Lord Vishnu begins cosmic sleep (Yoga Nidra) — start of Chaturmas
Observed with: Fasting · Start of Chaturmas · No auspicious events for 4 months
- శుక్ల తదియ
- 05:48 – 06:09
- శుక్ల చవితి
- 06:10 – 05:48 ↗
The lunar day — the moon gaining 12° on the sun. The tithi running at sunrise is the one the day is named for.
- ఆశ్లేష
- 05:48 – 07:52
- మఘ
- 07:53 – 05:48 ↗
The lunar mansion the moon occupies — one of 27, each quartered into padams.
- సిద్ధి
- 05:48 – 02:26 ↗
- వ్యతీపాత
- 02:27 – 05:48 ↗
The sum of solar and lunar longitudes, in 27 divisions. Vyatipata and Vaidhriti carry their own prohibitions.
- గరజి
- 05:48 – 06:09
- వణిజ
- 06:10 – 18:56
- విష్టి
- 18:57 – 05:48 ↗
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.
- కర్కాటకం
- 05:48 – 07:52
- సింహం
- 07:53 – 05:48 ↗
The raasi the moon stands in — what chandrabalam and tarabalam are read against.