Worship of Amla tree and Lord Vishnu — very auspicious Ekadashi
Observed with: Fasting · Amla tree puja · Vishnu worship · Charity
- శుక్ల షష్ఠి
- 06:40 – 05:47 ↗
- శుక్ల సప్తమి
- 05:48 – 06:40 ↗
The lunar day — the moon gaining 12° on the sun. The tithi running at sunrise is the one the day is named for.
- అశ్విని
- 06:40 – 17:38
- భరణి
- 17:39 – 06:40 ↗
The lunar mansion the moon occupies — one of 27, each quartered into padams.
- శుక్ల
- 06:40 – 17:15
- బ్రహ్మ
- 17:16 – 06:40 ↗
The sum of solar and lunar longitudes, in 27 divisions. Vyatipata and Vaidhriti carry their own prohibitions.
- కౌలవ
- 06:40 – 16:36
- తైతిల
- 16:37 – 05:47 ↗
- గరజి
- 05:48 – 06:40 ↗
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.
- మేషం
- 06:40 – 06:40 ↗
The raasi the moon stands in — what chandrabalam and tarabalam are read against.