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तिथि · 30 Lunar Days
A tithi is the time the Moon takes to gain 12° elongation from the Sun. 30 tithis per month — 15 in śukla pakṣa (waxing) and 15 in kṛṣṇa pakṣa (waning). Each carries a ruling deity, group (nanda/bhadra/jaya/rikta/pūrṇa), and prescribed activities.
Deity: Agni
Mixed; first day of paksha
Deity: Brahma
Auspicious
Deity: Gauri / Parvati
Auspicious for women, festivals
Deity: Ganesha
Auspicious for Ganesha-worship; Rikta otherwise
Deity: Sarpas (Nagas)
Auspicious for Naga, Saraswati, Lakshmi
Deity: Kartikeya / Skanda
Auspicious for Skanda-worship
Deity: Surya
Auspicious for Surya-worship
Deity: Devi (Durga / Shakti)
Auspicious for Devi-worship
Deity: Durga
Auspicious for Devi; Rikta otherwise
Deity: Yama (some texts) / Dharma
Auspicious
Deity: Vishnu
The supreme Vaishnava vrat day
Deity: Vishnu
Auspicious — paran day after Ekadashi
Deity: Shiva
Auspicious for Shiva (Pradosh)
Deity: Shiva (especially Krishna paksha — Shivaratri)
Inauspicious for celebration; auspicious for Shiva-worship
Deity: Chandra (Moon) — and various deities by month
Auspicious; full moon
Deity: Agni
Mixed
Deity: Brahma
Auspicious
Deity: Gauri / Parvati
Auspicious
Deity: Ganesha
Sankashti — auspicious for Ganesha
Deity: Sarpas
Auspicious
Deity: Kartikeya
Auspicious for Skanda
Deity: Surya
Auspicious
Deity: Devi / Bhairava (Kalashtami)
Auspicious
Deity: Durga
Mixed
Deity: Yama / Dharma
Auspicious
Deity: Vishnu
Vaishnava vrat
Deity: Vishnu
Auspicious — paran
Deity: Shiva
Pradosh — auspicious for Shiva
Deity: Shiva (Mahashivaratri) / Yama / pitris
Mixed; inauspicious for celebration, auspicious for Shiva and ancestors
Deity: Pitris (ancestors)
Sacred for ancestor rites; inauspicious for new ventures