Worship of Amla tree and Lord Vishnu — very auspicious Ekadashi
Observed with: Fasting · Amla tree puja · Vishnu worship · Charity
- శుక్ల పంచమి
- 06:38 – 00:31 ↗
- శుక్ల షష్ఠి
- 00:32 – 06:37 ↗
The lunar day — the moon gaining 12° on the sun. The tithi running at sunrise is the one the day is named for.
- అశ్విని
- 06:38 – 03:26 ↗
- భరణి
- 03:27 – 06:37 ↗
The lunar mansion the moon occupies — one of 27, each quartered into padams.
- శుక్ల
- 06:38 – 18:47
- బ్రహ్మ
- 18:48 – 06:37 ↗
The sum of solar and lunar longitudes, in 27 divisions. Vyatipata and Vaidhriti carry their own prohibitions.
- బవ
- 06:38 – 12:56
- బాలవ
- 12:57 – 00:31 ↗
- కౌలవ
- 00:32 – 06:37 ↗
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.
- మేషం
- 06:38 – 06:37 ↗
The raasi the moon stands in — what chandrabalam and tarabalam are read against.