# Chaturdashi

> The fourteenth tithi, powerful for intense spiritual discipline, Shivaratri, and destroying evil.

Source: https://www.hinducalendar.today/panchang/tithi/chaturdashi

Tithi Names (30 Tithis) Shukla Paksha

14

Chaturdashi (चतुर्दशी) is the 14th lunar tithi in the lunar calendar, measured by each 12-degree elongation between Sun and Moon.

12° Arc

Ruling Deity Lord Shiva & Goddess Kali

Nature Ugra / Krura (Fierce & Bold)

Significance

The fourteenth tithi, powerful for intense spiritual discipline, Shivaratri, and destroying evil. Governs daily fasting, deity homage, and spiritual observances.

Favorable

- Worship of Lord Shiva & Goddess Kali
- Activities harmonizing with Ugra / Krura

Unfavorable

- Unethical or discordant actions