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

Tithi in Panchang – Hindu Calendar on Tuesday, October 20 2026 – It is Shukla Paksha Navami tithi or the ninth day during waxing or light phase of moon in Hindu calendar and Panchang in most regions. It is Shukla Paksha Navami tithi or the ninth day during waxing or light phase of moon till 9:34 AM on October 20. Then onward it is Shukla Paksha Dashami tithi or the tenth day during waxing or light phase of moon till 10:50 AM on October 21. (Time applicable in all north, south and eastern parts of India. All time based on India Standard Time.) 

Good – Auspicious time on October 20, 2026 as per Hindu Calendar – Good and auspicious time on the entire day. 

Nakshatra – Shravan or Thiruvonam nakshatra till 4:09 PM on October 20. Then onward it is Dhanishta or Avittam nakshatra till 5:50 PM on October 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 Thiruvonam nakshatra till 6:02 PM on October 20. Then onward it is Dhanishta or Avittam nakshatra till 7:48 PM on October 21. 

Rashi or Moon Sign – Dhanu Rashi till 6:00 PM on October 18. Then onward it is Makar Rashi till 5:00 AM on October 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 7:33 PM on October 18. Then onward it is Makar Rashi till 7:00 AM on October 21, 2026   

Festivals, Vrat and Auspicious days – Dasara, Vijaya Dashami, Shastra Puja, Aparajita Puja, Pattabhishekam Puja, Shami Puja 

Kali Yuga Year – 5128 

Vikram Samvat 2083 – Ashwin Shukla Paksha Navami tithi or the ninth day during waxing or light phase of moon in Ashwin 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. 

Parabhava Nama Shalivahana Saka 1948 – Ashwin Shukla Paksha Navami tithi or the ninth day during waxing or light phase of moon in Ashwin month in Karnataka, Andhra Pradesh and Telangana. 

Parabhavanama Shalivahana Saka 1948 – Ashwin Shukla Paksha Navami tithi or the ninth day during waxing or light phase of moon in Ashwina month in Maharashtra and Goa. (It is Ashwin Shukla Paksha Navami tithi or the ninth day during waxing or light phase of moon in Ashwina month till 12:51 PM on October 20. Then onward it is Ashwin Shukla Paksha Dashami tithi or the tenth day during waxing or light phase of moon in Ashwin month till 2:12 PM on October 21.  (This time is applicable only in western parts of India.) 

Vikram Samvat 2082 in Gujarat – Ashwin Shukla Paksha Navami tithi or the ninth day during waxing or light phase of moon in Ashwina month in Gujarat. (It is Ashwina Shukla Paksha Navami tithi or the ninth day during waxing or light phase of moon in Ashwin month till 12:51 PM on October 20. Then onward it is Ashwin Shukla Paksha Dashami tithi or the tenth day during waxing or light phase of moon in Ashwin month till 2:12 PM on October 21. (This time is applicable only in western parts of India.) 

3rd day of Aippasi Masam in Tamil Calendar followed in Tamil Nadu. (Parabhava Nama Year)
3rd day of Tula Masam in Malayalam Calendar in Kerala. (Kolla Varsham 1202)
2nd day of Kartik Month in Calendars followed in Assam and Bengal. (Bengali Year 1433) 

Bad Period on October 20, 2026
Rahukalam – 2:50 PM to 4:18 PM
Yamagandam – 8:57 AM to 10:25 AM
Gulikai – 11:54 AM to 1:22 PM
Durmuhurtham – 8:22 AM to 9:09 AM
Durmuhurtham – 10:40 PM to 11:29 PM
Varjyam – 10:19 PM to 12:02 AM 

Panchak (bad) – not present 

Good Period on October 20, 2026
Abhijit Muhurta – 11:30 AM to 12:17 PM
Amrita Kalam – 6:36 AM to 8:21 AM
Sarvartha Siddhi Yog – not present
Amrita Siddhi Yog – not present
Dwipushkar Yog – not present
Tripushkar Yog – not present
Ravi Yog – 2:00 PM on Oct 19 to 5:50 AM on Oct 21 

Yog – Dhriti (good) till 12:24 AM on October 20. Then onward it is Shoola (bad) till 12:49 AM on October 21.  

Karana – Kaulava (good) till 12:51 PM on October 20. Then onward it is Taitila (good) till 1:37 AM on October 21. 

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