Birth, Enlightenment and Mahaparinirvana of Gautama Buddha
Observed with: Meditation · Dana (charity) · Dhamma teachings
- పూర్ణిమ
- 05:46 – 01:18 ↗
- కృష్ణ పాడ్యమి
- 01:19 – 05:46 ↗
The lunar day — the moon gaining 12° on the sun. The tithi running at sunrise is the one the day is named for.
- స్వాతి
- 05:46 – 17:41
- విశాఖ
- 17:42 – 05:46 ↗
The lunar mansion the moon occupies — one of 27, each quartered into padams.
- వ్యతీపాత
- 05:46 – 21:39
- వరీయాన్
- 21:40 – 05:46 ↗
The sum of solar and lunar longitudes, in 27 divisions. Vyatipata and Vaidhriti carry their own prohibitions.
- విష్టి
- 05:46 – 14:23
- బవ
- 14:24 – 01:18 ↗
- బాలవ
- 01:19 – 05:46 ↗
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
- 05:46 – 05:46 ↗
The raasi the moon stands in — what chandrabalam and tarabalam are read against.