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January 20 2026 Tithi – Panchang – Hindu Calendar – Good Time – Nakshatra – Rashi

Tithi in Panchang – Hindu Calendar on Tuesday, January 20 2026 – It is Shukla Paksha Dwitiya tithi or the second day during the waxing or light phase of moon in Hindu calendar and Panchang in most regions. 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. Then onward it is Shukla Paksha Dwitiya tithi or the second day during the waxing or light phase of moon till 2:15 AM on January 21. (Time applicable in all north, south and eastern parts of India. All time based on India Standard Time.) 

Good – Auspicious time on January 20, 2026 as per Hindu Calendar – Good and auspicious time till 8:00 PM. 

Nakshatra – Shravan or Sravana or Thiruvonam Nakshatra till 1:07 PM on January 20. Then onward it is Dhanishta or Avittam Nakshatra till 1:44 PM on January 21. (Time applicable in north, south and eastern parts of India). 

In western parts of India (Maharashtra, Gujarat, Goa, north Karnataka and south Rajasthan), Shravan or Sravana or Thiruvonam Nakshatra till 1:07 PM on January 20. Then onward it is Dhanishta or Avittam Nakshatra till 1:58 PM on January 21. 

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 – 

Kali Yuga Year – 5127 

Vikram Samvat 2082 – Magh Shukla Paksha Dwitiya tithi or the second day during the waxing or light phase of moon 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 – Magh Shukla Paksha Dwitiya tithi or the second day during the waxing or light phase of moon in Magh month in Karnataka, Andhra Pradesh and Telangana. 

Vishvavasu Nama Samvatsara/ Shalivahana Saka 1947 – Magh Shukla Paksha Dwitiya tithi or the second day during the waxing or light phase of moon in Magh month in Maharashtra and Goa. (It is Magh Shukla Paksha Pratipada tithi or the first day during the waxing or light phase of moon in Magh month till 2:14 AM on January 20. Then onward it is Magh Shukla Paksha Dwitiya tithi or the second day during the waxing or light phase of moon in Magh month till 2:43 AM on January 21. (This time is applicable only in western parts of India.) 

Vikram Samvat 2082 in Gujarat – Magh Shukla Paksha Dwitiya tithi or the second day during the waxing or light phase of moon in Magh month in Gujarat. (It is Magh Shukla Paksha Pratipada tithi or the first day during the waxing or light phase of moon in Magh month till 2:14 AM on January 20. Then onward it is Magh Shukla Paksha Dwitiya tithi or the second day during the waxing or light phase of moon in Magh month till 2:43 AM on January 21. (This time is applicable only in western parts of India.) 

6th day of Thai Masam in Tamil Calendar followed in Tamil Nadu. (Vishvavasu Nama Year)
6th day of Makara Masam in Malayalam Calendar in Kerala. (Kolla Varsham 1201)
6th day of Magh Month in Calendars followed in Assam and Bengal. (Bengali Year 1432) 

Bad Period on January 20, 2026
Rahukalam – 3:11 PM to 4:37 PM
Yamagandam – 9:28 AM to 10:54 AM
Gulikai – 12:20 PM to 1:46 PM
Durmuhurtham – 8:54 AM to 9:40 AM
Durmuhurtham – 11:05 PM to 11:55 PM
Varjyam – 5:15 PM to 6:55 PM 

Panchak (bad) – not present 

Good Period on January 20, 2026
Abhijit Muhurta – 11:57 AM to 12:43 PM
Amrita Kalam – 2:10 AM to 3:51 AM
Sarvartha Siddhi Yog – 12:22 PM on Jan 19 to before sunrise on Jan 20
Amrita Siddhi Yog – not present
Dwipushkar Yog – 1:29 PM on Jan 20 to 2:30 AM on Jan 21
Tripushkar Yog – not present
Ravi Yog – not present 

Yog – Siddhi (good) till 8:00 PM on January 20. Then onward it is Vyatipata (bad) till 6:58 PM on January 21, 2026  

Karana – Bava (good) till 2:14 AM on January 20. Then onward it is Balava (good) till 2:32 PM on January 20. Then onward it is Kaulava (good) till 2:43 AM on January 21, 2026 

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