Birth, Enlightenment and Mahaparinirvana of Gautama Buddha
Observed with: Meditation · Dana (charity) · Dhamma teachings
- పూర్ణిమ
- 05:42 – 16:28
- కృష్ణ పాడ్యమి
- 16:29 – 05:42 ↗
The lunar day — the moon gaining 12° on the sun. The tithi running at sunrise is the one the day is named for.
- విశాఖ
- 05:42 – 13:20
- అనురాధ
- 13:21 – 05:42 ↗
The lunar mansion the moon occupies — one of 27, each quartered into padams.
- పరిఘ
- 05:42 – 22:25
- శివ
- 22:26 – 05:42 ↗
The sum of solar and lunar longitudes, in 27 divisions. Vyatipata and Vaidhriti carry their own prohibitions.
- బవ
- 05:42 – 16:28
- బాలవ
- 16:29 – 04:52 ↗
- కౌలవ
- 04:53 – 05:42 ↗
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.
- తుల
- 05:42 – 07:02
- వృశ్చికం
- 07:03 – 05:42 ↗
The raasi the moon stands in — what chandrabalam and tarabalam are read against.