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Daily Panchanga (Panch Ang)
The five Vedic limbs - Tithi, Vara, Nakshatra, Yoga and Karana - for any date. Computed with Swiss Ephemeris and Lahiri ayanamsa for maximum accuracy. No login required.
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Panchanga (Sanskrit: पञ्चाङ्ग, 'five limbs') is the Vedic daily almanac. It gives the five fundamental time-units that govern every moment: the lunar day (Tithi), the weekday lord (Vara), the Moon's asterism (Nakshatra), the solar-lunar arc division (Yoga), and the half-Tithi (Karana). Together they determine the quality and auspiciousness of any time for undertakings.
Sivayan computes the Panchanga from live ephemeris data - the same Swiss Ephemeris engine that powers the full Kundali. All five limbs, their numbers, auspicious/inauspicious quality, and the Moon's Nakshatra pada are shown at a glance for any date.
The five limbs explained
Tithi (तिथि)
The lunar day - 1 through 30, determined by the Moon advancing 12° from the Sun. 15 tithis in each fortnight (Paksha).
Vara (वार)
The weekday, each ruled by a planet (Sun, Moon, Mars, Mercury, Jupiter, Venus, Saturn). The ruling planet colours the day's energy.
Nakshatra (नक्षत्र)
The asterism occupied by the Moon - one of 27 mansions of 13°20' each, each with its own deity, ruling planet and character.
Yoga (योग)
27 divisions of the Sun+Moon combined longitude. Ranges from auspicious (Shubha, Siddhi) to inauspicious (Vishkumbha, Vyatipata).
Karana (करण)
Half a Tithi. 11 Karanas cycle through the month, alternating fixed and movable, each lending a quality to the half-day it covers.
Common questions
They are the same word - Panchanga is the Sanskrit spelling, Panchang the common Hindi/English short form. Both refer to the five-limb Vedic almanac.
Lahiri (Chitrapaksha) ayanamsa, the standard used by the Government of India calendar reform committee and the most widely followed in Vedic astrology.
Yes - the Moon moves roughly 13° per day, so it can change Nakshatra during the day. The tool computes the Nakshatra at solar noon as the representative value for the date.
Shubha, Siddha, Sadhya, Shukla, Brahma and Indra are considered highly auspicious. Vishkumbha, Vyatipata and Vaidhriti are considered inauspicious - many avoid important starts on these days.
Vishti (also called Bhadra) is the most inauspicious Karana. Auspicious events and journeys are traditionally avoided during Vishti periods.