Birth, Enlightenment and Mahaparinirvana of Gautama Buddha
Observed with: Meditation · Dana (charity) · Dhamma teachings
- పూర్ణిమ
- 05:43 – 02:41 ↗
- కృష్ణ పాడ్యమి
- 02:42 – 05:43 ↗
The lunar day — the moon gaining 12° on the sun. The tithi running at sunrise is the one the day is named for.
- విశాఖ
- 05:43 – 02:22 ↗
- అనురాధ
- 02:23 – 05:43 ↗
The lunar mansion the moon occupies — one of 27, each quartered into padams.
- వరీయాన్
- 05:43 – 15:10
- పరిఘ
- 15:11 – 05:43 ↗
The sum of solar and lunar longitudes, in 27 divisions. Vyatipata and Vaidhriti carry their own prohibitions.
- విష్టి
- 05:43 – 15:22
- బవ
- 15:23 – 02:41 ↗
- బాలవ
- 02:42 – 05:43 ↗
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
- 05:43 – 20:30
- వృశ్చికం
- 20:31 – 05:43 ↗
The raasi the moon stands in — what chandrabalam and tarabalam are read against.