Verse 12.15
पञ्चाघ्नाच्छशिनः फुटादिशुहतं भानुस्फुटं शोधयेन्नीत्वा तत्र तिथिं सिते शुभतिथौ पुत्रोऽस्त्ययत्नादपि । कृष्णे नास्ति सुतस्तिथेर्बलवशाद्ब्रूयाद्द्वंयोः पक्षयोः दर्शे च्छिद्रतिथौ च विष्टिकरणे न स्यात्स्थिराख्ये सुतः
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From the fifth house counted from the Moon, subtract the longitude of the Sun; take the resulting degree and convert it into a lunar day (tithi). If this calculated tithi falls in the bright half of the moon and is an auspicious tithi…
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