2026 Shukla Dwadashi Tithi
Quick Overview
- Paksha
- Shukla Paksha (bright half)
- Lord in Shukla Paksha
- Vishnu
- Nandaadi group
- Bhadra Tithi
- Good for
- Movable & fixed works, Peaceful & Paushtik works, First feeding, Upnayana
- Avoid
- Avoid travelling, entering in new house, oil massage & first feeding
- Next Shukla Dwadashi (New Delhi)
- Thu, Oct 22, 2026, 2:49 PM to Fri, Oct 23, 2:36 PM
About Shukla Dwadashi
Shukla Dwadashi is the 12th lunar day (Tithi) of Shukla Paksha, the bright half of the lunar month. Its epithet is Yasha Prada, "fame giver", and its tutelary lord (Adhidevta) is Vishnu (lord of preservation - a Hindu Triad).
Counted paksha by paksha, Shukla Dwadashi is ruled by Vishnu. It belongs to the Nandaadi group of Bhadra Tithis, ruled by Mercury, and in Shukla Paksha it is called Ugra Karma. By eye status Shukla Dwadashi is a two-eyed Tithi.
It is Maas Shunya in Vaishakha.
The 12th Tithi, ruled by Lord Vishnu, is described as supreme amongst all Tithis; it is said that "no day is better than Dwadashi Tithi".
Shukla Dwadashi: nature & lord
- Epithet
- Yasha Prada (fame giver)
- Tutelary lord
- Vishnu (lord of preservation - a Hindu Triad)
- Lord in Shukla Paksha
- Vishnu
- Other traditions
- Some traditions name Savita (Sun) as the lord.
- Significance
- The 12th Tithi, ruled by Lord Vishnu, is described as supreme amongst all Tithis; it is said that "no day is better than Dwadashi Tithi".
Good to do on Shukla Dwadashi
Suitable for all types of works.
- Movable & fixed works
- Peaceful & Paushtik works
- First feeding
- Upnayana
- Marriage
All activities (fixed & movable) on this earth fructify on 12th Tithi, except travel & first feeding.
Works allocated for 2nd, 3rd, 5th, 7th, and 10th Tithis also fructify in 13th Tithi.
Avoid on Shukla Dwadashi
- Avoid travelling, entering in new house, oil massage & first feeding.
- Food prohibited: Kadliphal, Charm, Masoor Dal.
- During 12th Tithi coinciding with malefic weekdays, malefic ascendant & malefic Vargas, no auspicious work should be initiated.
Shukla Dwadashi: classification
- Nandaadi group
- Bhadra Tithi (ruler: Mercury)
- Name in Shukla Paksha
- Ugra Karma
- Eye status
- Two-eyed Tithi in Shukla Paksha. Also listed as a Kaana-Tithi.
- Family group
- Kul Tithi
- Same eye status in Shukla Paksha
- Shukla AshtamiShukla NavamiShukla DashamiShukla EkadashiShukla Trayodashi
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This page lists every Shukla Dwadashi in 2026 with its begin and end timings for New Delhi.
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Shukla Dwadashi: muhurta details
- Amrit-Ghatis
- 51st to 54th Ghati (20h 00m to 21h 36m from start; Moon-Sun arc diff: 142°48'00" to 143°36'00").
- Vish-Ghatis
- 11th to 14th Ghati (4h 00m to 5h 36m from start; Moon-Sun arc diff: 134°00'00" to 134°48'00") (some traditions: 14th to 17th Ghati; 13th to 16th Ghati).
- Paksha-Randhra Prohibited Time
- First 10 Ghatis (4h 00m) from start (some traditions: 14 Ghatis).
- Prohibited Durations
- Tithi Kupam at 29th Ghati. Pradosha: current up to 1 Ghati (24m) of night-time.
- Maas Shunya
- Vaishakha.
- Dagdha Tithi
- Another tradition lists the months Magha, Karttika.
- Vaar Dagdha
- Sunday.
- Tithi-Shunya Nakshatra
- Ashlesha.
- Tithi-Shunya Lagna
- Libra, Capricorn.
- Malefic Ascendants
- Sagittarius, Pisces (Bhadra Tithis).
- Ghaat Tithis
- Ghaat for Gemini and Cancer Janma Rashis. Malefic for Pisces.
- Special Yogas
- Saturday (Siddha/Amrit Yoga), Tuesday (Ratnakur Yoga), Saturday (Mrityu Yoga), Tuesday (Karkach Yoga).
- Directional Shoola & Yogini
- Dik Shoola: SW; Yogini: SW.
- Propitiation & donations
- Cow, bull, gold, Sapt-dhanya, jaggery, fruit, fragrant items.
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