Birth of Lord Ganesha — 10-day festival
Observed with: Ganesha idol installation · Modak offerings · Aarti · Visarjan
- శుక్ల చవితి
- 06:02 – 12:26
- శుక్ల పంచమి
- 12:27 – 06:02 ↗
The lunar day — the moon gaining 12° on the sun. The tithi running at sunrise is the one the day is named for.
- చిత్త
- 06:02 – 14:49
- స్వాతి
- 14:50 – 06:02 ↗
The lunar mansion the moon occupies — one of 27, each quartered into padams.
- శుక్ల
- 06:02 – 08:13
- బ్రహ్మ
- 08:14 – 06:02 ↗
The sum of solar and lunar longitudes, in 27 divisions. Vyatipata and Vaidhriti carry their own prohibitions.
- విష్టి
- 06:02 – 12:26
- బవ
- 12:27 – 23:46
- బాలవ
- 23:47 – 06:02 ↗
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
- 06:02 – 06:02 ↗
The raasi the moon stands in — what chandrabalam and tarabalam are read against.