Lord Vishnu begins cosmic sleep (Yoga Nidra) — start of Chaturmas
Observed with: Fasting · Start of Chaturmas · No auspicious events for 4 months
- శుక్ల దశమి
- 05:49 – 12:09
- శుక్ల ఏకాదశి
- 12:10 – 05:49 ↗
The lunar day — the moon gaining 12° on the sun. The tithi running at sunrise is the one the day is named for.
- విశాఖ
- 05:49 – 01:21 ↗
- అనురాధ
- 01:22 – 05:49 ↗
The lunar mansion the moon occupies — one of 27, each quartered into padams.
- సాధ్య
- 05:49 – 12:57
- శుభ
- 12:58 – 05:49 ↗
The sum of solar and lunar longitudes, in 27 divisions. Vyatipata and Vaidhriti carry their own prohibitions.
- గరజి
- 05:49 – 12:09
- వణిజ
- 12:10 – 00:35 ↗
- విష్టి
- 00:36 – 05:49 ↗
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.
- తుల
- 05:49 – 18:57
- వృశ్చికం
- 18:58 – 05:49 ↗
The raasi the moon stands in — what chandrabalam and tarabalam are read against.