Shukla Tritiya
तृतीया
Akshaya — never-decaying — Gauri energy.
Presiding deity
Gauri / Parvati
Category
Jaya
Victorious — good for competitions, court matters, confrontations.
Tithi number
3 of 15 in Shukla Paksha
Also known as
Akshaya Tritiya (Vaishakha) · Hartalika Teej (Bhadrapada)
Tithi character
Vaishakha Shukla Tritiya is Akshaya Tritiya, considered universally auspicious without a muhurta — anything begun on this day is said to grow and never diminish. Hartalika Teej and Hariyali Teej (other major women's vrats) also fall on Shukla Tritiya in different months.
Auspicious for
- ✓Buying gold
- ✓Marriage
- ✓Major investments
- ✓Naming ceremonies
- ✓Business launches
Traditionally avoided
- ✗Hardly anything — universally treated as auspicious
Festivals on Shukla Tritiya
6 festivals in our calendar fall on this tithi (across the supported VS years).
Akshaya Tritiya
19 Apr 2026 · vaishakha
The "never-decaying" day — universally auspicious.
Hariyali Teej
16 Aug 2026 · shravana
Shravan-month fast for marital harmony, popular in Rajasthan / UP.
Hartalika Teej
15 Sept 2026 · bhadrapada
The strictest of married-women fasts — no food, no water for 24 hours.
Akshaya Tritiya
9 May 2027 · vaishakha
The "never-decaying" day — universally auspicious.
Hariyali Teej
4 Aug 2027 · shravana
Shravan-month fast for marital harmony, popular in Rajasthan / UP.
Hartalika Teej
3 Sept 2027 · bhadrapada
The strictest of married-women fasts — no food, no water for 24 hours.