Full Moon — auspicious for charity, Satyanarayan puja and river bathing
Observed with: Satyanarayan Puja · River bathing · Lamp offering
- పూర్ణిమ
- 06:30 – 07:10
- కృష్ణ పాడ్యమి
- 07:11 – 06:31 ↗
The lunar day — the moon gaining 12° on the sun. The tithi running at sunrise is the one the day is named for.
- రోహిణి
- 06:30 – 20:29
- మృగశిర
- 20:30 – 06:31 ↗
The lunar mansion the moon occupies — one of 27, each quartered into padams.
- సిద్ధ
- 06:30 – 20:25
- సాధ్య
- 20:26 – 06:31 ↗
The sum of solar and lunar longitudes, in 27 divisions. Vyatipata and Vaidhriti carry their own prohibitions.
- బవ
- 06:30 – 07:10
- బాలవ
- 07:11 – 19:14
- కౌలవ
- 19:15 – 06:31 ↗
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
- 06:30 – 06:31 ↗
The raasi the moon stands in — what chandrabalam and tarabalam are read against.