishti or Bhadra (bad) till 10:06 AM on Dec 18. 

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