Full Moon — auspicious for charity, Satyanarayan puja and river bathing
Observed with: Satyanarayan Puja · River bathing · Lamp offering
- శుక్ల చతుర్దశి
- 05:41 – 11:17
- పూర్ణిమ
- 11:18 – 05:40 ↗
The lunar day — the moon gaining 12° on the sun. The tithi running at sunrise is the one the day is named for.
- విశాఖ
- 05:41 – 06:16
- అనురాధ
- 06:17 – 05:03 ↗
- జ్యేష్ఠ
- 05:04 – 05:40 ↗
The lunar mansion the moon occupies — one of 27, each quartered into padams.
- శివ
- 05:41 – 14:47
- సిద్ధ
- 14:48 – 05:40 ↗
The sum of solar and lunar longitudes, in 27 divisions. Vyatipata and Vaidhriti carry their own prohibitions.
- వణిజ
- 05:41 – 11:17
- విష్టి
- 11:18 – 22:18
- బవ
- 22:19 – 05:40 ↗
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.
- వృశ్చికం
- 05:41 – 05:40 ↗
The raasi the moon stands in — what chandrabalam and tarabalam are read against.