Worship of Ananta (Vishnu) — Anant Vrat thread tied on wrist
Observed with: Ananta puja · Vrat thread
- శుక్ల ద్వాదశి
- 06:05 – 22:50
- శుక్ల త్రయోదశి
- 22:51 – 06:05 ↗
The lunar day — the moon gaining 12° on the sun. The tithi running at sunrise is the one the day is named for.
- శ్రవణం
- 06:05 – 09:08
- ధనిష్ఠ
- 09:09 – 06:05 ↗
The lunar mansion the moon occupies — one of 27, each quartered into padams.
- సుకర్మ
- 06:05 – 16:26
- ధృతి
- 16:27 – 06:05 ↗
The sum of solar and lunar longitudes, in 27 divisions. Vyatipata and Vaidhriti carry their own prohibitions.
- బవ
- 06:05 – 10:21
- బాలవ
- 10:22 – 22:50
- కౌలవ
- 22:51 – 06:05 ↗
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.
- మకరం
- 06:05 – 21:56
- కుంభం
- 21:57 – 06:05 ↗
The raasi the moon stands in — what chandrabalam and tarabalam are read against.