Terahvi date calculator (तेरहवीं कब है?)
Enter the date of passing. You get the working dates for the common observances in Hindu, Muslim, Sikh and Christian families, so you can fix the hall and the invitation without recounting on paper.
Counts from the day of death as day 1. A pandit may move a date by a day for tithi, sunset or other reasons.
How the counting works
The calculator treats the day of death as day 1. A death on the 4th gives day 3 on the 6th and day 13 on the 16th. Adding the tick for late-night deaths moves every date forward by one day.
What the calculator cannot know
- The tithi and nakshatra, which a pandit reads from the panchang
- Your community's own custom: some skip Chautha, others hold the main event on the 12th or 14th day
- The Islamic calendar date, which begins at sunset
Treat the output as a starting list to bring to the priest, imam, granthi or parish office, not as a final schedule.
Frequently asked questions
How is the Terahvi date calculated?
Count the day of death as day 1. Terahvi is day 13, which is twelve days after the date of death. Some families begin counting from the next sunrise if the death happened after sunset.
Why does my pandit give a different date?
Pandits check the tithi and nakshatra in the panchang. If the 13th day falls on a day not suitable for the rite, they may shift it. Their date overrides any calculator.
Is the Barsi on the same date every year?
Not for Hindu families. They observe the lunar tithi of the death, which falls on a different calendar date each year. The calculator shows only the same calendar date as an approximation.
How many days is Chehlum?
Chehlum or Chaliswan is the fortieth day after death. Counting the day of death as day 1, it falls 39 days after the date.