2026 Shukla Dashami Tithi
Quick Overview
- Paksha
- Shukla Paksha (bright half)
- Lord in Shukla Paksha
- Dandra / Yama
- Nandaadi group
- Poorna Tithi
- Good for
- Manglik works, Marriage, Upnayana, Alankar
- Avoid
- Food prohibited: Nalika Shaka, Parval / Padol
- Next Shukla Dashami (New Delhi)
- Tue, Oct 20, 2026, 12:51 PM to Wed, Oct 21, 2:12 PM
About Shukla Dashami
Shukla Dashami is the 10th lunar day (Tithi) of Shukla Paksha, the bright half of the lunar month. Its epithet is Saumya Prada, "increases soberness", and its tutelary lord (Adhidevta) is Yama (God of death).
Counted paksha by paksha, Shukla Dashami is ruled by Dandra / Yama. It belongs to the Nandaadi group of Poorna Tithis, ruled by Jupiter, and in Shukla Paksha it is called Saumya. By eye status Shukla Dashami is a two-eyed Tithi.
It is Maas Shunya in Margshirsh.
Shukla Dashami: nature & lord
- Epithet
- Saumya Prada (increases soberness)
- Tutelary lord
- Yama (God of death)
- Lord in Shukla Paksha
- Dandra / Yama
- Other traditions
- Some traditions name Dharmraja or Naga as the lord.
Good to do on Shukla Dashami
- Manglik works
- Marriage
- Upnayana
- Alankar
- Peaceful & Paushtik works
- Installation
- Travel
- Conveyance
- Elephant
- Horse
- Entering
- Government works
Works allocated for 2nd, 3rd, 5th, and 7th Tithis also get fructified in 10th Tithi.
Avoid on Shukla Dashami
- Food prohibited: Nalika Shaka (esculent root - Arun colocasia), Parval / Padol.
- Bath with Ubtan on 10th Tithi destroys son.
- Do not take Amla bath.
Shukla Dashami: classification
- Nandaadi group
- Poorna Tithi (ruler: Jupiter)
- Name in Shukla Paksha
- Saumya
- Eye status
- Two-eyed Tithi in Shukla Paksha.
- Family group
- Kulakul Tithi
- Same eye status in Shukla Paksha
- Shukla AshtamiShukla NavamiShukla EkadashiShukla DwadashiShukla Trayodashi
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This page lists every Shukla Dashami in 2026 with its begin and end timings for New Delhi.
2026
Shukla Dashami: muhurta details
- Amrit-Ghatis
- 51st to 54th Ghati (20h 00m to 21h 36m from start; Moon-Sun arc diff: 118°00'00" to 118°48'00").
- Vish-Ghatis
- 11th to 14th Ghati (4h 00m to 5h 36m from start; Moon-Sun arc diff: 110°00'00" to 110°48'00").
- Prohibited Durations
- Tithi Gandanta at ending 24 minutes. Tithi Kupam at 32nd Ghati.
- Maas Shunya
- Margshirsh.
- Dagdha Tithi
- Another tradition lists the months Agahan, Bhadrapad.
- Vaar Dagdha
- None.
- Tithi-Shunya Nakshatra
- Swaati.
- Tithi-Shunya Lagna
- Leo, Scorpio.
- Malefic Ascendants
- Taurus, Capricorn / Aquarius (Poorna Tithis).
- Ghaat Tithis
- Ghaat for Taurus, Virgo, Pisces Janma Rashis. Malefic for Leo, Virgo, Libra, Capricorn.
- Special Yogas
- Wednesday (Siddha/Amrit Yoga), Monday (Ratnakur Yoga), Wednesday (Mrityu Yoga), Thursday (Karkach Yoga).
- Directional Shoola & Yogini
- Dik Shoola: North; Yogini: North.
- Propitiation & donations
- Female deities of the ten directions made of gold, placed in ten pots having salt, jaggery, til, curd, clarified butter, rice etc.
Frequently Asked Questions about Shukla Dashami
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