Lord Vishnu begins cosmic sleep (Yoga Nidra) — start of Chaturmas
Observed with: Fasting · Start of Chaturmas · No auspicious events for 4 months
- శుక్ల అష్టమి
- 05:49 – 17:26
- శుక్ల నవమి
- 17:27 – 05:50 ↗
The lunar day — the moon gaining 12° on the sun. The tithi running at sunrise is the one the day is named for.
- చిత్త
- 05:49 – 22:06
- స్వాతి
- 22:07 – 05:50 ↗
The lunar mansion the moon occupies — one of 27, each quartered into padams.
- శివ
- 05:49 – 06:15
- సిద్ధ
- 06:16 – 05:50 ↗
The sum of solar and lunar longitudes, in 27 divisions. Vyatipata and Vaidhriti carry their own prohibitions.
- బవ
- 05:49 – 17:26
- బాలవ
- 17:27 – 05:50 ↗
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.
- కన్య
- 05:49 – 08:43
- తుల
- 08:44 – 05:50 ↗
The raasi the moon stands in — what chandrabalam and tarabalam are read against.