Full Moon — auspicious for charity, Satyanarayan puja and river bathing
Observed with: Satyanarayan Puja · River bathing · Lamp offering
- శుక్ల చతుర్దశి
- 05:42 – 04:35 ↗
- పూర్ణిమ
- 04:36 – 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.
- అనురాధ
- 05:42 – 21:29
- జ్యేష్ఠ
- 21:30 – 05:42 ↗
The lunar mansion the moon occupies — one of 27, each quartered into padams.
- సిద్ధ
- 05:42 – 05:52
- సాధ్య
- 05:53 – 05:42 ↗
The sum of solar and lunar longitudes, in 27 divisions. Vyatipata and Vaidhriti carry their own prohibitions.
- గరజి
- 05:42 – 15:54
- వణిజ
- 15:55 – 04:35 ↗
- విష్టి
- 04:36 – 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.
- వృశ్చికం
- 05:42 – 05:42 ↗
The raasi the moon stands in — what chandrabalam and tarabalam are read against.