Victory of good over evil — Rama's victory over Ravana
Observed with: Ravana effigy burning · Shami tree worship · Shaastra puja
- శుక్ల దశమి
- 06:09 – 15:47
- శుక్ల ఏకాదశి
- 15:48 – 06:09 ↗
The lunar day — the moon gaining 12° on the sun. The tithi running at sunrise is the one the day is named for.
- శ్రవణం
- 06:09 – 09:12
- ధనిష్ఠ
- 09:13 – 06:09 ↗
The lunar mansion the moon occupies — one of 27, each quartered into padams.
- శూల
- 06:09 – 00:05 ↗
- గండ
- 00:06 – 06:09 ↗
The sum of solar and lunar longitudes, in 27 divisions. Vyatipata and Vaidhriti carry their own prohibitions.
- గరజి
- 06:09 – 15:47
- వణిజ
- 15:48 – 02:23 ↗
- విష్టి
- 02:24 – 06:09 ↗
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.
- మకరం
- 06:09 – 20:13
- కుంభం
- 20:14 – 06:09 ↗
The raasi the moon stands in — what chandrabalam and tarabalam are read against.