Sudha Yoga Timings for 2026

What is Sudha Yoga?

Sudha Yoga (शुद्ध योग) is an auspicious Panchang combination whose name derives from “Shuddha”, meaning “pure” or “cleansed”. Like Siddha Yoga, it belongs to the family of three-way Tithi-Nakshatra-Vaara (weekday) combinations, but it draws on a narrower, more selective set of qualifying Tithi-Nakshatra pairs, which is why it forms comparatively less often through the year.

Astronomical Formation

Sudha Yoga forms only when a specific Tithi and a specific Nakshatra coincide on a particular weekday, with each of the seven weekdays keyed to its own qualifying pair. On most weekdays the qualifying Tithis are the 5th (Panchami) or 7th (Saptami), paired with a small, weekday-specific set of Nakshatras — for instance, Ravivara (Sunday) requires Panchami or Saptami together with either Pushya or Mula Nakshatra, while Guruvara (Thursday) instead requires the 13th Tithi (Trayodashi) together with Punarvasu, Pushya, or Revati. Because it needs three independently cycling Panchang elements — Tithi, Nakshatra, and Vaara — to align on this narrower pairing, Sudha Yoga windows appear irregularly and comparatively rarely across the year, and each window is shown split at local sunrise in line with the Vaara boundary.

What Sudha Yoga is Good For

True to its “pure” meaning, Sudha Yoga is traditionally regarded as a favourable and cleansing window, suitable for:

• Purificatory Rites: Shuddhikaran (purification) ceremonies, sacred baths, and other cleansing rituals.
• Religious Observances: Puja, havan, vratas, and other worship activities.
• New Undertakings: Beginning ventures or tasks where a clean, unblemished start is sought.
• Auspicious Ceremonies: General auspicious functions, in line with its overall favourable classification.