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Today's Panchang
The day's Vedic weather for any city — the five limbs, the sunrise, and the windows worth knowing.
Times shown in Asia/Kolkata. Computed with the Swiss Ephemeris.
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This is the sky. Your chart is the reading.
A panchang is the same for everyone in a city. What it means for you depends on your own chart — your dasha, your transits, the day's pull on your Moon. Acharya reads the day against your janam patri, every morning.
Get your daily pulse →The five limbs
Panchang means "five limbs." Each describes the day from a different angle, and together they form the almanac a Jyotishi reads before choosing a moment for anything that matters.
The lunar day — the angle between Sun and Moon, in steps of 12°. Thirty tithis make a lunar month, each with its own character and suitable acts.
The weekday, and the planet that rules it — Sun on Sunday, Moon on Monday, and so on. It colours the temperament of the whole day.
The lunar mansion the Moon sits in — one of 27. More than any other limb, the nakshatra sets the grain of the day.
A combined measure of the Sun's and Moon's longitudes — 27 yogas, some auspicious, some to be worked around.
Half of a tithi — eleven karanas that cycle through the month, traditionally consulted for the timing of specific acts.
Why the same day reads differently for each of us
A panchang is shared — everyone in a city wakes to the same tithi and nakshatra. What it means is not. The day's pull lands on each person's chart differently, through the dasha that's running and the transits crossing their natal planets. That is the reading the almanac alone can't give you — and the one Acharya writes for you each morning, against your own janam patri.
Common questions
What is a Panchang?
A panchang (pañcāṅga, 'five limbs') is the Vedic almanac of a day, built from five elements — tithi, vara, nakshatra, yoga and karana. Together they describe the quality and rhythm of the day, not just its date.
What is Rahu Kala?
Rahu kala is a daily window, about ninety minutes, traditionally avoided for beginning anything important — signing, travelling, marrying. Its timing shifts with sunrise and the weekday, so it differs by city and date.
Is this panchang accurate for my city?
Yes — it's computed from your city's latitude and longitude with the Swiss Ephemeris and the Lahiri ayanamsa, so sunrise, rahu kala and the hora are correct for that place, not a generic table.
How is this different from a normal calendar?
A calendar tracks dates. A panchang tracks the sky — where the Moon is, which planet rules the day, which windows are auspicious. It's the difference between knowing the date and knowing the day.