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  2. Tithi - Wikipedia

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    In other words, a tithi is a time duration between the consecutive epochs that correspond to when the longitudinal angle between the Sun and the Moon is an integer multiple of 12°. Tithis begin at varying times of day and vary in duration approximately from 19 to 26 hours. [2] Every day of a lunar month is called tithi.

  3. Astronomical basis of the Hindu calendar - Wikipedia

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    Animation that illustrates cāndra māna tithi. A tithi (Sanskrit: तिथि) is the time taken by the Moon to advance 12° with respect to the Earth-Sun axis. [6] In other words a tithi is the time taken for the Moon's elongation (on the ecliptic plane) to increase by 12°. A tithi is one fifteenth of a pakṣa and one thirtieth of a ...

  4. Hindu calendar - Wikipedia

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    A karaṇa is half of a tithi. To be precise, a karaṇa is the time required for the angular distance between the Sun and the Moon to increase in steps of 6° starting from 0°. (Compare with the definition of a tithi.) Since the tithis are 30 in number, and since 1 tithi = 2 karaṇas, therefore one would logically expect there to be 60 ...

  5. Vikram Samvat - Wikipedia

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    A tithi is the time it takes for the longitudinal angle between the Moon and the Sun to increase by 12°. [29] Tithis begin at various times of the day, and vary in duration. A paksha (or pakṣa) is a lunar fortnight and consists of 15 tithis. A māsa, or lunar month (about 29.5 days), is divided into two paksas. A ritu (season) is two māsas ...

  6. Tamil calendar - Wikipedia

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    The Tamil calendar (தமிழ் நாட்காட்டி) is a sidereal solar calendar used by the Tamil people of the Indian subcontinent. [1][2] It is also used in Puducherry, and by the Tamil population in Sri Lanka, Malaysia, Singapore, Myanmar and Mauritius. It is used in contemporary times for cultural, religious and ...

  7. Amavasya - Wikipedia

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    Amavasya. Amāvásyā (Sanskrit: अमावस्या) is the lunar phase of the new moon in Sanskrit. Indian calendars use 30 lunar phases, called tithi in India. [1][2] The dark moon tithi is when the Moon is within 12 degrees of the angular distance between the Sun and Moon before conjunction (syzygy). [3] The New Moon tithi (called ...

  8. Lunar month - Wikipedia

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    A tithi is between 19 and 26 hours long. The date is named after the tithi ruling at sunrise. When the tithi is shorter than the day, the tithi may jump. This case is called kṣaya or lopa. Conversely a tithi may 'stall' as well, that is – the same tithi is associated with two consecutive days.

  9. Vijayadashami - Wikipedia

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    Vijayādaśamī (विजयादशमी) is a compound of the two words vijaya (विजय, 'victory') [16] and daśamī (दशमी, 'tenth day'), [17] connoting the festival on the tenth day celebrating the victory of good over evil. [1][9][18] The same Hindu festival-related term, however, takes different forms in different regions ...