Ekadashi for those wishing for progeny — Vishnu worship
Observed with: Fasting · Vishnu worship · Satyanarayan Katha
- శుక్ల ఏకాదశి
- 06:46 – 20:23
- శుక్ల ద్వాదశి
- 20:24 – 06:46 ↗
The lunar day — the moon gaining 12° on the sun. The tithi running at sunrise is the one the day is named for.
- భరణి
- 06:46 – 14:23
- కృత్తిక
- 14:24 – 06:46 ↗
The lunar mansion the moon occupies — one of 27, each quartered into padams.
- సిద్ధ
- 06:46 – 06:57
- సాధ్య
- 06:58 – 06:46 ↗
The sum of solar and lunar longitudes, in 27 divisions. Vyatipata and Vaidhriti carry their own prohibitions.
- వణిజ
- 06:46 – 07:44
- విష్టి
- 07:45 – 20:23
- బవ
- 20:24 – 06:46 ↗
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
- 06:46 – 20:52
- వృషభం
- 20:53 – 06:46 ↗
The raasi the moon stands in — what chandrabalam and tarabalam are read against.