Full Moon — auspicious for charity, Satyanarayan puja and river bathing
Observed with: Satyanarayan Puja · River bathing · Lamp offering
- శుక్ల ద్వాదశి
- 06:43 – 04:18 ↗
- శుక్ల త్రయోదశి
- 04:19 – 06:44 ↗
The lunar day — the moon gaining 12° on the sun. The tithi running at sunrise is the one the day is named for.
- భరణి
- 06:43 – 10:35
- కృత్తిక
- 10:36 – 06:44 ↗
The lunar mansion the moon occupies — one of 27, each quartered into padams.
- సిద్ధ
- 06:43 – 15:25
- సాధ్య
- 15:26 – 06:44 ↗
The sum of solar and lunar longitudes, in 27 divisions. Vyatipata and Vaidhriti carry their own prohibitions.
- బవ
- 06:43 – 15:08
- బాలవ
- 15:09 – 04:18 ↗
- కౌలవ
- 04:19 – 06:44 ↗
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
- 06:43 – 17:18
- వృషభం
- 17:19 – 06:44 ↗
The raasi the moon stands in — what chandrabalam and tarabalam are read against.