Birth of Lord Rama — Navratri Day 9
Observed with: Rama Katha · Chariot processions · Fasting
- శుక్ల నవమి
- 06:14 – 10:07
- శుక్ల దశమి
- 10:08 – 06:14 ↗
The lunar day — the moon gaining 12° on the sun. The tithi running at sunrise is the one the day is named for.
- పునర్వసు
- 06:14 – 15:24
- పుష్యమి
- 15:25 – 06:14 ↗
The lunar mansion the moon occupies — one of 27, each quartered into padams.
- అతిగండ
- 06:14 – 22:09
- సుకర్మ
- 22:10 – 06:14 ↗
The sum of solar and lunar longitudes, in 27 divisions. Vyatipata and Vaidhriti carry their own prohibitions.
- కౌలవ
- 06:14 – 10:07
- తైతిల
- 10:08 – 21:24
- గరజి
- 21:25 – 06:14 ↗
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.
- మిథునం
- 06:14 – 09:35
- కర్కాటకం
- 09:36 – 06:14 ↗
The raasi the moon stands in — what chandrabalam and tarabalam are read against.