Worship of Ananta (Vishnu) — Anant Vrat thread tied on wrist
Observed with: Ananta puja · Vrat thread
- శుక్ల త్రయోదశి
- 06:05 – 23:18
- శుక్ల చతుర్దశి
- 23:19 – 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.
- ధనిష్ఠ
- 06:05 – 10:34
- శతభిష
- 10:35 – 06:05 ↗
The lunar mansion the moon occupies — one of 27, each quartered into padams.
- ధృతి
- 06:05 – 15:54
- శూల
- 15:55 – 06:05 ↗
The sum of solar and lunar longitudes, in 27 divisions. Vyatipata and Vaidhriti carry their own prohibitions.
- కౌలవ
- 06:05 – 11:09
- తైతిల
- 11:10 – 23:18
- గరజి
- 23:19 – 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.
- కుంభం
- 06:05 – 06:05 ↗
The raasi the moon stands in — what chandrabalam and tarabalam are read against.