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January 21 2026 Tithi – Panchang – Hindu Calendar – Good Time – Nakshatra – Rashi

Tithi in Panchang – Hindu Calendar on Wednesday, January 21 2026 – It is Shukla Paksha Tritiya tithi or the third day during the waxing or light phase of moon in Hindu calendar and Panchang in most regions. 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. Then onward it is Shukla Paksha Tritiya tithi or the third day during the waxing or light phase of moon till 2:01 AM on January 22. (Time applicable in all north, south and eastern parts of India. All time based on India Standard Time.) 

Good – Auspicious time on January 21, 2026 as per Hindu Calendar – Good and auspicious time after 6:58 AM. 

Nakshatra – Dhanishta or Avittam Nakshatra till 1:44 PM on January 21. Then onward it is Satabhisha or Satatharaka or Sadayam or Chathayam Nakshatra till 1:51 PM on January 22. (Time applicable in north, south and eastern parts of India). 

In western parts of India (Maharashtra, Gujarat, Goa, north Karnataka and south Rajasthan), Dhanishta or Avittam Nakshatra till 1:58 PM on January 21. Then onward it is Satabhisha or Satatharaka or Sadayam or Chathayam Nakshatra till 2:27 PM on January 22. 

Rashi or Moon Sign – Makar Rashi till 1:26 AM on January 21. Then onward it is Kumbha Rashi till 7:37 AM on January 23, 2026. (Time applicable in all north, south and eastern parts of India.) 

In western parts of India (Maharashtra, Gujarat, Goa and south Rajasthan) - Makar Rashi till 1:35 AM on January 21. Then onward it is Kumbha Rashi till 8:33 AM on January 23, 2026   

Festivals, Vrat and Auspicious days – 

Kali Yuga Year – 5127 

Vikram Samvat 2082 – Magh Shukla Paksha Tritiya tithi or the third 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 Tritiya tithi or the third 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 Tritiya tithi or the third day during the waxing or light phase of moon in Magh month in Maharashtra and Goa. (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. Then onward it is Magh Shukla Paksha Tritiya tithi or the third day during the waxing or light phase of moon in Magh month till 2:47 AM on January 22. (This time is applicable only in western parts of India.) 

Vikram Samvat 2082 in Gujarat – Magh Shukla Paksha Tritiya tithi or the third day during the waxing or light phase of moon in Magh month in Gujarat. (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. Then onward it is Magh Shukla Paksha Tritiya tithi or the third day during the waxing or light phase of moon in Magh month till 2:47 AM on January 22. (This time is applicable only in western parts of India.) 

7th day of Thai Masam in Tamil Calendar followed in Tamil Nadu. (Vishvavasu Nama Year)
7th day of Makara Masam in Malayalam Calendar in Kerala. (Kolla Varsham 1201)
7th day of Magh Month in Calendars followed in Assam and Bengal. (Bengali Year 1432) 

Bad Period on January 21, 2026
Rahukalam – 12:20 PM to 1:46 PM
Yamagandam – 8:03 AM to 9:28 AM
Gulikai – 10:54 AM to 12:20 PM
Durmuhurtham – 11:57 AM to 12:43 PM
Varjyam – 9:18 PM to 10:57 PM 

Panchak (bad) – from 1:48 AM 

Good Period on January 21, 2026
Abhijit Muhurta – not present
Amrita Kalam – 3:12 AM to 4:51 AM
Sarvartha Siddhi Yog – not present
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 – 1:44 PM on January 21 to 1:51 PM on Jan 22 

Yog – Vyatipata (bad) till 6:58 PM on January 21. Then onward it is Variyan (bad) till 5:37 PM on January 22, 2026  

Karana – Kaulava (good) till 2:43 AM on January 21. Then onward it is Taitila (good) till 2:48 PM on January 21. Then onward it is Garaja (good) till 2:47 AM on January 22, 2026 

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