Ekadashi for those wishing for progeny — Vishnu worship
Observed with: Fasting · Vishnu worship · Satyanarayan Katha
- శుక్ల అష్టమి
- 06:49 – 13:43
- శుక్ల నవమి
- 13:44 – 06:49 ↗
The lunar day — the moon gaining 12° on the sun. The tithi running at sunrise is the one the day is named for.
- అశ్విని
- 06:49 – 23:38
- భరణి
- 23:39 – 06:49 ↗
The lunar mansion the moon occupies — one of 27, each quartered into padams.
- సిద్ధ
- 06:49 – 14:38
- సాధ్య
- 14:39 – 06:49 ↗
The sum of solar and lunar longitudes, in 27 divisions. Vyatipata and Vaidhriti carry their own prohibitions.
- బవ
- 06:49 – 13:43
- బాలవ
- 13:44 – 01:10 ↗
- కౌలవ
- 01:11 – 06:49 ↗
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.
- మేషం
- 06:49 – 06:49 ↗
The raasi the moon stands in — what chandrabalam and tarabalam are read against.