Navratri Day 8 — Worship of Maa Mahagauri
Observed with: Kanya Pujan · Havan
- శుక్ల తదియ
- 06:15 – 08:52
- శుక్ల చవితి
- 08:53 – 06:15 ↗
The lunar day — the moon gaining 12° on the sun. The tithi running at sunrise is the one the day is named for.
- భరణి
- 06:15 – 03:31 ↗
- కృత్తిక
- 03:32 – 06:15 ↗
The lunar mansion the moon occupies — one of 27, each quartered into padams.
- వైధృతి
- 06:15 – 12:28
- విష్కంభ
- 12:29 – 06:15 ↗
The sum of solar and lunar longitudes, in 27 divisions. Vyatipata and Vaidhriti carry their own prohibitions.
- గరజి
- 06:15 – 08:52
- వణిజ
- 08:53 – 21:24
- విష్టి
- 21:25 – 06:15 ↗
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
- 06:15 – 06:15 ↗
The raasi the moon stands in — what chandrabalam and tarabalam are read against.