Full Moon — auspicious for charity, Satyanarayan puja and river bathing
Observed with: Satyanarayan Puja · River bathing · Lamp offering
- శుక్ల త్రయోదశి
- 06:35 – 01:43 ↗
- శుక్ల చతుర్దశి
- 01:44 – 06:36 ↗
The lunar day — the moon gaining 12° on the sun. The tithi running at sunrise is the one the day is named for.
- భరణి
- 06:35 – 17:37
- కృత్తిక
- 17:38 – 06:36 ↗
The lunar mansion the moon occupies — one of 27, each quartered into padams.
- శివ
- 06:35 – 01:48 ↗
- సిద్ధ
- 01:49 – 06:36 ↗
The sum of solar and lunar longitudes, in 27 divisions. Vyatipata and Vaidhriti carry their own prohibitions.
- కౌలవ
- 06:35 – 14:23
- తైతిల
- 14:24 – 01:43 ↗
- గరజి
- 01:44 – 06:36 ↗
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.
- మేషం
- 06:35 – 23:26
- వృషభం
- 23:27 – 06:36 ↗
The raasi the moon stands in — what chandrabalam and tarabalam are read against.