Worship of Ananta (Vishnu) — Anant Vrat thread tied on wrist
Observed with: Ananta puja · Vrat thread
- శుక్ల చతుర్దశి
- 06:02 – 02:52 ↗
- పూర్ణిమ
- 02:53 – 06:02 ↗
The lunar day — the moon gaining 12° on the sun. The tithi running at sunrise is the one the day is named for.
- ధనిష్ఠ
- 06:02 – 06:02 ↗
The lunar mansion the moon occupies — one of 27, each quartered into padams.
- అతిగండ
- 06:02 – 00:23 ↗
- సుకర్మ
- 00:24 – 06:02 ↗
The sum of solar and lunar longitudes, in 27 divisions. Vyatipata and Vaidhriti carry their own prohibitions.
- గరజి
- 06:02 – 13:42
- వణిజ
- 13:43 – 02:52 ↗
- విష్టి
- 02:53 – 06:02 ↗
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.
- మకరం
- 06:02 – 17:28
- కుంభం
- 17:29 – 06:02 ↗
The raasi the moon stands in — what chandrabalam and tarabalam are read against.