Ekadashi for those wishing for progeny — Vishnu worship
Observed with: Fasting · Vishnu worship · Satyanarayan Katha
- శుక్ల దశమి
- 06:49 – 19:27
- శుక్ల ఏకాదశి
- 19:28 – 06:49 ↗
The lunar day — the moon gaining 12° on the sun. The tithi running at sunrise is the one the day is named for.
- కృత్తిక
- 06:49 – 03:09 ↗
- రోహిణి
- 03:10 – 06:49 ↗
The lunar mansion the moon occupies — one of 27, each quartered into padams.
- శుభ
- 06:49 – 11:05
- శుక్ల
- 11:06 – 06:49 ↗
The sum of solar and lunar longitudes, in 27 divisions. Vyatipata and Vaidhriti carry their own prohibitions.
- తైతిల
- 06:49 – 07:36
- గరజి
- 07:37 – 19:27
- వణిజ
- 19:28 – 06:49 ↗
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
- 06:49 – 08:52
- వృషభం
- 08:53 – 06:49 ↗
The raasi the moon stands in — what chandrabalam and tarabalam are read against.