2026 Shukla Pratipada Tithi
Quick Overview
- Paksha
- Shukla Paksha (bright half)
- Lord in Shukla Paksha
- Agni
- Nandaadi group
- Nanda Tithi
- Avoid
- One should not take Petha, Kushmanda on 1st
- Next Shukla Pratipada (New Delhi)
- Mon, Nov 9, 2026, 12:32 PM to Tue, Nov 10, 2:01 PM
About Shukla Pratipada
Shukla Pratipada is the 1st lunar day (Tithi) of Shukla Paksha, the bright half of the lunar month. Its epithet is Vridhi Prada, "rise giver / expansion", and its tutelary lord (Adhidevta) is Agni (God of fire).
Counted paksha by paksha, Shukla Pratipada is ruled by Agni. It belongs to the Nandaadi group of Nanda Tithis, ruled by Venus, and in Shukla Paksha it is called Bali & Sumahati. By eye status Shukla Pratipada is a blind Tithi.
The works allotted to Pratipada are meant for Krishna Pratipada, not for Shukla Pratipada. Shukla Pratipada becomes a Dagdha Tithi when the Sun is in Aries or Leo. It is Maas Shunya in Kartika.
Shukla Pratipada: nature & lord
- Epithet
- Vridhi Prada (rise giver / expansion)
- Tutelary lord
- Agni (God of fire)
- Lord in Shukla Paksha
- Agni
- Other traditions
- Some traditions name Brahma as the lord.
Good to do on Shukla Pratipada
These works are allotted to Pratipada, but are to be done on Krishna Pratipada, not on Shukla Pratipada.
- Marriage
- Travel
- House
- Entering into a house
- Pratishtha (fame, honour)
- Shaving
- Samskaras like Seemant
- Tonsure
- Upnayana
- Peaceful & developmental works
- Farming
- Intoxicant & medicine making
- Oiling
- Bed
- Sitting items (aassan)
- Stone work
- Cutting of trees
- Sculpturing
- Alankar (ornament, decoration)
Avoid on Shukla Pratipada
- One should not take Petha (Kumhada), Kushmanda on 1st.
- Teeth should not be cleaned by Neem.
- During the 1st Tithi, collection of wood (and also wood used in cleaning teeth) is held as highly malefic for seven generations.
- Taking meat, applying oil & performing sex on 1st leads to Chandaal status.
Shukla Pratipada: classification
- Nandaadi group
- Nanda Tithi (ruler: Venus)
- Name in Shukla Paksha
- Bali & Sumahati
- Eye status
- Blind Tithi in Shukla Paksha.
- Family group
- Akul Tithi
- Same eye status in Shukla Paksha
- Shukla DwitiyaShukla TritiyaShukla Chaturthi
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This page lists every Shukla Pratipada in 2026 with its begin and end timings for New Delhi.
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Shukla Pratipada: muhurta details
- Amrit-Ghatis
- 46th to 49th Ghati (18h 00m to 19h 36m from start; Moon-Sun arc diff: 09°00'00" to 09°48'00").
- Vish-Ghatis
- 16th to 19th Ghati (6h 00m to 7h 36m from start; Moon-Sun arc diff: 03°00'00" to 03°48'00").
- Prohibited Durations
- Tithi Gandanta at starting 24 minutes. Tithi Kupam at 51st Ghati.
- Maas Shunya
- Kartika.
- Dagdha Tithi
- When the Sun is in Aries or Leo.
- Vaar Dagdha
- Friday.
- Tithi-Shunya Nakshatra
- Uttar Shada.
- Tithi-Shunya Lagna
- Libra, Capricorn.
- Malefic Ascendants
- Leo, Libra, Scorpio, Capricorn.
- Ghaat Tithis
- Ghaat for Aries and Scorpio Janma Rashis. Malefic for Aries.
- Special Yogas
- Friday (Siddha Yoga), Saturday (Amrit Yoga), Sunday (Ratnakur Yoga), Sunday (Mrityu Yoga), Wednesday (Vish Yoga), Wednesday (Samvarta Yoga), Monday (Hutashan Yoga), Saturday (Kulika Yoga).
- Directional Shoola & Yogini
- Dik Shoola: East; Yogini: East.
- Propitiation & donations
- Install Lord Brahma over 8-petal lotus flower made of gold & donate after Pooja.
Frequently Asked Questions about Shukla Pratipada
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