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नमःSanskrit. To bow, to offer respect. The word that opens almost every mantra.

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    Today's Panchang

    The Panchang is the traditional Indian almanac. It lists five things for the day: tithi (lunar day), nakshatra (the Moon's star), yoga, karana and vara (weekday). Namah Life works them out in your browser for your own time zone and place, so the day you see is your day.

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    Common questions

    What is a Panchang?

    Panchang means five limbs: tithi, vara (weekday), nakshatra, yoga and karana. Together they describe the quality of a day and are used to choose times for prayer, travel and ceremonies.

    What is a tithi?

    A tithi is a lunar day. It is the time the Moon takes to gain 12 degrees on the Sun. There are 30 tithis in a lunar month, 15 in the bright half (Shukla paksha) and 15 in the dark half (Krishna paksha). A tithi can start and end at any hour, so it does not match the calendar day.

    What are yoga and karana?

    Yoga is found from the sum of the Sun and Moon longitudes, divided into 27 parts of 13 degrees 20 minutes. A karana is half a tithi, so there are about 60 in a month, drawn from 11 named karanas.

    What is Rahu Kaal, and how is it worked out?

    Rahu Kaal is a period of about an hour and a half each day that many traditions avoid for new beginnings. It is one eighth of the time between sunrise and sunset. Which eighth depends on the weekday, so it moves every day and with your location.

    What is choghadiya?

    Choghadiya divides the daytime and the night into eight equal parts each. Each part has a name (such as Amrit, Shubh, Labh, Rog, Kaal or Udveg) that is read as good, neutral or avoid. It is popular in Gujarat and western India.

    Why does my Panchang differ from a printed almanac?

    Printed almanacs are made for one city and may use a different ayanamsa or sunrise rule. Namah Life uses your own location and the Lahiri ayanamsa. Times can differ by a few minutes, and near the end of a tithi or nakshatra they can differ more. Use the printed almanac of your family tradition for ceremonies.

    How this is worked out

    StepWhat we doConvention
    Sun and Moon positionsCalculated for your date and place, in your browserStandard astronomical models
    ZodiacSidereal. Ayanamsa: Lahiri (Chitrapaksha)Government of India standard
    Sunrise and sunsetWorked out for your latitude and longitudeStandard astronomical models
    Tithi, yoga, karana, nakshatraFrom the Sun and Moon longitudes (12 degrees per tithi, 13 degrees 20 minutes per yoga and nakshatra)Drik Ganita method
    Rahu Kaal, choghadiyaOne eighth of the day (or night), by weekday orderCommon traditional rule
    Time zoneTaken from your deviceYour browser

    Limits, said plainly: these are calculated values, not taken from a printed almanac. Near the end of a tithi or nakshatra, a small difference in method can change the answer. The Hindi and Marathi text is still being reviewed by native speakers.

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