Tithi
How to read it
Count30 in a lunar month
Based onMoon from the Sun
- Each step is 12 degrees between the Moon and the Sun
- Shukla Paksha is the bright fortnight, ending at Purnima
- Krishna Paksha is the dark fortnight, ending at Amavasya
- The name is the same everywhere; the end time is shown in local time
The daily Panchang prints one tithi name and the clock time that tithi ends. Pratipada through Chaturdashi occur once in each fortnight. Purnima closes the bright fortnight. Amavasya closes the dark fortnight. A muhurat screen can prefer or avoid a tithi, but the tithi itself is only this lunar count.
Changing the city changes sunrise and Rahu Kaal. It does not rename the tithi.
- Pratipada 1 and 16
- Dwitiya 2 and 17
- Tritiya 3 and 18
- Chaturthi 4 and 19
- Panchami 5 and 20
- Shashthi 6 and 21
- Saptami 7 and 22
- Ashtami 8 and 23
- Navami 9 and 24
- Dashami 10 and 25
- Ekadashi 11 and 26
- Dwadashi 12 and 27
- Trayodashi 13 and 28
- Chaturdashi 14 and 29
- Purnima 15, bright fortnight
- Amavasya 30, dark fortnight
Questions
Tithi
What is a tithi?
The Moon’s distance from the Sun, counted in 30 steps across a lunar month.
What is the difference between Shukla and Krishna Paksha?
Shukla is the bright fortnight, from Pratipada to Purnima. Krishna is the dark fortnight, from Pratipada to Amavasya.
Does the tithi change by city?
The tithi name is the same at one moment. The Panchang shows the ending clock time in the selected city’s local time.