Today's Panchang

Each hora is ruled by one of the seven classical planets and cycles through the day and night.

Core Panchang figures — tithi, nakshatra, yoga, karana, sunrise and sunset — are computed by Spirioology's astronomical calculation engine using the Lahiri ayanamsha convention. The derived daily timing tables shown here (Rahu Kaal, Yamaganda, Gulika Kaal, Brahma and Sandhya, Abhijit, Nishita, Dur Muhurtam, Choghadiya and Hora) are produced by a Node.js adapter built on top of those engine outputs; they are not all computed by the native engine itself. The browser only displays what the server returns and never calculates or estimates a missing interval.

Not included on this page

• Festival and vrat (fasting day) listings
• A lunar-month calendar view
• Regional month names and calendar eras (for example Amanta or Purnimanta months, Vikram or Shaka years)
• Pradosha timings
• Varjyam timings
• Amrita Kalam timings
• Exact astronomical (solar) midnight times
• Festival or observance elections, including choosing a Nishita-based ritual time
• Regional or alternative-school variants of the Nishita and Dur Muhurtam rules
• Full parity with any particular third-party Panchang service
• Personalised muhurat election for ceremonies or events

Sunrise-based values are shown as the primary reading where available; local-noon values are shown separately as a secondary reference. Dates shown with timings refer to the Asia/Kolkata convention used by the source data, with the local date included wherever a timing could fall into the next calendar day.

Translations are first drafts pending native review.

Tithi

A lunar day, one of 30 in a lunar month, measured by the angular distance between the moon and the sun.

Paksha

The lunar fortnight: Shukla (waxing, towards full moon) or Krishna (waning, towards new moon).

Nakshatra

One of the 27 lunar mansions the moon passes through, each divided into four padas (quarters).

Yoga

One of 27 combinations of the sun's and moon's longitudes, used alongside the tithi and nakshatra.

Karana

A half-tithi. Seven karanas repeat through the lunar month, with four additional fixed karanas.

Moonrise

The time when the moon's upper limb first crosses the local horizon. Not all dates have a moonrise in a given local civil day.

Moonset

The time when the moon's upper limb last crosses the local horizon. Not all dates have a moonset in a given local civil day. Moonset can occur before moonrise on the same calendar date.

Twilight

Civil, nautical and astronomical twilight begin or end when the sun's geometric centre is 6, 12 and 18 degrees below a level horizon (USNO definitions). Calculated without refraction or terrain correction, and separate from Brahma and Sandhya practice windows.

Rahu Kaal

A daily period, roughly 90 minutes long, traditionally avoided for starting new undertakings.

Yamaganda

Another daily inauspicious period, similar in purpose to Rahu Kaal.

Gulika Kaal

A further daily period associated with the shadow planet Gulika, also traditionally avoided.

Abhijit muhurat

A short midday window generally considered auspicious; by convention it is excluded on Wednesdays.

Nishita muhurat

The eighth of fifteen equal divisions of the night between sunset and the next sunrise. It is a general night division, not an astronomical midnight and not a festival election.

Dur Muhurtam

A weekday-specific division slot traditionally avoided for starting new undertakings; Tuesday also has a night slot. Published tables can differ by region.

Choghadiya

Eight divisions of daytime and eight of night, each labelled favourable, neutral or challenging for different activities.

Hora

Twenty-four planetary hours in a day, each ruled by one of the seven classical planets.