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December 20 2024 Tithi – Panchang – Hindu Calendar – Good Time – Nakshatra – Rashi

Tithi in Panchang – Hindu Calendar on Friday, December 20 2024 – It is Krishna Paksha Panchami tithi or the fifth day during waning or dark phase of moon in Hindu calendar and Panchang in most regions. It is Krishna Paksha Panchami tithi or the fifth day during waning or dark phase of moon till 12:42 PM on December 20. Then onward it is Krishna Paksha Sashti tithi or the sixth day during waning or dark phase of moon till 1:49 PM 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, 2024 as per Hindu Calendar – Good and auspicious time on the entire day. 

Nakshatra – Ashlesha or Ayilyam nakshatra till 4:15 AM on December 20. Then onward it is Magha or Makam nakshatra till 5:45 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), Aslesha or Ayilyam nakshatra till 2:00 AM on December 20. Then onward it is Magha or Makam nakshatra till 3:47 AM on December 21. 

Rashi or Moon Sign – Karka Rashi till 4:15 AM on December 20. Then onward it is Simha Rashi till 2:16 PM on December 22. (Time applicable in all north, south and eastern parts of India.) 

In western parts of India (Maharashtra, Gujarat, Goa and south Rajasthan) - Karka Rashi till 2:00 AM on December 20. Then onward it is Simha Rashi till 12:56 PM on December 22.   

Festivals, Vrat and Auspicious days – 

Kali Yuga Year – 5126 

Vikram Samvat 2081 – Paush Krishna Paksha Panchami tithi or the fifth 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 Panchami tithi or the fifth day during waning or dark phase of moon in Margashirsh month in Karnataka, Andhra Pradesh and Telangana. 

Krodhinama Samvatsara/ Shalivahana Saka 1946 – Margashirsha Krishna Paksha Panchami tithi or the fifth day during waning or dark phase of moon in Margashirsh month in Maharashtra and Goa. (It is Krishna Paksha Panchami tithi or the fifth day during waning or dark phase of moon in Margashirsh month till 10:49 AM on December 20. Then onward it is Krishna Paksha Sashti tithi or the sixth day during waning or dark phase of moon in Margashirsh month till 12:22 PM on December 21. (This time is applicable only in western parts of India.) 

Vikram Samvat 2081 – Margashirsha Krishna Paksha Panchami tithi or the fifth day during waning or dark phase of moon in Margashirsh month in Gujarat. (It is Krishna Paksha Panchami tithi or the fifth day during waning or dark phase of moon in Margashirsh month till 10:49 AM on December 20. Then onward it is Krishna Paksha Sashti tithi or the sixth day during waning or dark phase of moon in Margashirsh month till 12:22 PM on December 21. (This time is applicable only in western parts of India.) 

5th day of Margazhi Masam in Tamil Calendar followed in Tamil Nadu. (Krodhi Nama Year)
5th day of Dhanu Masam in Malayalam Calendar in Kerala. (Kolla Varsham 1200)
4th day of Poush Month in Calendars followed in Assam and Bengal. (Bengali Year 1431) 

Bad Period on December 20, 2024
Rahukalam – 11:04 AM to 12:25 PM
Yamagandam – 3:05 PM to 4:25 PM
Gulikai – 8:24 AM to 9:44 AM
Durmuhurtham – 9:12 AM to 9:55 AM
Durmuhurtham – 12:46 PM to 1:29 PM
Varjyam – 2:53 PM to 4:36 PM 

Panchak (bad) – not present 

Good Period on December 20, 2024
Abhijit Muhurta – 12:03 PM to 12:46 PM
Amrita Kalam – 12:19 AM to 2:00 AM
Sarvartha Siddhi Yog – not present
Amrita Siddhi Yog – not present
Dwipushkar Yog – not present
Tripushkar Yog – not present
Ravi Yog – not present 

Yog – Vishkambha (bad) till 6:11 PM on December 20. Then onward it is Priti (good) till 6:22 PM on December 21.  

Karana – Taitila (good) till 10:49 AM on Dec 20. Then onward it is Garaja (good) till 11:30 PM on Dec 20. Then onward it is Vanija (good) till 12:22 PM on Dec 21. 

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