Full Moon — auspicious for charity, Satyanarayan puja and river bathing
Observed with: Satyanarayan Puja · River bathing · Lamp offering
- శుక్ల చతుర్దశి
- 06:36 – 23:55
- పూర్ణిమ
- 23:56 – 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.
- కృత్తిక
- 06:36 – 16:41
- రోహిణి
- 16:42 – 06:36 ↗
The lunar mansion the moon occupies — one of 27, each quartered into padams.
- సిద్ధ
- 06:36 – 23:08
- సాధ్య
- 23:09 – 06:36 ↗
The sum of solar and lunar longitudes, in 27 divisions. Vyatipata and Vaidhriti carry their own prohibitions.
- గరజి
- 06:36 – 12:53
- వణిజ
- 12:54 – 23:55
- విష్టి
- 23:56 – 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.
- వృషభం
- 06:36 – 06:36 ↗
The raasi the moon stands in — what chandrabalam and tarabalam are read against.