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January 18 2026 Tithi – Panchang – Hindu Calendar – Good Time – Nakshatra – Rashi

Tithi in Panchang – Hindu Calendar on Sunday, January 18 2026 – It is Amavasya tithi or the no moon day in Hindu calendar and Panchang in most regions. It is Amavasya tithi or the no moon day on the entire day on January 18 and till 1:08 AM on January 19. Then onward it is Shukla Paksha Pratipada tithi or the first day during the waxing or light phase of moon till 1:59 AM on January 20. (Time applicable in all north, south and eastern parts of India. All time based on India Standard Time.) 

Good – Auspicious time on January 18, 2026 as per Hindu Calendar – There is no good and auspicious time on the entire day. 

Nakshatra – Purva Shada or Pooradam Nakshatra till 10:24 AM on January 18. Then onward it is Uttarashada or Uthradam Nakshatra till 12:00 PM on January 19. (Time applicable in north, south and eastern parts of India). 

In western parts of India (Maharashtra, Gujarat, Goa, north Karnataka and south Rajasthan), Purva Shada or Pooradam Nakshatra till 10:14 AM on January 18. Then onward it is Uttara Shada or Uthradam Nakshatra till 11:52 AM on January 19. 

Rashi or Moon Sign – Dhanu Rashi till 4:49 PM on January 18. Then onward it is Makar Rashi till 1:26 AM on January 21, 2026. (Time applicable in all north, south and eastern parts of India.) 

In western parts of India (Maharashtra, Gujarat, Goa and south Rajasthan) - Dhanu Rashi till 4:41 PM on January 18. Then onward it is Makar Rashi till 1:35 AM on January 21, 2026   

Festivals, Vrat and Auspicious days – Amavasya – Mauni Amavasya – Thai Amavasya - Triveni Amavasya – Thai Amavasya in Tamil Nadu

Kali Yuga Year – 5127 

Vikram Samvat 2082 – Magh Amavasya tithi or the no moon day in Magh month in Hindu calendar in North India - Delhi, Rajasthan, Uttar Pradesh, Bihar, Jharkhand, Madhya Pradesh, Haryana, Punjab, Himachal Pradesh, Uttarakhand, Chhattisgarh, Odisha and Jammu and Kashmir. 

Vishvavasu Nama Samvatsara/ Shalivahana Saka 1947 – Paush Amavasya tithi or the no moon day in Paush month in Karnataka, Andhra Pradesh and Telangana. 

Vishvavasu Nama Samvatsara/ Shalivahana Saka 1947 – Paush Amavasya tithi or the no moon day in Paush month in Maharashtra and Goa. (It is Paush Krishna Paksha Chaturdashi tithi or the fourteenth day during the waning or dark phase of moon in Paush month till 12:04 AM on January 18. Then onward it is Paush Amavasya tithi or the no moon day till 1:22 AM on January 19. (This time is applicable only in western parts of India.) 

Vikram Samvat 2082 in Gujarat – Paush Amavasya tithi or the no moon day in Paush month in Gujarat. (It is Paush Krishna Paksha Chaturdashi tithi or the fourteenth day during the waning or dark phase of moon in Paush month till 12:04 AM on January 18. Then onward it is Paush Amavasya tithi or the no moon day till 1:22 AM on January 19. (This time is applicable only in western parts of India.) 

4th day of Thai Masam in Tamil Calendar followed in Tamil Nadu. (Vishvavasu Nama Year)
4th day of Makara Masam in Malayalam Calendar in Kerala. (Kolla Varsham 1201)
4th day of Magh Month in Calendars followed in Assam and Bengal. (Bengali Year 1432) 

Bad Period on January 18, 2026
Rahukalam – 4:36 PM to 6:02 PM
Yamagandam – 12:19 PM to 1:45 PM
Gulikai – 3:11 PM to 4:36 PM
Durmuhurtham – 4:31 PM to 5:16 PM
Varjyam – 6:48 PM to 8:29 PM 

Panchak (bad) – not present 

Good Period on January 18, 2026
Abhijit Muhurta – 11:56 AM to 12:42 PM
Amrita Kalam – 5:02 AM to 6:46 AM
Sarvartha Siddhi Yog – not present
Amrita Siddhi Yog – not present
Dwipushkar Yog – not present
Tripushkar Yog – not present
Ravi Yog – not present 

Yog – Harshana (good) till 9:11 PM on January 18. Then onward it is Vajra (good) till 8:45 PM on January 19, 2026  

Karana – Shakuni (bad) till 12:04 AM on January 18. Then onward it is Chatushpad (bad) till 12:46 PM on January 18. Then onward it is Nagava (bad) till 1:22 AM on January 19, 2026 

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