All these details we will look at in an exclusive article on tithis.ġ.Pratipada (1st day, after the full moon or new moon) The tithis are divided into five categories. Some tithis are suitable for spiritual activities, some are good for material activities, and some are not good. Tithis usually change during the day of the day, but for all the purposes of puja(religious activities), the tithi at sunrise is essential. The tithi that is prevalent at sunrise is taken as the tithi for the day. So some tithis are shorter and some longer. Since the zodiac is elliptical, the moon sometimes moves fast and sometimes moves slow. When the sun and the moon are 12 degrees apart, then it is one tithi. So what is a tithi? Tithi is measured as the angular distance between the sun and the moon. Now, remember that these 30 tithis may or may not correspond to 30 days. And from there to either full moon or new moon is again 15 tithis. From that day to either the full moon or new moon (based on where you start from) is 15 tithis. A month in the Vedic calendar begins either on a full moon or a new moon day. In this article, we are introducing these five elements. We will deal with each of these days in detail later. So in this way, specific actions are right on certain days and not on certain days. Sunday is also not very good for auspicious activities. One never gets married or starts any new venture on a Saturday as Saturn is considered to be slow. Therefore Thursday, which represents Jupiter and Friday representing venus, is deemed auspicious for any suitable activities.

Jupiter and venus are considered benefics. These varas are again crucial for all our activities. Here are the names of the 27 stars or nakshatras We will explain this calculation in another article in detail. When we compare our birth star to the star of the day, it either gives a good, bad result.

The nakshatra is used as a benchmark used by everyone to figure if this day is good or bad for a particular person. The star on which the moon is present at sunrise is calculated as the star or the nakshatra of the day. There are 27 stars, and the moon moves at a speed of one star per day approximately. Here are the five components of the daily calendar.ġ.Nakshatra : Nakshatra or the star of the day. So the daily calendar has five elements.Īll the five components of the daily calendar are calculated at sunrise and are applied for all auspicious activities of the day. The path to understanding Vedic astrology begins with the panchangam and its application.

Dwadashi is good or bad