Full Moon — auspicious for charity, Satyanarayan puja and river bathing
Observed with: Satyanarayan Puja · River bathing · Lamp offering
- శుక్ల ద్వాదశి
- 05:43 – 15:52
- శుక్ల త్రయోదశి
- 15:53 – 05:43 ↗
The lunar day — the moon gaining 12° on the sun. The tithi running at sunrise is the one the day is named for.
- విశాఖ
- 05:43 – 18:07
- అనురాధ
- 18:08 – 05:43 ↗
The lunar mansion the moon occupies — one of 27, each quartered into padams.
- సిద్ధ
- 05:43 – 15:56
- సాధ్య
- 15:57 – 05:43 ↗
The sum of solar and lunar longitudes, in 27 divisions. Vyatipata and Vaidhriti carry their own prohibitions.
- బాలవ
- 05:43 – 15:52
- కౌలవ
- 15:53 – 02:34 ↗
- తైతిల
- 02:35 – 05:43 ↗
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
- 05:43 – 12:35
- వృశ్చికం
- 12:36 – 05:43 ↗
The raasi the moon stands in — what chandrabalam and tarabalam are read against.