Birth of Lord Rama — Navratri Day 9
Observed with: Rama Katha · Chariot processions · Fasting
- శుక్ల నవమి
- 06:00 – 13:21
- శుక్ల దశమి
- 13:22 – 05:59 ↗
The lunar day — the moon gaining 12° on the sun. The tithi running at sunrise is the one the day is named for.
- పుష్యమి
- 06:00 – 09:33
- ఆశ్లేష
- 09:34 – 05:59 ↗
The lunar mansion the moon occupies — one of 27, each quartered into padams.
- ధృతి
- 06:00 – 08:22
- శూల
- 08:23 – 05:38 ↗
- గండ
- 05:39 – 05:59 ↗
The sum of solar and lunar longitudes, in 27 divisions. Vyatipata and Vaidhriti carry their own prohibitions.
- కౌలవ
- 06:00 – 13:21
- తైతిల
- 13:22 – 00:21 ↗
- గరజి
- 00:22 – 05:59 ↗
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.
- కర్కాటకం
- 06:00 – 05:59 ↗
The raasi the moon stands in — what chandrabalam and tarabalam are read against.