Partaking food is prohibited during daytimes on Krishna Paksha Ashtami and Caturdashi days; food is prohibited during night times on Paurnami and Amavasyai days; this is an authoritative orthodoxy; some follow this even to this day; while following this practice, for Krishna Paksha Ashtami and Caturdashi observances, if there are no other malefic influences for those tithi-s, one can partake food during night times on these days.

