Tithi · प्रतिपदा
Pratipada Tithi
Pratipada is the 1st tithi of each half of the month. Its deity is Agni, and it is favoured for beginnings of every kind: the first day after the new or full moon.
Next Pratipada, Kathmandu
- Tue 27 Oct 2026
- Tue 10 Nov 2026
- Wed 25 Nov 2026
- Wed 9 Dec 2026
- Thu 10 Dec 2026
- Fri 8 Jan 2027
Next Pratipada, Delhi
- Tue 27 Oct 2026
- Tue 10 Nov 2026
- Wed 25 Nov 2026
- Wed 9 Dec 2026
- Thu 10 Dec 2026
- Thu 24 Dec 2026
What Pratipada means
A tithi is a lunar day: the time the Moon takes to move 12° further from the Sun. Thirty make a lunar month, fifteen in the waxing half (Shukla paksha) and fifteen in the waning half (Krishna paksha). Pratipada comes twice a month, once in each half.
Nanda, the joyful: good for celebrations, art and pleasant beginnings.
Festivals on Pratipada
- Chaitra Navratri and Ghatasthapana of Dashain begin (Shukla)
- Gudi Padwa and Ugadi, the new year in the West and South (Chaitra Shukla)
- Govardhan Puja (Kartika Shukla)