shukla paksha
śukla pakṣaThe bright paksha of the lunar month, when the moon waxes from amavasya to purnima.
Where this term appears
- What is Ganesh Chaturthi? Worship
It falls on the chaturthi , the fourth lunar day, of the shukla paksha , the bright waxing fortnight, in the lunar month of Bhadrapada .
- Reading the Hindu Calendar Treatise
The bright fortnight, when the moon waxes from new to full, is the shukla paksha .