Arrival of spring — Goddess Saraswati worship; yellow-clad celebrations
Observed with: Saraswati puja · Yellow clothes worn · Books/instruments worshipped · Kite flying in Punjab
- శుక్ల పాడ్యమి
- 06:44 – 08:05
- శుక్ల విదియ
- 08:06 – 04:33 ↗
- శుక్ల తదియ
- 04:34 – 06:44 ↗
The lunar day — the moon gaining 12° on the sun. The tithi running at sunrise is the one the day is named for.
- శతభిష
- 06:44 – 22:58
- పూర్వాభాద్ర
- 22:59 – 06:44 ↗
The lunar mansion the moon occupies — one of 27, each quartered into padams.
- పరిఘ
- 06:44 – 14:08
- శివ
- 14:09 – 06:44 ↗
The sum of solar and lunar longitudes, in 27 divisions. Vyatipata and Vaidhriti carry their own prohibitions.
- బవ
- 06:44 – 08:05
- బాలవ
- 08:06 – 18:16
- కౌలవ
- 18:17 – 04:33 ↗
- తైతిల
- 04:34 – 06:44 ↗
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.
- కుంభం
- 06:44 – 06:44 ↗
The raasi the moon stands in — what chandrabalam and tarabalam are read against.