Ekadashi for those wishing for progeny — Vishnu worship
Observed with: Fasting · Vishnu worship · Satyanarayan Katha
- శుక్ల నవమి
- 06:49 – 12:27
- శుక్ల దశమి
- 12:28 – 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.
- భరణి
- 06:49 – 22:42
- కృత్తిక
- 22:43 – 06:49 ↗
The lunar mansion the moon occupies — one of 27, each quartered into padams.
- సాధ్య
- 06:49 – 12:22
- శుభ
- 12:23 – 06:49 ↗
The sum of solar and lunar longitudes, in 27 divisions. Vyatipata and Vaidhriti carry their own prohibitions.
- కౌలవ
- 06:49 – 12:27
- తైతిల
- 12:28 – 23:32
- గరజి
- 23:33 – 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 – 04:21 ↗
- వృషభం
- 04:22 – 06:49 ↗
The raasi the moon stands in — what chandrabalam and tarabalam are read against.