Birth of Lord Rama — Navratri Day 9
Observed with: Rama Katha · Chariot processions · Fasting
- శుక్ల నవమి
- 05:56 – 00:35 ↗
- శుక్ల దశమి
- 00:36 – 05:55 ↗
The lunar day — the moon gaining 12° on the sun. The tithi running at sunrise is the one the day is named for.
- పుష్యమి
- 05:56 – 07:59
- ఆశ్లేష
- 08:00 – 05:55 ↗
The lunar mansion the moon occupies — one of 27, each quartered into padams.
- శూల
- 05:56 – 18:42
- గండ
- 18:43 – 05:55 ↗
The sum of solar and lunar longitudes, in 27 divisions. Vyatipata and Vaidhriti carry their own prohibitions.
- బాలవ
- 05:56 – 12:46
- కౌలవ
- 12:47 – 00:35 ↗
- తైతిల
- 00:36 – 05:55 ↗
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.
- కర్కాటకం
- 05:56 – 05:55 ↗
The raasi the moon stands in — what chandrabalam and tarabalam are read against.