Worship of Govardhan Hill — Krishna lifted it to protect Braj from Indra's wrath
Observed with: Annakut (mountain of food offered) · Cow worship
- అమావాస్య
- 06:11 – 12:58
- శుక్ల పాడ్యమి
- 12:59 – 06:11 ↗
The lunar day — the moon gaining 12° on the sun. The tithi running at sunrise is the one the day is named for.
- చిత్త
- 06:11 – 14:34
- స్వాతి
- 14:35 – 06:11 ↗
The lunar mansion the moon occupies — one of 27, each quartered into padams.
- విష్కంభ
- 06:11 – 15:55
- ప్రీతి
- 15:56 – 06:11 ↗
The sum of solar and lunar longitudes, in 27 divisions. Vyatipata and Vaidhriti carry their own prohibitions.
- నాగ
- 06:11 – 06:11 ↗
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
- 06:11 – 06:11 ↗
The raasi the moon stands in — what chandrabalam and tarabalam are read against.
ⓘ In other regions
- Amanta — your region
- ఆశ్వయుజం · అమావాస్య
- Purnimanta regions — the Hindi belt
- కార్తీకం · అమావాస్య
Same day. The month name differs because a purnimanta month ends at the full moon and an amanta month ends at the new moon — so every Krishna-paksha day carries the next month’s name in the North. The tithi, the nakshatra and every timing on this page are identical. Why this happens →