Lord Vishnu begins cosmic sleep (Yoga Nidra) — start of Chaturmas
Observed with: Fasting · Start of Chaturmas · No auspicious events for 4 months
- శుక్ల దశమి
- 05:52 – 09:13
- శుక్ల ఏకాదశి
- 09:14 – 05:53 ↗
The lunar day — the moon gaining 12° on the sun. The tithi running at sunrise is the one the day is named for.
- అనురాధ
- 05:52 – 04:36 ↗
- జ్యేష్ఠ
- 04:37 – 05:53 ↗
The lunar mansion the moon occupies — one of 27, each quartered into padams.
- శుక్ల
- 05:52 – 20:11
- బ్రహ్మ
- 20:12 – 05:53 ↗
The sum of solar and lunar longitudes, in 27 divisions. Vyatipata and Vaidhriti carry their own prohibitions.
- గరజి
- 05:52 – 09:13
- వణిజ
- 09:14 – 22:23
- విష్టి
- 22:24 – 05:53 ↗
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
- 05:52 – 05:53 ↗
The raasi the moon stands in — what chandrabalam and tarabalam are read against.