Favourable, associated with purity and clarity. This page lists every Shukla Yoga in 2026 with its begin and end timings for your location.
Name: bright, white
Shukla means bright or white, and the Yoga is read through that image of clarity and purity rather than through any narrower classical specialisation. It belongs to the auspicious group and is associated with clean, untroubled beginnings.
Muhurta texts favour Shukla for acts connected with purity, clarity of purpose, and undertakings meant to start on unclouded terms — a Yoga suited to occasions where a clear, untainted start matters.
One of clarity and purity — its name means bright or white, and Muhurta texts favour it for undertakings meant to begin on clean, unclouded terms, alongside general auspicious use.
A Nitya Yoga is one of 27 periods based on the sum (not the difference, as with Tithi) of the Sun's and Moon's longitudes, each 13°20' wide. It is distinct from the special Muhurat Yogas also listed under /yogas (like Ravi Yoga or Sarvartha Siddhi Yoga) — those are formed by a combination of Tithi, Nakshatra, and Vaara, whereas a Nitya Yoga is one of the five ever-present core elements of the Panchang.
