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Pratipada dates in 2026

Pratipada falls 25 times in 2026. Every date below carries the weekday, the tithi's own start and end, and the month it falls in.

  • Computed from the Moon and the Sun for Toronto at the moment you loaded this page — not copied from a printed calendar.
  • Each tithi's own start and end is shown, so you can check the day yourself.

Every Pratipada date in 2026

DatePakshaHindu month (purnimanta)Tithi beginsTithi endsNote
Saturday, 3 January 2026KrishnaMagha3 Jan, 05:034 Jan, 02:00—
Monday, 19 January 2026ShuklaMagha18 Jan, 14:5219 Jan, 15:44—
Monday, 2 February 2026KrishnaPhalguna1 Feb, 17:092 Feb, 15:22—
Tuesday, 17 February 2026ShuklaPhalguna17 Feb, 07:0118 Feb, 06:28—
Tuesday, 3 March 2026KrishnaChaitra3 Mar, 06:384 Mar, 06:20—
Thursday, 19 March 2026ShuklaChaitra18 Mar, 21:2319 Mar, 19:23—
Thursday, 2 April 2026KrishnaVaishakha1 Apr, 22:122 Apr, 23:13—
Friday, 17 April 2026ShuklaVaishakha17 Apr, 07:5218 Apr, 04:41kshaya tithi
Saturday, 2 May 2026KrishnaJyeshtha1 May, 13:232 May, 15:20—
Sunday, 17 May 2026ShuklaAdhika Jyeshtha16 May, 16:0117 May, 12:11—
Sunday, 31 May 2026KrishnaAdhika Jyeshtha31 May, 04:451 Jun, 07:08kept on the next day too
Monday, 15 June 2026ShuklaJyeshtha14 Jun, 22:5415 Jun, 19:01—
Tuesday, 30 June 2026KrishnaAshadha29 Jun, 19:5630 Jun, 22:08—
Tuesday, 14 July 2026ShuklaAshadha14 Jul, 05:4315 Jul, 02:22—
Thursday, 30 July 2026KrishnaShravana29 Jul, 10:3530 Jul, 12:00—
Thursday, 13 August 2026ShuklaShravana12 Aug, 13:3713 Aug, 11:12—
Friday, 28 August 2026KrishnaBhadrapada28 Aug, 00:1929 Aug, 00:27—
Friday, 11 September 2026ShuklaBhadrapada10 Sep, 23:2711 Sep, 22:17—
Sunday, 27 September 2026KrishnaAshwin26 Sep, 12:4927 Sep, 11:29—
Sunday, 11 October 2026ShuklaAshwin10 Oct, 11:5011 Oct, 12:01—
Monday, 26 October 2026KrishnaKartika26 Oct, 00:1126 Oct, 21:32—
Monday, 9 November 2026ShuklaKartika9 Nov, 02:0210 Nov, 03:31—
Tuesday, 24 November 2026KrishnaKartika24 Nov, 09:5325 Nov, 06:20kshaya tithi
Wednesday, 9 December 2026ShuklaMargashirsha8 Dec, 19:529 Dec, 22:16—
Thursday, 24 December 2026KrishnaPausha23 Dec, 20:2824 Dec, 16:37—

Times are local to Toronto. A row marked kshaya tithi is one the tithi never carried at sunrise — it began after one and ended before the next, and the observance is kept on the day it ran through. A row marked kept on the next day too is one where the tithi spans two sunrises, so two traditions genuinely take two different days.

Pratipada in January 2026

Pratipada falls 2 times in January 2026.

  • Saturday, 3 January 2026 — Krishna paksha, Magha. Tithi 3 Jan, 05:03 → 4 Jan, 02:00
  • Monday, 19 January 2026 — Shukla paksha, Magha. Tithi 18 Jan, 14:52 → 19 Jan, 15:44

Pratipada in February 2026

Pratipada falls 2 times in February 2026.

  • Monday, 2 February 2026 — Krishna paksha, Phalguna. Tithi 1 Feb, 17:09 → 2 Feb, 15:22
  • Tuesday, 17 February 2026 — Shukla paksha, Phalguna. Tithi 17 Feb, 07:01 → 18 Feb, 06:28

Pratipada in March 2026

Pratipada falls 2 times in March 2026.

  • Tuesday, 3 March 2026 — Krishna paksha, Chaitra. Tithi 3 Mar, 06:38 → 4 Mar, 06:20
  • Thursday, 19 March 2026 — Shukla paksha, Chaitra. Tithi 18 Mar, 21:23 → 19 Mar, 19:23

Pratipada in April 2026

Pratipada falls 2 times in April 2026.

  • Thursday, 2 April 2026 — Krishna paksha, Vaishakha. Tithi 1 Apr, 22:12 → 2 Apr, 23:13
  • Friday, 17 April 2026 — Shukla paksha, Vaishakha. Tithi 17 Apr, 07:52 → 18 Apr, 04:41 (kshaya tithi)

Pratipada in May 2026

Pratipada falls 3 times in May 2026.

  • Saturday, 2 May 2026 — Krishna paksha, Jyeshtha. Tithi 1 May, 13:23 → 2 May, 15:20
  • Sunday, 17 May 2026 — Shukla paksha, Adhika Jyeshtha. Tithi 16 May, 16:01 → 17 May, 12:11
  • Sunday, 31 May 2026 — Krishna paksha, Adhika Jyeshtha. Tithi 31 May, 04:45 → 1 Jun, 07:08 (kept on the next day too)

Pratipada in June 2026

Pratipada falls 2 times in June 2026.

  • Monday, 15 June 2026 — Shukla paksha, Jyeshtha. Tithi 14 Jun, 22:54 → 15 Jun, 19:01
  • Tuesday, 30 June 2026 — Krishna paksha, Ashadha. Tithi 29 Jun, 19:56 → 30 Jun, 22:08

Pratipada in July 2026

Pratipada falls 2 times in July 2026.

  • Tuesday, 14 July 2026 — Shukla paksha, Ashadha. Tithi 14 Jul, 05:43 → 15 Jul, 02:22
  • Thursday, 30 July 2026 — Krishna paksha, Shravana. Tithi 29 Jul, 10:35 → 30 Jul, 12:00

Pratipada in August 2026

Pratipada falls 2 times in August 2026.

  • Thursday, 13 August 2026 — Shukla paksha, Shravana. Tithi 12 Aug, 13:37 → 13 Aug, 11:12
  • Friday, 28 August 2026 — Krishna paksha, Bhadrapada. Tithi 28 Aug, 00:19 → 29 Aug, 00:27

Pratipada in September 2026

Pratipada falls 2 times in September 2026.

  • Friday, 11 September 2026 — Shukla paksha, Bhadrapada. Tithi 10 Sep, 23:27 → 11 Sep, 22:17
  • Sunday, 27 September 2026 — Krishna paksha, Ashwin. Tithi 26 Sep, 12:49 → 27 Sep, 11:29

Pratipada in October 2026

Pratipada falls 2 times in October 2026.

  • Sunday, 11 October 2026 — Shukla paksha, Ashwin. Tithi 10 Oct, 11:50 → 11 Oct, 12:01
  • Monday, 26 October 2026 — Krishna paksha, Kartika. Tithi 26 Oct, 00:11 → 26 Oct, 21:32

Pratipada in November 2026

Pratipada falls 2 times in November 2026.

  • Monday, 9 November 2026 — Shukla paksha, Kartika. Tithi 9 Nov, 02:02 → 10 Nov, 03:31
  • Tuesday, 24 November 2026 — Krishna paksha, Kartika. Tithi 24 Nov, 09:53 → 25 Nov, 06:20 (kshaya tithi)

Pratipada in December 2026

Pratipada falls 2 times in December 2026.

  • Wednesday, 9 December 2026 — Shukla paksha, Margashirsha. Tithi 8 Dec, 19:52 → 9 Dec, 22:16
  • Thursday, 24 December 2026 — Krishna paksha, Pausha. Tithi 23 Dec, 20:28 → 24 Dec, 16:37

How the day for Pratipada is decided

A tithi is one thirtieth of a lunation — the Moon gaining 12° on the Sun — so it averages 23 hours 37 minutes against a 24-hour day and almost never begins at sunrise. The rule this page uses is the usual one: the tithi running at sunrise names the day. Two consequences show up in the table above and neither is an error. When a tithi is running at sunrise on two consecutive days, both days are genuinely claimed and traditions divide on which to keep — the Smarta and Vaishnava Ekadashi calendars differ on exactly that. When it touches no sunrise at all it is kshaya (skipped), and the observance is kept on the day it ran through. The start and end instants are the astronomy and are not in dispute; the day is an interpretation of them, and this page names the one it used rather than presenting it as the only one.

Other cities

Sunrise decides which day a tithi names, and sunrise differs across India by well over an hour — so the day itself, not only the clock times, can differ between two cities on this list.

This table is recomputed for the city you pick. Those links are variants of this page: each carries a canonical back to the address above and asks search engines not to index it.

Other tithis in 2026

Related panchang and vrat pages

Common questions

When is Pratipada in 2026?

The next Pratipada in 2026 is Sunday, 11 October 2026. The tithi runs 10 Oct, 11:50 → 11 Oct, 12:01 in Toronto. All 25 dates for the year are in the table above.

How many Pratipada tithis fall in 2026?

25 — 12 in the Shukla (bright) fortnight and 13 in the Krishna (dark) one. The count moves between years because twelve lunations fall about eleven days short of a solar year, and an adhika (extra) month changes it again.

What is the difference between Shukla Pratipada and Krishna Pratipada?

They are the same tithi number in different fortnights. Shukla paksha is the bright fortnight that follows the new moon; Krishna paksha is the dark one that follows the full moon. Pratipada comes round twice a lunar month, once in each, and the Paksha column above says which is which.

Why does my calendar show a different Pratipada date in 2026?

Because a tithi rarely begins or ends at sunrise. When it is running at sunrise on two days, or on none, traditions divide: some take the day the tithi touches sunrise, others the day it begins. The start and end instants above are the astronomy and are not in dispute — the day is an interpretation of them, and this page names the one it used.

Is Pratipada on the same day everywhere in India?

Not always. The day is decided at sunrise, and sunrise differs across India by well over an hour, so a tithi ending shortly after sunrise in Toronto can end shortly before it further west — which moves the observance by a day. Switch city above to see the whole table recomputed.

What else is Pratipada called?

Padwa, Pratipat, Prathama — all the same tithi. This page keeps one address for it so the answer lives in one place.

What is a kshaya Pratipada?

Pratipada is kshaya 2 time(s) in 2026: Friday, 17 April 2026; Tuesday, 24 November 2026. A kshaya tithi touches no sunrise at all — it begins after one and ends before the next. The observance is still kept, on the day the tithi ran through, but the usual sunrise rule did not apply there and this page says so rather than implying it did.