Worship of Amla tree and Lord Vishnu — very auspicious Ekadashi
Observed with: Fasting · Amla tree puja · Vishnu worship · Charity
- శుక్ల సప్తమి
- 06:32 – 02:44 ↗
- శుక్ల అష్టమి
- 02:45 – 06:32 ↗
The lunar day — the moon gaining 12° on the sun. The tithi running at sunrise is the one the day is named for.
- కృత్తిక
- 06:32 – 20:10
- రోహిణి
- 20:11 – 06:32 ↗
The lunar mansion the moon occupies — one of 27, each quartered into padams.
- వైధృతి
- 06:32 – 21:22
- విష్కంభ
- 21:23 – 06:32 ↗
The sum of solar and lunar longitudes, in 27 divisions. Vyatipata and Vaidhriti carry their own prohibitions.
- గరజి
- 06:32 – 14:46
- వణిజ
- 14:47 – 02:44 ↗
- విష్టి
- 02:45 – 06:32 ↗
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
- 06:32 – 06:32 ↗
The raasi the moon stands in — what chandrabalam and tarabalam are read against.