Trayodaśī
Glossary
Type a name in any script, a term, a question, or a combination such as “Saturn in the 7th”.
The 13th tithi of each pakṣa runs while the Moon is 144° to 156° ahead of the Sun in the bright half (Śukla Trayodaśī) and 324° to 336° ahead in the dark half (Kṛṣṇa Trayodaśī). Its deity is Kāma, and it is a jayā tithi. Its sunset, Pradoṣa, belongs to the worship of Śiva.
Also written Trayodashi · Shukla Trayodashi · Krishna Trayodashi · Śukla Trayodaśī · Kṛṣṇa Trayodaśī · त्रयोदशी · திரயோதசி · Thrayodasi
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.
What the texts say
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