శుక్ల నవమిShukla Navami
Tithis 4, 9 and 14. Avoided for beginnings; good for clearing.
- దేవత
- Durga
- పక్షం
- శుక్ల పక్షం
- Group
- Rikta — empty
- Sanskrit
- Navami
- Telugu
- నవమి
- Number
- 9 / 15
About శుక్ల నవమి
The ninth tithi is Durga's, and although it is classed rikta it is powerful rather than empty — the emptiness is the ground her energy fills. Rama Navami falls on the shukla navami of Chaitra, and Maha Navami closes Navratri. As a rikta tithi it is avoided for ordinary auspicious beginnings but is among the strongest for devotional work.
The paksha
In shukla paksha the moon is waxing, gaining light each night. The tradition treats the waxing half as favourable to growth, expansion and outward undertakings, and most auspicious ceremonies are placed in it.
Rikta — empty
Rikta means 'empty'. These tithis are traditionally avoided for weddings, housewarmings and other auspicious beginnings. They are not bad days — they suit demolition, dispute, medical treatment, settling debts and clearing out what is finished. Their weekday is Saturday.
What it traditionally favours
Worship of the Devi, protective and martial matters, and finishing what has already begun. Avoided for weddings and new ventures.
How this tithi is reckoned
Published panchangams name a day for the tithi running at sunrise. The date pages on this site currently read it at 06:00 local time in the city you have selected, which usually gives the same answer; the methodology page explains when it does not. Because a tithi can begin or end at any hour, the same calendar date can carry a different tithi in two cities several time zones apart — this is a real difference, not an error, and it is why every timing on this site is computed for a specific place rather than for a country.
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