1. Tithi (or) Lunar day – Total of thirty tithes in a lunar month, fifteen in each fortnight.
2. Vara or week day – seven varas
3. Nakshatra: twenty seven nakshtras
4. Yoga ( or) joint motion of the sun and the moon covers the space of the nakshatra.
5. Karana (or) half of a lunar day (or) half – tithi.