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Krishna Dwadashi Tithi: Every Day It Held Sunrise, 2026 and 2027
12 days in 2026 · 13 in 2027 · sunrise at New Delhi
Krishna Dwadashi is the 27th of the 30 tithis, the dark fortnight’s 12th. A panchang names a day by the tithi running at sunrise, and between 1 January 2026 and 31 December 2027 Krishna Dwadashi was the tithi at sunrise in New Delhi on 25 days: 12 in 2026 and 13 in 2027. It never fell between two sunrises without holding one, and it never held two sunrises in a row.
Its number, 12, is neither rikta nor among the tithis the muhurat filter favours. A list of the days a tithi held sunrise is not a list of vrat days: an observance tied to a tithi is fixed by its own rule, which the festival pages apply one by one.
The 25 Days, Month by Month
| Month | 2026 | 2027 |
|---|---|---|
| January | 15 | 4 |
| February | 14 | 3 |
| March | 16 | 5 |
| April | 14 | 3 |
| May | 14 | 3 |
| June | 12 | 2 |
| July | 11 | 1, 30 |
| August | 10 | 29 |
| September | 8 | 27 |
| October | 7 | 26 |
| November | 6 | 25 |
| December | 5 | 24 |
By weekday, Krishna Dwadashi held sunrise most often on Mondays and Fridays (5 times) and least on Sundays (1): Sunday 1, Monday 5, Tuesday 3, Wednesday 3, Thursday 4, Friday 5, Saturday 4. Over two years that spread is chance, not a pattern; the weekday and the tithi run on unrelated cycles.
Festivals that fell on a Krishna Dwadashi day: Dhanteras (6 November 2026).
In the cycle Krishna Dwadashi comes after Krishna Ekadashi and before Krishna Trayodashi; all 30 are on the tithi index. For what the five limbs are and how a day’s panchang is read, see reading the panchang and the guide to choosing a day. This page in Hindi: कृष्ण द्वादशी तिथि.