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Today's Hindu almanac
The Panchangam is the traditional Hindu almanac. For every day it lists the five limbs of time, Tithi, Vara, Nakshatra, Yoga and Karana, along with sunrise and sunset, Rahu Kalam, Yamagandam, Gulika Kalam and auspicious windows such as Abhijit Muhurta. Choose your city to see today's Panchangam calculated for your location.
Pancha means five and Anga means limb. The Tithi is the lunar day, based on the angle between the Sun and Moon; there are thirty in a lunar month. The Vara is the weekday, ruled by a planet. The Nakshatra is the lunar mansion the Moon is passing through. The Yoga is one of 27 combinations of the Sun's and Moon's longitudes. The Karana is half of a Tithi. Together they describe the quality of the day.
The Hindu day begins at sunrise, not midnight, and sunrise depends on where you are. A Tithi or Nakshatra can change in the middle of the day, so the same date can have a different Panchangam in Chennai and in Delhi. That is why we calculate it for your city rather than show one national table.
The daylight hours are divided into eight parts. On each weekday one part is Rahu Kalam, considered unsuitable for starting new work; others are Yamagandam and Gulika Kalam. Their clock times change every day with sunrise and sunset. Many families avoid starting journeys, signing papers or beginning ceremonies in these windows.
Abhijit Muhurta, around local noon, is widely considered auspicious for most activities except on Wednesdays in some traditions. The Panchangam also shows Brahma Muhurta before dawn, the Choghadiya periods used in western India, and the Hora of each planet.
Panchangams follow different calculation schools. Drik Panchangams use modern astronomical positions, while Vakya Panchangam, still followed in parts of Tamil Nadu, uses traditional verses. Months may be counted as Amavasyant (ending at new Moon) or Purnimant (ending at full Moon). Choose your school so festival dates match your temple calendar.
A Tithi is a lunar day: the time it takes for the Moon to gain 12 degrees on the Sun. There are 15 Tithis in the waxing half (Shukla Paksha) and 15 in the waning half (Krishna Paksha).
Rahu Kalam is about one and a half hours long and its time depends on the weekday and your local sunrise and sunset. Today's time for your city is shown at the top of the page.
No. It is based on local sunrise and sunset, so it differs between cities and changes slightly every day.
In the Hindu calendar the day begins at sunrise. The Tithi, Nakshatra and other limbs that prevail at sunrise usually name the day.
Abhijit Muhurta is a window of about 48 minutes around local noon, considered auspicious for starting most activities.
Drik Panchangam uses modern astronomical calculations; Vakya Panchangam uses traditional formulae and can differ by a few hours. Many Tamil temples still follow Vakya.
In the Amavasyant system, used in South and West India, the month ends at the new Moon. In the Purnimant system, used in much of North India, it ends at the full Moon.
Yamagandam is another daily period considered inauspicious for new beginnings. Like Rahu Kalam, its time depends on the weekday and local sunrise.
Choghadiya divides the day and night into eight parts each, labelled good, neutral or unfavourable. It is widely used in Gujarat and Rajasthan for choosing quick Muhurtas.
Yes. Use the date picker to see any day, or open the monthly calendar for a whole month.
Choose the city where you are today, or where the ceremony will take place.
Yes. Festivals and vratas falling on the day are listed, and the Festivals page shows the dates for the whole year.
The Hindu almanac for your place: the five limbs, the sun and moon, and the good and difficult hours, laid out from sunrise to the next sunrise.
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