Dvādaśī
Glossary
Type a name in any script, a term, a question, or a combination such as “Saturn in the 7th”.
The 12th tithi of each pakṣa runs while the Moon is 132° to 144° ahead of the Sun in the bright half (Śukla Dvādaśī) and 312° to 324° ahead in the dark half (Kṛṣṇa Dvādaśī). Its deity is Viṣṇu (Hari), and it is a bhadrā tithi.
Also written Dvadashi · Shukla Dvadashi · Krishna Dvadashi · Śukla Dvādaśī · Kṛṣṇa Dvādaśī · द्वादशी · துவாதசி · Dvadasi
Where the primer explains it
The pañcāṅga: the five limbs of the day
The almanac describes each day by the tithi, vāra, nakṣatra, yoga and karaṇa. Each limb has its own reckoning and its own uses.
Muhūrta: choosing a moment
How the almanac’s tithi, weekday, nakṣatra, yoga, karaṇa and lagna are weighed to choose the time to begin a piece of work.
What the texts say
…