Six-day fast culminating in Lord Murugan's victory over demon Soorapadman (Soorasamharam)
Observed with: 6-day fast · Kavadi · Vel worship · Soorasamharam re-enactment
- శుక్ల పంచమి
- 06:12 – 06:05 ↗
- శుక్ల షష్ఠి
- 06:06 – 06:12 ↗
The lunar day — the moon gaining 12° on the sun. The tithi running at sunrise is the one the day is named for.
- జ్యేష్ఠ
- 06:12 – 10:46
- మూల
- 10:47 – 06:12 ↗
The lunar mansion the moon occupies — one of 27, each quartered into padams.
- శోభన
- 06:12 – 06:45
- అతిగండ
- 06:46 – 06:12 ↗
The sum of solar and lunar longitudes, in 27 divisions. Vyatipata and Vaidhriti carry their own prohibitions.
- బవ
- 06:12 – 16:59
- బాలవ
- 17:00 – 06:05 ↗
- కౌలవ
- 06:06 – 06:12 ↗
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
- 06:12 – 10:46
- ధనస్సు
- 10:47 – 06:12 ↗
The raasi the moon stands in — what chandrabalam and tarabalam are read against.