🪷 Kṛṣṇa Ṣaṣṭhī

Tithi #21 of 30 · Kṛṣṇa-pakṣa · presiding-deity: Kārttikeya

Quality: Warrior-discipline
BG-aspect: BG 10.24

Today (2026-05-14) is Kṛṣṇa Trayodaśī — not this tithi. Engine: Vidhyamitra Sūrya-Siddhānta substrate (Sūrya-Siddhānta).

Classical attributes

Tithi-number#21 of 30
PakṣaKṛṣṇa (waxing/waning)
Presiding deityKārttikeya
QualityWarrior-discipline
BG-aspectBG 10.24
Auspiciousness✓ auspicious

Cross-references

📚 See Also

📖 References

  1. Bṛhat-Parāśara-Horā-Śāstra · Tithi-Adhyāya — Classical authority on tithi attributes · deity assignments · auspiciousness
  2. Muhūrta-Cintāmaṇi · tithi-classification for muhūrta — The treatise governing which tithis are auspicious for which rites
  3. Sūrya-Siddhānta · Sun-Moon angular-separation computation (~500 CE) — The astronomical source for tithi-as-Sun-Moon-angle calculation
Categories: Tithis (Lunar Days) · Jyotiṣa Reference · Kṛṣṇa Pakṣa · Tithi #21 · Pañchāṅga Five-Limbs · Muhūrta-Cintāmaṇi Reference