तिथि

Monier-Williams · tithi
tithi mf. (Siddhṣtry. 25) a lunar day (30th part of a whole lunation of rather more than 27 solar days ‖ 15 Tithis, during the moon's increase, constitute the light half of the month and the other 15 the dark half ‖ the auspicious Tithis are Nandā, Bhadrā, Vijayā, Pūrṇā VarBṛS. ic, 2) Gobh. i f. ŚāṅkhGṛ. Mn. &c ‖ the number 15 VarBṛS. VarBṛ. Laghuj. Sūryas ‖ cf. janma-, dus-, mahā-