Regional variant: some communities observe Karva Chauth in Kartika Shukla
- శుక్ల చవితి
- 06:13 – 13:08
- శుక్ల పంచమి
- 13:09 – 06:14 ↗
The lunar day — the moon gaining 12° on the sun. The tithi running at sunrise is the one the day is named for.
- జ్యేష్ఠ
- 06:13 – 12:05
- మూల
- 12:06 – 06:14 ↗
The lunar mansion the moon occupies — one of 27, each quartered into padams.
- అతిగండ
- 06:13 – 23:29
- సుకర్మ
- 23:30 – 06:14 ↗
The sum of solar and lunar longitudes, in 27 divisions. Vyatipata and Vaidhriti carry their own prohibitions.
- విష్టి
- 06:13 – 13:08
- బవ
- 13:09 – 23:44
- బాలవ
- 23:45 – 06:14 ↗
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.
- వృశ్చికం
- 06:13 – 12:05
- ధనస్సు
- 12:06 – 06:14 ↗
The raasi the moon stands in — what chandrabalam and tarabalam are read against.