Worship of Amla tree and Lord Vishnu — very auspicious Ekadashi
Observed with: Fasting · Amla tree puja · Vishnu worship · Charity
- శుక్ల షష్ఠి
- 06:37 – 00:20 ↗
- శుక్ల సప్తమి
- 00:21 – 06:36 ↗
The lunar day — the moon gaining 12° on the sun. The tithi running at sunrise is the one the day is named for.
- భరణి
- 06:37 – 03:59 ↗
- కృత్తిక
- 04:00 – 06:36 ↗
The lunar mansion the moon occupies — one of 27, each quartered into padams.
- బ్రహ్మ
- 06:37 – 17:17
- ఇంద్ర
- 17:18 – 06:36 ↗
The sum of solar and lunar longitudes, in 27 divisions. Vyatipata and Vaidhriti carry their own prohibitions.
- కౌలవ
- 06:37 – 12:19
- తైతిల
- 12:20 – 00:20 ↗
- గరజి
- 00:21 – 06:36 ↗
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
- 06:37 – 06:36 ↗
The raasi the moon stands in — what chandrabalam and tarabalam are read against.