Telugu married women's fast for the husband's longevity — moonrise puja, atlu (dosas) offered
Observed with: Fast until moonrise · Gauri puja · Atlu offering to 10 women
- కృష్ణ పాడ్యమి
- 06:06 – 00:03 ↗
- కృష్ణ విదియ
- 00:04 – 06:07 ↗
The lunar day — the moon gaining 12° on the sun. The tithi running at sunrise is the one the day is named for.
- రేవతి
- 06:06 – 00:27 ↗
- అశ్విని
- 00:28 – 06:07 ↗
The lunar mansion the moon occupies — one of 27, each quartered into padams.
- ధ్రువ
- 06:06 – 10:02
- వ్యాఘాత
- 10:03 – 06:07 ↗
The sum of solar and lunar longitudes, in 27 divisions. Vyatipata and Vaidhriti carry their own prohibitions.
- బాలవ
- 06:06 – 11:01
- కౌలవ
- 11:02 – 00:03 ↗
- తైతిల
- 00:04 – 06:07 ↗
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.
- మీనం
- 06:06 – 00:27 ↗
- మేషం
- 00:28 – 06:07 ↗
The raasi the moon stands in — what chandrabalam and tarabalam are read against.
ⓘ In other regions
- Amanta — your region
- ఆశ్వయుజం · కృష్ణ పాడ్యమి
- Purnimanta regions — the Hindi belt
- కార్తీకం · కృష్ణ పాడ్యమి
Same day. The month name differs because a purnimanta month ends at the full moon and an amanta month ends at the new moon — so every Krishna-paksha day carries the next month’s name in the North. The tithi, the nakshatra and every timing on this page are identical. Why this happens →