Arrival of spring — Goddess Saraswati worship; yellow-clad celebrations
Observed with: Saraswati puja · Yellow clothes worn · Books/instruments worshipped · Kite flying in Punjab
- శుక్ల పంచమి
- 06:43 – 12:10
- శుక్ల షష్ఠి
- 12:11 – 06:43 ↗
The lunar day — the moon gaining 12° on the sun. The tithi running at sunrise is the one the day is named for.
- రేవతి
- 06:43 – 10:43
- అశ్విని
- 10:44 – 06:43 ↗
The lunar mansion the moon occupies — one of 27, each quartered into padams.
- శుభ
- 06:43 – 19:58
- శుక్ల
- 19:59 – 06:43 ↗
The sum of solar and lunar longitudes, in 27 divisions. Vyatipata and Vaidhriti carry their own prohibitions.
- బాలవ
- 06:43 – 12:10
- కౌలవ
- 12:11 – 23:07
- తైతిల
- 23:08 – 06:43 ↗
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.
- మీనం
- 06:43 – 10:43
- మేషం
- 10:44 – 06:43 ↗
The raasi the moon stands in — what chandrabalam and tarabalam are read against.