🪷 Kṛṣṇa Caturthī
Tithi #19 of 30 · Kṛṣṇa-pakṣa · presiding-deity: Gaṇeśa (Saṅkaṣṭa-hara)
Today (2026-05-14) is Kṛṣṇa Trayodaśī — not this tithi. Engine: Vidhyamitra Sūrya-Siddhānta substrate (Sūrya-Siddhānta).
Classical attributes
| Tithi-number | #19 of 30 |
|---|---|
| Pakṣa | Kṛṣṇa (waxing/waning) |
| Presiding deity | Gaṇeśa (Saṅkaṣṭa-hara) |
| Quality | Saṅkaṣṭa-Caturthī · obstacle-removal |
| BG-aspect | BG 18.78 |
| Auspiciousness | ✓ auspicious |
Significant festivals on this tithi
- Saṅkaṣṭa Caturthī
Cross-references
- Today's day-page · full pañcāṅga
- Krishna-as-Paramaatma · BG 7
- Viśvarūpa-Kāla · time as Krishna's body
- Cosmic-Time · BG 8
📚 See Also
- Jyotiṣa Reference · all 89 elements · Complete encyclopedia of grahas · rāśis · nakshatras · tithis · karaṇas
- Cosmic-Time · BG 8 Akṣara-Brahma · Kalpa · Manvantara · Yuga framework
- Viśvarūpa-Kāla · BG 10.30 + 11.32 · Krishna IS Time (kālaḥ kalayatām aham)
- Today's day-page · 2026-05-14 · Full pañcāṅga with this tithi active or upcoming
- Birth-Chart Calculator · See what tithi YOU were born under
📖 References
- Bṛhat-Parāśara-Horā-Śāstra · Tithi-Adhyāya — Classical authority on tithi attributes · deity assignments · auspiciousness
- Muhūrta-Cintāmaṇi · tithi-classification for muhūrta — The treatise governing which tithis are auspicious for which rites
- Sūrya-Siddhānta · Sun-Moon angular-separation computation (~500 CE) — The astronomical source for tithi-as-Sun-Moon-angle calculation