2026 Krishna Shashthi Tithi
Quick Overview
- Paksha
- Krishna Paksha (dark half)
- Lord in Krishna Paksha
- Kartikya
- Nandaadi group
- Nanda Tithi
- Good for
- House, War, Travel, Land
- Avoid
- Oiling body on 6th is prohibited
- Next Krishna Shashthi (New Delhi)
- Fri, Oct 30, 2026, 7:25 PM to Sat, Oct 31, 4:58 PM
About Krishna Shashthi
Krishna Shashthi is the 6th lunar day (Tithi) of Krishna Paksha, the dark half of the lunar month. Its epithet is Yasha Prada, "fame giver", and its tutelary lord (Adhidevta) is Kartikeya (lord of valour).
Counted paksha by paksha, Krishna Shashthi is ruled by Kartikya. It belongs to the Nandaadi group of Nanda Tithis, ruled by Venus, and in Krishna Paksha it is called Vridhi-Karta, Mangalprada. By eye status Krishna Shashthi is a two-eyed Tithi.
Krishna Shashthi becomes a Dagdha Tithi when the Sun is in Gemini or Scorpio. It is Maas Shunya in Magha.
Krishna Shashthi: nature & lord
- Epithet
- Yasha Prada (fame giver)
- Tutelary lord
- Kartikeya (lord of valour)
- Lord in Krishna Paksha
- Kartikya
- Other traditions
- Some traditions name Kartikya as the lord.
Good to do on Krishna Shashthi
- House
- War
- Travel
- Land
- Animal
- Market & marketing
- Trade
- Sale-purchase
- Service
- Social customs
- Art
- Painting
- Sculpturing
- Wood work
- Alankar
- Jewellery
- Clothes designing
- Oil massage
- Donation & welfare
- Water works
- Ancestral (pitri) works
Avoid on Krishna Shashthi
- Oiling body on 6th is prohibited.
- Food prohibited: items cooked in oil / oil / Kamarkh.
- Teeth should not be cleaned by Neem on 6th Tithi.
Krishna Shashthi: classification
- Nandaadi group
- Nanda Tithi (ruler: Venus)
- Name in Krishna Paksha
- Vridhi-Karta, Mangalprada
- Eye status
- Two-eyed Tithi in Krishna Paksha.
- Family group
- Kulakul Tithi
- Same eye status in Krishna Paksha
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This page lists every Krishna Shashthi in 2026 with its begin and end timings for New Delhi.
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Krishna Shashthi: muhurta details
- Amrit-Ghatis
- 50th to 53rd Ghati (19h 36m to 21h 12m from start; Moon-Sun arc diff: 69°48'00" to 70°36'00").
- Vish-Ghatis
- 6th to 9th Ghati (2h 00m to 3h 36m from start; Moon-Sun arc diff: 61°00'00" to 61°48'00") (some traditions: 12th to 15th Ghati; 7th to 10th Ghati).
- Paksha-Randhra Prohibited Time
- First 9 Ghatis (3h 36m) from start (some traditions: 7 Ghatis).
- Prohibited Durations
- Tithi Gandanta at starting 24 minutes. Tithi Kupam at 51st Ghati. Pradosha: current up to 1 Ghati (24m) of night-time.
- Maas Shunya
- Magha.
- Dagdha Tithi
- When the Sun is in Gemini or Scorpio. Another tradition lists the months Vaishakh, Shravana.
- Vaar Dagdha
- Thursday or Monday, depending on the tradition.
- Tithi-Shunya Nakshatra
- Rohini.
- Tithi-Shunya Lagna
- Aries, Leo.
- Malefic Ascendants
- Leo, Libra, Scorpio, Capricorn.
- Ghaat Tithis
- Ghaat for Aries and Scorpio Janma Rashis. Malefic for Virgo.
- Special Yogas
- Sunday (Siddha Yoga), Friday (Amrit Yoga), Wednesday (Ratnakur Yoga), Monday (Mrityu Yoga), Monday (Dagdha Yoga), Saturday (Vish Yoga), Thursday (Hutashan Yoga), Monday (Kulika Yoga).
- Directional Shoola & Yogini
- Dik Shoola: West; Yogini: West.
- Propitiation & donations
- Place gold idol of lord Kartikaya riding a peacock having arms, on rice, and perform Pooja before donation.
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