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Kshaya tithi

A tithi that begins after one sunrise and ends before the next, so no day in the Panchang is named after it.

Lucknow, Uttar Pradesh, India 26.8393°, 80.9231° Asia/Kolkata (UTC+05:30) North Indian · Lahiri (calibrated)

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Dwitiya (Krishna Paksha): no sunrise between 27/10/2026 (Tue) and 28/10/2026 (Wed)
Saptami (Shukla Paksha): at sunrise on both 17/10/2026 (Sat) and 18/10/2026 (Sun)

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Found by comparing the tithis at local sunrise on consecutive days: when the number advances by two, the tithi in between is Kshaya. It depends on the place.

Rule in the code: src/domain/panchang/calendarFacts.ts — tithiAnomalies

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