Telugu thidulu (tithis): the 30 tithi names and today's tithi
The Telugu calendar has 30 thidulu (tithis) in each lunar month: 15 in Sukla paksha, from Padyami to Pournami, and 15 in Bahula (Krishna) paksha, from Padyami to Amavasya. A tithi is the time the Moon takes to gain 12 degrees on the Sun, so its length is not fixed: in 2026 the shortest tithi lasts 20.1 hours and the longest 26.7 hours (average 23.6 hours, 371 tithis), measured with the NASA/JPL DE440s ephemeris. The tithi present at local sunrise gives the day its tithi in the panchangam. Because tithis are shorter or longer than a day, a tithi sometimes never touches a sunrise (kshaya tithi; 17 times in 2026 at Hyderabad) and sometimes covers two sunrises (adhika or vriddhi tithi; 11 times). The table lists every tithi with its Telugu and Sanskrit name, its group (Nanda, Bhadra, Jaya, Rikta, Purna, used in muhurtam), the next day it is at sunrise in Hyderabad, and the festivals our calendar fixes on it.
| # | Paksha | Telugu name | Name | Group | Next at sunrise (Hyderabad) | Festivals on this tithi |
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| 1 | Sukla | పాడ్యమి | Prathama (Padyami) | Nanda | Tue, 10 Nov | Ugadi (Telugu New Year) (Chaitra) · Sharad Navaratri (Dasara) begins (Ashwayuja) · Bali Padyami (Govardhan Puja) (Kartika) |
| 2 | Sukla | విదియ | Dwitiya (Vidiya) | Bhadra | Wed, 11 Nov | Jagannath Rath Yatra (Ashadha) · Bhagini Hasta Bhojanam (Yama Dwitiya) (Kartika) |
| 3 | Sukla | తదియ | Tritiya (Thadiya) | Jaya | Thu, 12 Nov | Akshaya Tritiya (Vaishakha) |
| 4 | Sukla | చవితి | Chaturthi (Chavithi) | Rikta | Fri, 13 Nov | Vinayaka Chavithi (Bhadrapada) · Nagula Chavithi (Kartika) |
| 5 | Sukla | పంచమి | Panchami | Purna | Sat, 14 Nov | Adi Sankara Jayanti (Vaishakha) · Garuda Panchami (Nagula Panchami) (Shravana) · Vasanta Panchami (Sri Panchami) (Magha) |
| 6 | Sukla | షష్ఠి | Shashthi | Nanda | Sun, 15 Nov | Subrahmanya Shashti (Margashira) |
| 7 | Sukla | సప్తమి | Saptami | Bhadra | Mon, 16 Nov | Ratha Saptami (Magha) |
| 8 | Sukla | అష్టమి | Ashtami | Jaya | Mon, 19 Oct | Durgashtami (Ashwayuja) |
| 9 | Sukla | నవమి | Navami | Rikta | Tue, 20 Oct | Sri Rama Navami (Chaitra) · Maha Navami (Ashwayuja) |
| 10 | Sukla | దశమి | Dashami | Purna | Wed, 21 Oct | Vijayadashami (Dasara) (Ashwayuja) |
| 11 | Sukla | ఏకాదశి | Ekadashi | Nanda | Thu, 22 Oct | Ekadashi vratam (every month) |
| 12 | Sukla | ద్వాదశి | Dwadashi | Bhadra | Fri, 23 Oct | Kshirabdi Dwadasi (Chilukula Dwadasi) (Kartika) |
| 13 | Sukla | త్రయోదశి | Trayodashi | Jaya | Sat, 24 Oct | |
| 14 | Sukla | చతుర్దశి | Chaturdashi | Rikta | Sun, 25 Oct | Nrusimha Jayanti (Vaishakha) · Anantha Chaturdashi (Anantha Padmanabha Vratam) (Bhadrapada) |
| 15 | Sukla | పౌర్ణమి | Purnima (Pournami) | Purna | Mon, 26 Oct | Pournami 2026 dates · Buddha Pournami (Vaishakha Pournami) (Vaishakha) · Eruvaka Pournami (Jyeshtha) · Guru Pournami (Vyasa Pournami) (Ashadha) · Raksha Bandhan (Rakhi Pournami) (Shravana) · Jandhyala Pournami (Yajur Upakarma) (Shravana) · Sharad Pournami (Kojagari) (Ashwayuja) · Karthika Pournami (Deepotsavam) (Kartika) · Dattatreya Jayanti (Margashira) · Magha Pournami (Magha) · Holi (Phalguna) |
| 16 | Bahula | పాడ్యమి | Prathama (Padyami) | Nanda | Tue, 27 Oct | Mahalaya Paksha begins (Pitru Paksha) (Bhadrapada) |
| 17 | Bahula | విదియ | Dwitiya (Vidiya) | Bhadra | Thu, 26 Nov | |
| 18 | Bahula | తదియ | Tritiya (Thadiya) | Jaya | Wed, 28 Oct | Undralla Taddi (Bhadrapada) · Atla Taddi (Ashwayuja) |
| 19 | Bahula | చవితి | Chaturthi (Chavithi) | Rikta | Thu, 29 Oct | Sankashti Chaturthi (every month) |
| 20 | Bahula | పంచమి | Panchami | Purna | Fri, 30 Oct | |
| 21 | Bahula | షష్ఠి | Shashthi | Nanda | Sat, 31 Oct | |
| 22 | Bahula | సప్తమి | Saptami | Bhadra | Sun, 1 Nov | |
| 23 | Bahula | అష్టమి | Ashtami | Jaya | Mon, 2 Nov | Sri Krishna Janmashtami (Shravana) |
| 24 | Bahula | నవమి | Navami | Rikta | Tue, 3 Nov | |
| 25 | Bahula | దశమి | Dashami | Purna | Wed, 4 Nov | Hanuman Jayanti (Telugu) (Vaishakha) |
| 26 | Bahula | ఏకాదశి | Ekadashi | Nanda | Thu, 5 Nov | Ekadashi vratam (every month) |
| 27 | Bahula | ద్వాదశి | Dwadashi | Bhadra | Fri, 6 Nov | |
| 28 | Bahula | త్రయోదశి | Trayodashi | Jaya | Sat, 7 Nov | Dhana Trayodashi (Dhanteras) (Ashwayuja) |
| 29 | Bahula | చతుర్దశి | Chaturdashi | Rikta | Sun, 8 Nov | Naraka Chaturdashi (Ashwayuja) · Maha Shivaratri (Magha) |
| 30 | Bahula | అమావాస్య | Amavasya | Purna | Mon, 9 Nov | Amavasya 2026 dates · Vata Savitri Vratam (Vaishakha) · Polala Amavasya (Shravana) · Mahalaya Amavasya (Bhadrapada) · Deepavali (Lakshmi Puja) (Ashwayuja) |
Highlighted: today's tithi in Hyderabad. Groups: B. V. Raman, Muhurtha (1948), pp. 39–40. Festivals: the rules of this calendar (method page). How these values are computed
Tithi dates 2026: Padyami · Vidiya · Tadiya · Chavithi · Panchami · Shashti · Saptami · Ashtami · Navami · Dashami · Dwadashi · Trayodashi · Chaturdashi
Tithi dates 2027: Padyami · Vidiya · Tadiya · Chavithi · Panchami · Shashti · Saptami · Ashtami · Navami · Dashami · Dwadashi · Trayodashi · Chaturdashi
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FAQ
How many tithis are there in the Telugu calendar?
30 in each lunar month: 15 in Sukla paksha (Padyami to Pournami) and 15 in Bahula paksha (Padyami to Amavasya). The names repeat in both halves except Pournami and Amavasya.
What is today's tithi?
Monday 19 October 2026: Sukla Ashtami up to 10:52 AM IST.
How long is a tithi?
Between about 20 and 27 hours: in 2026 the shortest was 20.1 h and the longest 26.7 h (Hyderabad, computed).
What is a kshaya tithi?
A tithi that begins after one sunrise and ends before the next, so no day is named after it. In 2026 there are 17 at Hyderabad; a tithi covering two sunrises (vriddhi) happens 11 times.
What are Nanda, Bhadra, Jaya, Rikta and Purna tithis?
The five groups of tithis used in muhurtam: Nanda = 1st, 6th, 11th; Bhadra = 2nd, 7th, 12th; Jaya = 3rd, 8th, 13th; Rikta = 4th, 9th, 14th; Purna = 5th, 10th, 15th (B. V. Raman, Muhurtha).