Telugu married women's fast for the husband's longevity — moonrise puja, atlu (dosas) offered
Observed with: Fast until moonrise · Gauri puja · Atlu offering to 10 women
- కృష్ణ తదియ
- 06:09 – 17:51
- కృష్ణ చవితి
- 17:52 – 06:10 ↗
The lunar day — the moon gaining 12° on the sun. The tithi running at sunrise is the one the day is named for.
- కృత్తిక
- 06:09 – 23:47
- రోహిణి
- 23:48 – 06:10 ↗
The lunar mansion the moon occupies — one of 27, each quartered into padams.
- సిద్ధి
- 06:09 – 11:17
- వ్యతీపాత
- 11:18 – 06:10 ↗
The sum of solar and lunar longitudes, in 27 divisions. Vyatipata and Vaidhriti carry their own prohibitions.
- వణిజ
- 06:09 – 06:20
- విష్టి
- 06:21 – 17:51
- బవ
- 17:52 – 05:19 ↗
- బాలవ
- 05:20 – 06:10 ↗
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.
- వృషభం
- 06:09 – 06:10 ↗
The raasi the moon stands in — what chandrabalam and tarabalam are read against.
ⓘ In other regions
- Amanta — your region
- ఆశ్వయుజం · కృష్ణ తదియ
- Purnimanta regions — the Hindi belt
- కార్తీకం · కృష్ణ తదియ
Same day. The month name differs because a purnimanta month ends at the full moon and an amanta month ends at the new moon — so every Krishna-paksha day carries the next month’s name in the North. The tithi, the nakshatra and every timing on this page are identical. Why this happens →