As per the panchangam, at times for a given day, a nakshatra or tithi exists only for a new nazhigai-s; (Example – Swati 28.01 or Dwadasi 15.00). Can we consider, that nakshatra or tithi is for the same duration (nazhigai-s) from sunrise, at all locations? For instance, at location A, sunrise is at 6.30 AM and at location B it is at 7 AM; if Dwadasi is for 10 nazhigai-s, can we consider that Dwadasi exists till 10.30 AM at location A, and it exists till 11 AM at location B? As per the panchangam, Ekadasi tithi does not exist on March 21st. On that day, though Dwadasi exists for 60 nazhigai-s, why then did we observe Ekadasi on 21st instead of the previous day?

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While following the Vakhya Panchangam, at all locations a nakshtram or tithi can be considered to exist for the same nazhigai from sunrise. For those who follow Drik Panchangam, these calculations could differ.
Dwadasi did exist for a short duration on the day after March 21st. For such occurrences, Dwadasi paranai is done on the day of the tail-end (Puccha) of Dwadasi tithi and Ekadasi fasting is on the day before.

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