Regional variant: some communities observe Karva Chauth in Kartika Shukla
- శుక్ల తదియ
- 06:15 – 23:24
- శుక్ల చవితి
- 23:25 – 06:16 ↗
The lunar day — the moon gaining 12° on the sun. The tithi running at sunrise is the one the day is named for.
- అనురాధ
- 06:15 – 08:03
- జ్యేష్ఠ
- 08:04 – 06:16 ↗
The lunar mansion the moon occupies — one of 27, each quartered into padams.
- శోభన
- 06:15 – 11:43
- అతిగండ
- 11:44 – 06:16 ↗
The sum of solar and lunar longitudes, in 27 divisions. Vyatipata and Vaidhriti carry their own prohibitions.
- తైతిల
- 06:15 – 10:48
- గరజి
- 10:49 – 23:24
- వణిజ
- 23:25 – 06:16 ↗
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
- 06:15 – 06:16 ↗
The raasi the moon stands in — what chandrabalam and tarabalam are read against.