There is debate about how to keep the
Or Zarua's onah. For example, many
poskim who hold by
onat Or Zarua do not expect a woman to observe
onat Or Zarua for
veset hachodesh or
veset haflagah that are not
kavua.
Our understanding of common practice is:
1) To observe the
onah preceding the
veset hachodesh, day or night.
2) To observe the
onah preceding the
onah beinonit. If she last became
niddah at night, this would be the daytime before. If she last became
niddah during the day, this would be the night before.
Some couples observe a full 24 hours (night followed by day) for
onah beinonit. For such couples, if the woman last became
niddah during the day, the
onat Or Zarua would overlap with the night
onah she is keeping as part of the 24 hours.
Some couples keep both the 30th and 31st days as
onah beinonit. Such couples observe the
onat Or Zarua only for the 30th day.
3) To observe the
onah preceding the
veset haflagah, day or night.
4) A woman does immerse and have relations when her
onat Or Zarua falls on mikveh night. In this case, she should perform a
bedikah prior to relations.