Worship of Govardhan Hill — Krishna lifted it to protect Braj from Indra's wrath
Observed with: Annakut (mountain of food offered) · Cow worship
- శుక్ల పాడ్యమి
- 06:13 – 17:52
- శుక్ల విదియ
- 17:53 – 06:14 ↗
The lunar day — the moon gaining 12° on the sun. The tithi running at sunrise is the one the day is named for.
- స్వాతి
- 06:13 – 09:43
- విశాఖ
- 09:44 – 06:14 ↗
The lunar mansion the moon occupies — one of 27, each quartered into padams.
- ఆయుష్మాన్
- 06:13 – 22:29
- సౌభాగ్య
- 22:30 – 06:14 ↗
The sum of solar and lunar longitudes, in 27 divisions. Vyatipata and Vaidhriti carry their own prohibitions.
- కింస్తుఘ్న
- 06:13 – 06:25
- బవ
- 06:26 – 17:52
- బాలవ
- 17:53 – 05:27 ↗
- కౌలవ
- 05:28 – 06:14 ↗
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
- 06:13 – 03:30 ↗
- వృశ్చికం
- 03:31 – 06:14 ↗
The raasi the moon stands in — what chandrabalam and tarabalam are read against.