Worship of Goddess Varalakshmi for wealth and prosperity — observed on the Friday nearest to (and before) Shravana Purnima
Observed with: Lakshmi puja · Kalasha worship · New saree offered
- శుక్ల ద్వాదశి
- 05:55 – 22:42
- శుక్ల త్రయోదశి
- 22:43 – 05:55 ↗
The lunar day — the moon gaining 12° on the sun. The tithi running at sunrise is the one the day is named for.
- జ్యేష్ఠ
- 05:55 – 07:05
- మూల
- 07:06 – 05:55 ↗
The lunar mansion the moon occupies — one of 27, each quartered into padams.
- ఇంద్ర
- 05:55 – 11:12
- వైధృతి
- 11:13 – 05:55 ↗
The sum of solar and lunar longitudes, in 27 divisions. Vyatipata and Vaidhriti carry their own prohibitions.
- బవ
- 05:55 – 11:14
- బాలవ
- 11:15 – 22:42
- కౌలవ
- 22:43 – 05:55 ↗
Half a tithi. Eleven karanas rotate through the month; Vishti (Bhadra) is the one commonly avoided.
The weekday, reckoned sunrise to sunrise rather than midnight to midnight.
- వృశ్చికం
- 05:55 – 07:05
- ధనస్సు
- 07:06 – 05:55 ↗
The raasi the moon stands in — what chandrabalam and tarabalam are read against.