Kulika Yoga Timings for 2026

What is Kulika Yoga?

Kulika Yoga (कुलिक योग) is a traditional Vaara-Tithi (weekday-lunar day) combination Yoga found in Panchang alongside similar cautionary yogas such as Karkacha and Hutashan. It is grouped with the well-known inauspicious combinations of Muhurat Shastra, in the same category of severity often compared to Yamaganda, and is generally treated as a period best worked around rather than one to plan major events in.

Astronomical Formation — The Vaara-Tithi Rule

Kulika Yoga is a pure Vaara-Tithi combination — it forms from the pairing of the weekday and the current Tithi alone, with no Nakshatra dependence. Each weekday has exactly one qualifying Tithi:

• Sunday (Ravivara): Saptami Tithi
• Monday (Somavara): Shashthi Tithi
• Tuesday (Mangalavara): Panchami Tithi
• Wednesday (Budhavara): Chaturthi Tithi
• Thursday (Guruvara): Tritiya Tithi
• Friday (Shukravara): Dwitiya Tithi
• Saturday (Shanivara): Pratipada Tithi

Because only one Tithi qualifies per weekday, Kulika Yoga recurs roughly once each lunar month, whenever that specific pairing falls due.

Why It Is Considered Inauspicious

Muhurat Shastra places Kulika Yoga among the recognized cautionary combinations for beginning significant, long-lasting undertakings. Traditional guidance advises avoiding weddings, Griha Pravesha, foundation-laying ceremonies, new business launches, or signing important agreements during this window. As with other Vaara-Tithi cautionary yogas, its effect is treated as a subtle unfavorable backdrop rather than a prediction of harm to any individual.