Arrival of spring — Goddess Saraswati worship; yellow-clad celebrations
Observed with: Saraswati puja · Yellow clothes worn · Books/instruments worshipped · Kite flying in Punjab
- శుక్ల పంచమి
- 06:44 – 03:18 ↗
- శుక్ల షష్ఠి
- 03:19 – 06:44 ↗
The lunar day — the moon gaining 12° on the sun. The tithi running at sunrise is the one the day is named for.
- రేవతి
- 06:44 – 05:41 ↗
- అశ్విని
- 05:42 – 06:44 ↗
The lunar mansion the moon occupies — one of 27, each quartered into padams.
- సాధ్య
- 06:44 – 20:19
- శుభ
- 20:20 – 06:44 ↗
The sum of solar and lunar longitudes, in 27 divisions. Vyatipata and Vaidhriti carry their own prohibitions.
- బవ
- 06:44 – 15:15
- బాలవ
- 15:16 – 03:18 ↗
- కౌలవ
- 03:19 – 06:44 ↗
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.
- మీనం
- 06:44 – 05:41 ↗
- మేషం
- 05:42 – 06:44 ↗
The raasi the moon stands in — what chandrabalam and tarabalam are read against.