Full Moon — auspicious for charity, Satyanarayan puja and river bathing
Observed with: Satyanarayan Puja · River bathing · Lamp offering
- పూర్ణిమ
- 06:36 – 21:38
- కృష్ణ పాడ్యమి
- 21:39 – 06:37 ↗
The lunar day — the moon gaining 12° on the sun. The tithi running at sunrise is the one the day is named for.
- రోహిణి
- 06:36 – 15:14
- మృగశిర
- 15:15 – 06:37 ↗
The lunar mansion the moon occupies — one of 27, each quartered into padams.
- సాధ్య
- 06:36 – 20:05
- శుభ
- 20:06 – 06:37 ↗
The sum of solar and lunar longitudes, in 27 divisions. Vyatipata and Vaidhriti carry their own prohibitions.
- విష్టి
- 06:36 – 10:50
- బవ
- 10:51 – 21:38
- బాలవ
- 21:39 – 06:37 ↗
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 – 02:21 ↗
- మిథునం
- 02:22 – 06:37 ↗
The raasi the moon stands in — what chandrabalam and tarabalam are read against.