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Today's Tithi
The lunar day in force right now, when it began and when it ends where you are, the tithi that names today's date, and the ones coming next.
Calculating…
Times are for the place above, in its local time zone, calculated from the positions of the Sun and Moon (sidereal, Lahiri ayanamsa) — usually within a minute or two of a printed Panchang for the same city.
Today, sunrise to sunrise
Every tithi that touches today's Panchang day, with the exact moments it begins and ends.
Coming up
The next tithis, with start and end times for your place.
Calculated from the Moon's sidereal elongation from the Sun at this instant — see our full Tithi reference for all 30 names.
See the full Today's Panchanga (all 5 elements), learn what Tithi means, or see this month's full Tithi calendar at a glance.
What "Tithi" actually measures
A Tithi isn't a day in the calendar sense — it's a unit of the Moon's motion. Specifically, one Tithi is the time the Moon takes to move exactly 12° further ahead of the Sun than it was at the start (measuring the angular gap between them, called their elongation). Since the Moon doesn't move at a perfectly constant speed across its elliptical orbit, that 12° can take anywhere from roughly 19 to 26 hours — which is why Tithis don't line up neatly with 24-hour civil days. A short Tithi can begin and end entirely within one Gregorian day; occasionally one gets skipped (called kshaya) when two Tithi boundaries fall within a single sunrise-to-sunrise span.
The 30 Tithis, in order
Two Pakshas (fortnights) of 15 Tithis each — Shukla (waxing, toward full moon) and Krishna (waning, toward new moon).
| # | Shukla Paksha (waxing) | Krishna Paksha (waning) |
| 1 | Pratipada | Pratipada |
| 2 | Dwitiya | Dwitiya |
| 3 | Tritiya | Tritiya |
| 4 | Chaturthi | Chaturthi |
| 5 | Panchami | Panchami |
| 6 | Shashthi | Shashthi |
| 7 | Saptami | Saptami |
| 8 | Ashtami | Ashtami |
| 9 | Navami | Navami |
| 10 | Dashami | Dashami |
| 11 | Ekadashi | Ekadashi |
| 12 | Dwadashi | Dwadashi |
| 13 | Trayodashi | Trayodashi |
| 14 | Chaturdashi | Chaturdashi |
| 15 | Purnima (full moon) | Amavasya (new moon) |
Notice the first 14 names repeat identically in both fortnights — only the 15th differs, since that's the day the Moon actually reaches full or new. This is why "which paksha am I in" is the first thing worth checking on any given Tithi, not just the number.
Why some Tithis matter more than others
Ekadashi
The 11th Tithi of each Paksha — the most widely observed fasting day in the Hindu calendar.
Purnima
Full moon — many festivals and vrata (vows) are timed to this Tithi specifically.
Amavasya
New moon — associated with ancestor rites (Pitru Tarpana) and, once a lunar month, Diwali.
Sankranti
A solar transition, not a Tithi — worth knowing the difference.
Which tithi counts for a festival?
Most of the time the tithi at sunrise names the day. But many observances look at a different moment of the day, so the same tithi can produce a festival on one date in one city and the next date in another:
The tithi prevailing at local sunrise governs the day — the default rule of the Panchang.
Rama and Ganesha are said to have been born at midday, so the tithi must hold during the middle part of the day.
Amavasya must prevail during the evening twilight for Lakshmi Puja; Trayodashi at dusk for Pradosha.
Krishna's birth is celebrated at midnight, so Ashtami at midnight decides the date; Shivaratri looks at Chaturdashi at night.
The fast ends at moonrise, so the tithi in force when the Moon rises matters.
If Dashami is still running 96 minutes before sunrise, many Vaishnava traditions move the Ekadashi fast to the next day.
Why a tithi lasts between roughly 20 and 27 hours
A tithi ends when the Moon has gained another 12° on the Sun. The Moon's speed changes through its elliptical orbit — from about 12° a day near its farthest point to about 15° near its closest — while the Sun moves about 1° a day. So the Moon's daily gain on the Sun ranges from roughly 11° to 14°, and a 12° tithi takes anywhere from about 20 to 27 hours. Short tithis cluster when the Moon is near perigee, long ones near apogee, which is how a kshaya (skipped) or vriddhi (repeated) tithi arises.
Frequently asked questions
What is a Tithi?
A lunar day — the time it takes the Moon to move 12° further from the Sun than it started, roughly but not exactly one civil day. There are 30 Tithis in a lunar month, across two Pakshas of 15 each.
How many Tithis are there?
30 — 15 in Shukla Paksha (waxing, ending in Purnima) and 15 in Krishna Paksha (waning, ending in Amavasya).
Can two Tithis fall on the same calendar day?
Yes. Since a Tithi's length varies (roughly 19 to 26 hours) while a civil day is fixed at 24, a short Tithi can begin and end entirely within one Gregorian day, and occasionally a Tithi is skipped entirely.
Why might today's Tithi shown here differ from my local Panchang?
This page calculates Tithi live for a general reference location. Panchangs prepared for a specific city adjust for local sunrise, which can shift the displayed Tithi by a few hours near a boundary — always confirm with a local Panchang for ceremony-critical timing.