Lord Vishnu begins cosmic sleep (Yoga Nidra) — start of Chaturmas
Observed with: Fasting · Start of Chaturmas · No auspicious events for 4 months
- శుక్ల నవమి
- 05:52 – 07:03
- శుక్ల దశమి
- 07:04 – 05:52 ↗
The lunar day — the moon gaining 12° on the sun. The tithi running at sunrise is the one the day is named for.
- విశాఖ
- 05:52 – 01:42 ↗
- అనురాధ
- 01:43 – 05:52 ↗
The lunar mansion the moon occupies — one of 27, each quartered into padams.
- శుభ
- 05:52 – 19:19
- శుక్ల
- 19:20 – 05:52 ↗
The sum of solar and lunar longitudes, in 27 divisions. Vyatipata and Vaidhriti carry their own prohibitions.
- కౌలవ
- 05:52 – 07:03
- తైతిల
- 07:04 – 20:06
- గరజి
- 20:07 – 05:52 ↗
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.
- తుల
- 05:52 – 19:00
- వృశ్చికం
- 19:01 – 05:52 ↗
The raasi the moon stands in — what chandrabalam and tarabalam are read against.