Ekadashi for those wishing for progeny — Vishnu worship
Observed with: Fasting · Vishnu worship · Satyanarayan Katha
- శుక్ల సప్తమి
- 06:49 – 14:13
- శుక్ల అష్టమి
- 14:14 – 06:49 ↗
The lunar day — the moon gaining 12° on the sun. The tithi running at sunrise is the one the day is named for.
- రేవతి
- 06:49 – 23:50
- అశ్విని
- 23:51 – 06:49 ↗
The lunar mansion the moon occupies — one of 27, each quartered into padams.
- శివ
- 06:49 – 16:17
- సిద్ధ
- 16:18 – 06:49 ↗
The sum of solar and lunar longitudes, in 27 divisions. Vyatipata and Vaidhriti carry their own prohibitions.
- వణిజ
- 06:49 – 14:13
- విష్టి
- 14:14 – 02:04 ↗
- బవ
- 02:05 – 06:49 ↗
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.
- మీనం
- 06:49 – 23:50
- మేషం
- 23:51 – 06:49 ↗
The raasi the moon stands in — what chandrabalam and tarabalam are read against.