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Tithi today

The tithi (lunar day) at sunrise in Delhi and nine other cities: when it began, when it ends, its paksha, and the tithi that follows.

Today in Delhi

Sunday, 18 October 2026 · Sunrise 06:24 · Sunset 17:47 · Full panchang for Delhi

  • Tithi at sunrise Shukla Saptami 7th tithi of the bright half (Shukla paksha) Running now
  • Began 05:54, Sat 17 Oct
  • Ends 08:28, Sun 18 Oct
  • Next tithi Shukla Ashtami until 10:52, Mon 19 Oct Running now

Cities

The tithi running at each city’s sunrise. A tithi ends at the same moment everywhere, so in one time zone its end time is the same in every city. Times in IST; each city links to its full panchang.

The tithi at sunrise today
City SunriseTithi at sunriseEnds
Delhi 06:24 Shukla Saptami 08:28, Sun 18 Oct
Mumbai 06:34 Shukla Saptami 08:28, Sun 18 Oct
Kolkata 05:35 Shukla Saptami 08:28, Sun 18 Oct
Chennai 06:00 Shukla Saptami 08:28, Sun 18 Oct
Bengaluru 06:11 Shukla Saptami 08:28, Sun 18 Oct
Hyderabad 06:10 Shukla Saptami 08:28, Sun 18 Oct
Ahmedabad 06:38 Shukla Saptami 08:28, Sun 18 Oct
Pune 06:30 Shukla Saptami 08:28, Sun 18 Oct
Jaipur 06:28 Shukla Saptami 08:28, Sun 18 Oct
Lucknow 06:08 Shukla Saptami 08:28, Sun 18 Oct

What a tithi is

A tithi is a lunar day: the time the Moon takes to gain 12° on the Sun. A lunar month has 30 tithis, 15 in the bright half (Shukla paksha) while the Moon waxes and 15 in the dark half (Krishna paksha) while it wanes. Surya Siddhanta 2.64, 2.66, tr. Burgess

To find it, subtract the Sun’s longitude from the Moon’s and divide by 12°: the number of whole parts passed, plus one, is the tithi. This page shows the tithi running at sunrise in each city, as the panchang does, with the moments it begins and ends.

The thirty tithis
NumberBright half (Shukla)Dark half (Krishna)
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 Amavasya

Questions

What is a tithi?

A tithi is a lunar day: the time the Moon takes to gain 12° on the Sun. A lunar month has 30 tithis, 15 in the bright half (Shukla paksha) while the Moon waxes and 15 in the dark half (Krishna paksha) while it wanes. Surya Siddhanta 2.64, 2.66

How is the tithi calculated?

Subtract the Sun’s longitude from the Moon’s and divide by 12°. The number of whole parts passed, plus one, is the tithi: a difference of 40° gives the 4th tithi of the bright half, Shukla Chaturthi. Surya Siddhanta 2.66

Why can two tithis fall on one day, or one tithi span two days?

A tithi has no fixed length, because the Moon’s speed changes. A short tithi can begin and end between two sunrises, and a long one can run across two sunrises. This page names each day by the tithi running at sunrise, so one tithi may name no day and another may name two.

Is the tithi the same everywhere?

The tithi changes at the same moment everywhere, because it depends only on the Sun and the Moon. Only the clock time of the change differs between time zones. The tithi at sunrise can still differ between two cities when the change falls between their sunrises.

The Vedic day runs from sunrise to the next sunrise. Lahiri ayanamsa · sunrise and sunset at the centre of the Sun’s disc, with refraction, at sea level · Swiss Ephemeris · times in IST (UTC+5:30) · Method