Ekadashi for those wishing for progeny — Vishnu worship
Observed with: Fasting · Vishnu worship · Satyanarayan Katha
- శుక్ల దశమి
- 06:45 – 07:51
- శుక్ల ఏకాదశి
- 07:52 – 05:00 ↗
- శుక్ల ద్వాదశి
- 05:01 – 06:45 ↗
The lunar day — the moon gaining 12° on the sun. The tithi running at sunrise is the one the day is named for.
- భరణి
- 06:45 – 03:58 ↗
- కృత్తిక
- 03:59 – 06:45 ↗
The lunar mansion the moon occupies — one of 27, each quartered into padams.
- సిద్ధ
- 06:45 – 01:01 ↗
- సాధ్య
- 01:02 – 06:45 ↗
The sum of solar and lunar longitudes, in 27 divisions. Vyatipata and Vaidhriti carry their own prohibitions.
- గరజి
- 06:45 – 07:51
- వణిజ
- 07:52 – 18:29
- విష్టి
- 18:30 – 05:00 ↗
- బవ
- 05:01 – 06:45 ↗
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
- 06:45 – 06:45 ↗
The raasi the moon stands in — what chandrabalam and tarabalam are read against.