Panchang
The five limbs of the day, computed for your place. No birth details needed.
New Delhi, India sunrise and the limbs are read for this place
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Tithi Ashtami Krishna paksha
until 13:11
The Moon's distance from the Sun, in steps of 12°. Thirty of them make a lunar month.
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Nakshatra Ashlesha
until 03:47 · 3 Nov
The lunar mansion the Moon is crossing — one of twenty-seven, each 13°20' wide.
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Yoga Shubha
until 12:07
The Sun and Moon longitudes added together, in the same twenty-seven steps.
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Karana Kaulava
until 13:11
Half a tithi. Sixty in a lunar month, under eleven names.
Read at sunrise, sidereal, Lahiri ayanamsa 24.2320°. The same ephemeris and ayanamsa as every chart on this site.
Another place
Coming up
- Dhanteras Fri, 6 Nov
- Narak Chaturdashi (Choti Diwali) Sat, 7 Nov
- Diwali Sun, 8 Nov
- Govardhan and Annakut Tue, 10 Nov
Festival and vrat calendar → Shubh muhurat today: Choghadiya and Rahu Kaal →
What this is
A panchang is the five limbs of a day — tithi, nakshatra, yoga, karana and vara — read for one place. Four of them are arithmetic on where the Sun and the Moon stand: tithi is the Moon's distance ahead of the Sun in steps of twelve degrees, nakshatra is the Moon's own position in steps of 13°20', yoga adds the two longitudes together in those same steps, and karana is half a tithi. Vara is simply the weekday.
Because the Moon moves, a limb rarely lasts a whole day. The one in force at sunrise is the one that names the day, which is why the place matters: sunrise in Kolkata is some forty-five minutes ahead of Delhi, and on the wrong side of a boundary that changes the tithi a day is named after. This page computes sunrise for the place you choose, names the limb in force at that moment, and gives the time each one ends.
Common questions
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Why does this panchang differ from my wall calendar? Show the answer
Usually the place, or the ayanamsa. A printed calendar is computed for one city, and the limb at sunrise there can differ from the limb at sunrise where you are. This page uses the Lahiri ayanamsa and computes sunrise for the place you pick, and it shows both so the difference can be traced rather than guessed at.
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Do I need my birth details for this? Show the answer
No. A panchang describes a day and a place, not a person. Choose a date and a city and the page computes it. Nothing is stored and no account is involved.
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What does the end time next to each limb mean? Show the answer
The moment that limb gives way to the next one. A tithi ending at 22:19 means the Moon reaches the next twelve-degree step at 22:19 local time; after that the following tithi is running, even though the day is still named after the one that held at sunrise.