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In vedic timekeeping, a tithi (also spelled thithi) is a lunar day, or the time it takes for the longitudinal angle between the moon and the sun to increase by 12 °. Tithis begin at varying times of day and vary in duration from approximately 19 to approximately 26 hours.

There are 30 tithis in each lunar month, named as follows:


Krsna paksa
(dark fortnight)
Gaura paksa
(bright fortnight)
1PratipatPratipat
2DvitiyaDvitiya
3TrtiyaTrtiya
4CaturthiCaturthi
5PancamiPancami
6SastiSasti
7SaptamiSaptami
8AstamiAstami
9NavamiNavami
10DasamiDasami
11 Ekadasi Ekadasi
12DvadasiDvadasi
13TrayodasiTrayodasi
14CaturdasiCaturdasi
15Amavasya
( new moon)
Purnima
( full moon)


Ekadasi, the eleventh day of each lunar fortnight , has special religious significance in Hinduism and Jainism -- usually observed by fasting. Units of time Hinduism

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