tithi

Shashthi tithi is the sixth lunar day, when the Moon is sixty to seventy-two degrees past the Sun or past the point opposite it. What a birth on Shukla or Krishna Shashthi means, where the Moon usually falls for each birth month, Skanda the young commander, the Nanda tithis and the giver of fame, Venus as the tithi’s planet, Aries and Leo as the burnt signs, Shashthi Devi, Chhath and Skanda Shashthi, what KP does with the tithi, and two births from practice.

Saptami tithi is the seventh lunar day, when the Moon is seventy-two to eighty-four degrees past the Sun or past the point opposite it. What a birth on Shukla or Krishna Saptami means, a Moon close to half lit in both halves, the waxing Moon tithi by tithi, Surya as deity and Saturn as planet, the Bhadra tithis, Cancer and Sagittarius as the burnt signs, Ratha Saptami and the Sun’s days, what KP does with the tithi, and two births from practice.

Ashtami tithi is the eighth lunar day, the day of the half Moon, when the Moon is eighty-four to ninety-six degrees past the Sun or past the point opposite it. What a birth on Shukla or Krishna Ashtami means, why the Moon’s classical strength turns here, Shiva as deity and Rahu as planet, the Jaya tithis of contest, Gemini and Virgo as the burnt signs, Janmashtami’s midnight moonrise and the other named Ashtamis, what KP does with the tithi, and two births from practice.

Navami tithi is the ninth lunar day, when the Moon is ninety-six to 108 degrees past the Sun or past the point opposite it. What a birth on Shukla or Krishna Navami means, how the Moon’s standing has now reversed in each half, Durga and the fierce Rikta tithis, the Sun as the tithi’s planet where the cycle of lords begins again, a reference table of every tithi’s deity, planet, class and burnt signs, Ram Navami and Maha Navami, what KP makes of it, and two births from practice.

Dashami tithi is the tenth lunar day, when the Moon is 108 to 120 degrees past the Sun or past the point opposite it. What a birth on Shukla or Krishna Dashami means, the Moon usually in trine to the Sun in the bright half, Yama as Dharmaraja rather than as a figure of fear, the Purna tithis, the Moon as the tithi’s planet, Leo and Scorpio as the burnt signs, Vijayadashami among the self-auspicious days, Ganga Dussehra, what KP makes of it, and two births from practice.

Ekadashi tithi is the eleventh lunar day, when the Moon is 120 to 132 degrees past the Sun or past the point opposite it, and the day of the most widely kept fast in the Hindu calendar. What a birth on Shukla or Krishna Ekadashi means, the Moon in each half, the Vishvedevas and Vishnu, the Nanda tithis, Mars as the tithi’s planet, Sagittarius and Pisces as the burnt signs, why Smarta and Vaishnava calendars can list different Ekadashi dates, what KP does with the tithi, and two births from practice.

Dwadashi tithi is the twelfth lunar day, when the Moon is 132 to 144 degrees past the Sun or past the point opposite it, and the day on which the Ekadashi fast is broken. What a birth on Shukla or Krishna Dwadashi means, the Moon in each half, Vishnu as the tithi’s deity, the Bhadra tithis, Mercury as its planet, Libra and Capricorn as the burnt signs, the tithis on which Vishnu’s avatars are celebrated, Vamana and Govatsa Dwadashi, what KP makes of it, and two births from practice.

Trayodashi tithi is the thirteenth lunar day, when the Moon is 144 to 156 degrees past the Sun or past the point opposite it, and the day of the Pradosh fast for Shiva. What a birth on Shukla or Krishna Trayodashi means, the Moon rising before sunset in the bright half, Kama as the tithi’s deity, the Jaya tithis of victory, Jupiter as its planet, Taurus and Leo as the burnt signs, the Pradosh days of the week, Dhanteras and Anang Trayodashi, what KP makes of it, and two births from practice.

Chaturdashi tithi is the fourteenth lunar day, when the Moon is 156 to 168 degrees past the Sun or past the point opposite it: the night before the full moon, or the dark night before the new moon. What a birth on Shukla or Krishna Chaturdashi means, how much of the night the Moon lights in each, Shiva and the last Rikta tithi, Venus as the tithi’s planet, its four burnt signs, the old fear about Krishna Chaturdashi births and Parashara’s shanti, Shivaratri and Anant Chaturdashi, what KP makes of it, and two births from practice.

Purnima tithi is the fifteenth and last day of the bright fortnight, the twelve degrees in which the Moon closes on its opposition to the Sun. What it means to be born on Purnima, why the exact full moon falls at the tithi’s end, the Moon at its strongest and opposite the Sun, Chandra as deity and Saturn as planet, a Purna tithi with no burnt signs, how the twelve months are named after the nakshatra of the full moon, why lunar eclipses fall only on Purnima, what KP makes of it, and two births from practice.