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Aaj ka Panchang · Jyeshtha · Vikram Samvat 2082

Panchang for Delhi, 14 May 2025

Wednesday, 14 May 2025 ·

Wednesday, 14 May 2025, the tithi is Krishna Dwitiya until 2:30 AM, 15 May, then Krishna Tritiya; the nakshatra is Anuradha until 11:47 AM.

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Panchang of the Selected Day: Tithi, Vaar, Nakshatra, Yoga, Karana

The five limbs (pancha anga) of the day. Each runs from the moment it begins to the moment it ends, so a day often holds two of them.

  1. Tithi

    Krishna Dwitiya till 2:30 AM, 15 May

    then Krishna Tritiya

    The 2nd lunar day of the dark fortnight (Krishna paksha); a tithi lasts while the Moon gains 12° on the Sun.

  2. Vaar

    Budhavara

    Wednesday, the day of Mercury; a vara runs from one sunrise to the next.

  3. Nakshatra

    Anuradha till 11:47 AM

    then Jyeshtha

    The 17th of the 27 nakshatras: the sidereal zodiac from 213°20′ to 226°40′, which the Moon crosses in about a day.

  4. Yoga

    Parigha till 6:34 AM

    then Shiva

    The 19th of the 27 nitya yogas, counted from the sum of the Sun's and the Moon's sidereal longitudes.

  5. Karana

    Taitila till 1:35 PM

    then Gara till 2:30 AM, 15 May

    then Vanija

    One of the seven movable karanas; a karana is half a tithi.

Paksha: Krishna

Udaya tithi: Krishna Dwitiya. The tithi at sunrise names the day; vrat and festivals follow it.

Nakshatra padas end: Anuradha 4 · 11:47 AM · Jyeshtha 1 · 6:24 PM · Jyeshtha 2 · 1:00 AM, 15 May

Every time on this page is for the city shown above (Asia/Kolkata). Sunrise, and with it every window of the day, changes from city to city.

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Sunrise, Sunset, Moonrise and Moonset on the Selected Day

Sunrise
5:31 AM
Sunset
7:04 PM
Moonrise
8:52 PM
Moonset
6:11 AM
Day length (dinamana)
13 h 32 min · 33 ghati 52 pala · 1 min 13 s longer than the day before
Night length (ratrimana)
10 h 26 min · 26 ghati 6 pala
Midday (madhyahna)
12:18 PM

Moonrise is shown when the Moon's upper edge clears the horizon; the time for its centre, as some panchangs print it, is 8:56 PM.

Waning Gibbous 98% lit · Moon age 16.2 days Next Purnima: 11 June 2025 Next Amavasya: 27 May 2025

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The day at a glance

From this sunrise to the next. Green windows are the times tradition chooses for new work; muted ones are the times it leaves out.

5:31 AM8:31 AM11:31 AM2:31 PM5:31 PM8:31 PM11:31 PM2:31 AM5:30 AM

Day · sunrise → sunset

5:31 AM12:00 PM7:04 PM

Night · sunset → next sunrise

7:04 PM12:00 AM5:30 AM
  • Chosen for new work in the Jyotish tradition
  • Night

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Shubh Muhurat on the Selected Day: Abhijit, Brahma Muhurta, Amrit Kaal

Windows that tradition values, each for its own use: the line under each says what for.

  • Brahma Muhurta4:07 AM – 4:49 AMThe muhurta before dawn, valued for meditation, study and prayer.
  • Pratah Sandhya4:19 AM – 5:31 AMThe secondary time (three ghatis): 72 minutes before sunrise, up to sunrise (Samskara Ganapati). The main time: while the stars still show.
  • Vijaya Muhurta2:33 PM – 3:27 PMThe 11th day muhurta, traditionally chosen for setting out and for winning work.
  • Godhuli Muhurta6:51 PM – 7:15 PMGodhuli: from half a ghati before the half-set Sun to half a ghati after it (Muhurta Chintamani, Piyushadhara commentary). Some scholars: two ghatis from when a third of the Sun still shows; the commentary says choose by local custom.Overlaps Varjyam: 6:51 PM – 7:15 PM (24 min).
  • Sayahna Sandhya7:04 PM – 8:16 PMThe secondary time (three ghatis): from sunset, 72 minutes (Samskara Ganapati). The main time: while the Sun still shows.Overlaps Varjyam: 7:04 PM – 7:41 PM (37 min).
  • Nishita Muhurta11:56 PM – 12:38 AM, 15 MayThe muhurta around Hindu midnight, used for night pujas such as Janmashtami and Shivaratri.
  • Amrit Kalam4:28 AM – 6:14 AM, 15 MayA window inside each nakshatra, 4 of its 60 parts long, traditionally counted as favourable.
  • Abhijit muhurtaNo Abhijit muhurta on Wednesday: it falls inside Dur Muhurtam.

Where a good window overlaps a time left out for new work, both keep their own times, and the shared part is not suggested for starting new work.

Special yogas on the selected day

  • Amrit Siddhi Yoga5:31 AM – 11:47 AMA special weekday and nakshatra pairing, held in high regard for good beginnings.
  • Sarvartha Siddhi Yoga5:31 AM – 11:47 AMA weekday and nakshatra pairing traditionally chosen for starting most kinds of work.

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Rahu Kaal on the Selected Day, and Other Times Left Out for New Work

Tradition avoids starting new work in these windows. Daily worship and routine work go on as usual.

  • Yamaganda7:13 AM – 8:54 AMAnother eighth of the daytime set by the weekday, also traditionally not chosen for starting new work.
  • Gulika10:36 AM – 12:18 PMAn eighth of the daytime set by the weekday, named after Gulika, linked with Saturn. Panchangs print it beside Rahu Kaal and Yamaganda; traditions differ on how much weight it carries.
  • Dur Muhurtam11:50 AM – 12:45 PMOne or two muhurtas set by the weekday, traditionally not chosen for starting new work.
  • Rahu Kaal12:18 PM – 1:59 PMOne eighth of the daytime, set by the weekday, traditionally not chosen for starting new work.
  • Varjyam5:56 PM – 7:41 PMA window inside each nakshatra, 4 of its 60 parts long, traditionally left out when starting new work.Overlaps Godhuli Muhurta: 6:51 PM – 7:15 PM (24 min).Overlaps Sayahna Sandhya: 7:04 PM – 7:41 PM (37 min).
Bhadra
Not on the selected day
Panchak
Not on the selected day
Ganda Mool (our convention)
14 May, 11:47 AM → 16 May, 4:08 PM
Disha Shool
NorthTradition avoids starting a journey towards this direction on the selected day.
Nakshatra Disha Shool MC 11.10
East 11:47 AM – 5:30 AM, 15 MayDuring this nakshatra, Muhurta Chintamani (11.10) advises against starting a journey towards this direction.

A panchang day runs from sunrise to the next sunrise (5:30 AM, 15 May), so a time after midnight can still belong to it. Where a window starts or ends on another date, the date is shown.

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Choghadiya and Hora on the Selected Day

The day and the night are each split into eight choghadiyas; every hour belongs to a planet (hora). Amrit, Shubh and Labh are preferred for new work, Char for travel.

Choghadiya · Day

  1. Labh5:31 AM – 7:13 AM
  2. Amrit7:13 AM – 8:54 AM
  3. Kaal8:54 AM – 10:36 AMKaal Vela (our convention)
  4. Shubh10:36 AM – 12:18 PM
  5. Rog12:18 PM – 1:59 PMVaar Vela
  6. Udveg1:59 PM – 3:41 PM
  7. Char3:41 PM – 5:22 PM
  8. Labh5:22 PM – 7:04 PM

Choghadiya · Night

  1. Udveg7:04 PM – 8:22 PM
  2. Shubh8:22 PM – 9:41 PM
  3. Amrit9:41 PM – 10:59 PM
  4. Char10:59 PM – 12:17 AM, 15 May
  5. Rog12:17 AM – 1:36 AM, 15 May
  6. Kaal1:36 AM – 2:54 AM, 15 May
  7. Labh2:54 AM – 4:12 AM, 15 MayKaal Ratri
  8. Udveg4:12 AM – 5:30 AM, 15 May

Hora

  1. Mercury5:31 AM – 6:39 AM
  2. Moon6:39 AM – 7:47 AM
  3. Saturn7:47 AM – 8:54 AM
  4. Jupiter8:54 AM – 10:02 AM
  5. Mars10:02 AM – 11:10 AM
  6. Sun11:10 AM – 12:18 PM
  7. Venus12:18 PM – 1:25 PM
  8. Mercury1:25 PM – 2:33 PM
  9. Moon2:33 PM – 3:41 PM
  10. Saturn3:41 PM – 4:49 PM
  11. Jupiter4:49 PM – 5:56 PM
  12. Mars5:56 PM – 7:04 PM
  13. Sun7:04 PM – 7:56 PM
  14. Venus7:56 PM – 8:48 PM
  15. Mercury8:48 PM – 9:41 PM
  16. Moon9:41 PM – 10:33 PM
  17. Saturn10:33 PM – 11:25 PM
  18. Jupiter11:25 PM – 12:17 AM, 15 May
  19. Mars12:17 AM – 1:09 AM, 15 May
  20. Sun1:09 AM – 2:02 AM, 15 May
  21. Venus2:02 AM – 2:54 AM, 15 May
  22. Mercury2:54 AM – 3:46 AM, 15 May
  23. Moon3:46 AM – 4:38 AM, 15 May
  24. Saturn4:38 AM – 5:30 AM, 15 May
Other systems: Gowri panchangam
  1. Laabam5:31 AM – 7:13 AM
  2. Dhanam7:13 AM – 8:54 AM
  3. Sugam8:54 AM – 10:36 AM
  4. Soram10:36 AM – 12:18 PM
  5. Visham12:18 PM – 1:59 PM
  6. Uthi1:59 PM – 3:41 PM
  7. Amirdha3:41 PM – 5:22 PM
  8. Rogam5:22 PM – 7:04 PM
  1. Uthi7:04 PM – 8:22 PM
  2. Amirdha8:22 PM – 9:41 PM
  3. Rogam9:41 PM – 10:59 PM
  4. Laabam10:59 PM – 12:17 AM, 15 May
  5. Dhanam12:17 AM – 1:36 AM, 15 May
  6. Sugam1:36 AM – 2:54 AM, 15 May
  7. Soram2:54 AM – 4:12 AM, 15 May
  8. Visham4:12 AM – 5:30 AM, 15 May

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Moon and Sun on the Selected Day: Rashi, Nakshatra and Udaya Lagna

Moon sign
Scorpio
Sun sign
Aries
Sun nakshatra
Krittika 1 till 12:12 AM, 15 May
Krittika 2
Next sankranti
Taurus · 15 May 2025, 12:12 AM, 15 May

Udaya Lagna on the selected day

The sign rising in the east, from sunrise to the next sunrise. Fixed signs are traditionally chosen for lasting beginnings.

  1. Aries4:02 AM – 5:37 AMmovablePushkara bhaga 21° · 5:07 AM
  2. Taurus5:37 AM – 7:33 AMfixedPushkara bhaga 14° · 6:29 AM
  3. Gemini7:33 AM – 9:48 AMdualPushkara bhaga 18° · 8:52 AM
  4. Cancer9:48 AM – 12:08 PMmovablePushkara bhaga 8° · 10:25 AM
  5. Leo12:08 PM – 2:25 PMfixedPushkara bhaga 19° · 1:35 PM
  6. Virgo2:25 PM – 4:42 PMdualPushkara bhaga 9° · 3:06 PM
  7. Libra4:42 PM – 7:01 PMmovablePushkara bhaga 24° · 6:33 PM
  8. Scorpio7:01 PM – 9:20 PMfixedPushkara bhaga 11° · 7:53 PM
  9. Sagittarius9:20 PM – 11:24 PMdualPushkara bhaga 23° · 10:57 PM
  10. Capricorn11:24 PM – 1:06 AM, 15 MaymovablePushkara bhaga 14° · 12:14 AM, 15 May
  11. Aquarius1:06 AM – 2:33 AM, 15 MayfixedPushkara bhaga 19° · 2:02 AM, 15 May
  12. Pisces2:33 AM – 3:58 AM, 15 MaydualPushkara bhaga 9° · 2:59 AM, 15 May
  13. Aries3:58 AM – 5:34 AM, 15 MaymovablePushkara bhaga 21° · 5:03 AM, 15 May

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Planet Positions on the Selected Day (Grah Gochar)

Sidereal positions at sunrise (Lahiri), the same way your kundli is calculated.

GrahaRashiDegreeNakshatra · padaNext sign change
SunAries29°15′Krittika · 1Taurus · 15 May 2025
MoonScorpio13°31′Anuradha · 4Sagittarius · 15 May 2025
MarsCancer17°35′Ashlesha · 1Leo · 7 June 2025
MercuryAries11°52′Ashwini · 4Taurus · 23 May 2025
JupiterTaurus29°51′Mrigashira · 2Gemini · 14 May 2025
VenusPisces14°49′Uttara Bhadrapada · 4Aries · 31 May 2025
SaturnPisces4°52′Uttara Bhadrapada · 1Aries · 3 June 2027
RahuPisces1°31′Purva Bhadrapada · 4Aquarius · 30 May 2025
KetuVirgo1°31′Uttara Phalguni · 2Leo · 30 May 2025

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Hindu Month, Paksha, Vikram Samvat 2082 and Shaka Samvat

Purnimanta month (North India)
Jyeshtha
Amanta month (South and West India)
Vaishakha
Vikram Samvat
2082 Siddharthi
Shaka Samvat
1947 Vishvavasu

Shown first here: the purnimanta name, the usual system in North India. Show the amanta name first

Ritu by the lunar month
Vasanta
Ritu by the Sun
Grishma
Ayana by the solstices
Uttarayana
Ayana by Makar and Karka Sankranti
Uttarayana
Solar month
Vaishakha, day 31
Indian national date
24 Vaishakha 1947
Kali year
5126
Raja of the year
Sun
Mantri of the year
Sun
The year's council (Mantri Mandala)
Sasyesh
Mercury
Durgesh
Saturn
Dhanesh
Mars
Rasesh
Venus
Dhanyesh
Moon
Nirasesh
Mercury
Phalesh
Saturn
Meghesh
Sun
Epochs and day numbers
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)
24°12′41″
Julian day
2460809.5
Gujarati Vikram Samvat
2081
Jovian samvatsara
Siddharthi from 15 March 2025; then Raudra from 11 March 2026

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Chandrabalam and Tarabalam for Your Rashi

How the selected day's Moon sits with your own Moon sign and birth nakshatra. Choose yours once; this browser remembers it. The answer is by Muhurta Chintamani, as in our muhurat finder; the other methods stand beside it, and a different answer is marked.

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Vrat and Festivals on the Selected Day, and the Next Ekadashi, Purnima and Amavasya

Selected day

Preparing this year's vrat and festivals for this city…

Eclipse

  • Total Lunar Eclipse · Sunday, 7 September 2025 · visible here · 9:57 PM, 7 Sep – 1:27 AM, 8 Sep Sutak: 12:57 PM, 7 Sep – 1:27 AM, 8 Sep. For children, the elderly and the unwell, Dharmasindhu shortens it to one and a half prahar (about 4½ hours) or three muhurtas (about 2 hours 24 minutes) before the eclipse; Nirnaya Sindhu to one prahar (about 3 hours).
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Every grahan, with city times and sutak

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Panchak, Bhadra and Disha Shool on the Selected Day

Disha Shool
North
Nakshatra Disha Shool MC 11.10
East 11:47 AM – 5:30 AM, 15 MayDuring this nakshatra, Muhurta Chintamani (11.10) advises against starting a journey towards this direction.
Chandra vaas
North 5:31 AM – 5:30 AM, 15 May
Rahu vaas
South-West
Shiva vaas
Sabha 5:31 AM – 2:30 AM, 15 May · Krida 2:30 AM – 5:30 AM, 15 May
Agni vaas
Patala 5:31 AM – 2:30 AM, 15 May · Prithvi 2:30 AM – 5:30 AM, 15 May
Anandadi yoga
Saumya 5:31 AM – 11:47 AM · Dhwanksha 11:47 AM – 5:30 AM, 15 May
Tamil yoga
Siddha Yoga 5:31 AM – 5:30 AM, 15 May

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How is the selected day?

Amrit Kalam (4:28 AM – 6:14 AM, 15 May) is traditionally chosen for starting new work on the selected day.

Brahma Muhurta (4:07 AM – 4:49 AM) is for prayer and study.

Tradition leaves out Yamaganda, Dur Muhurtam, Rahu Kaal, Varjyam for new beginnings.

Amrit Siddhi Yoga, Sarvartha Siddhi Yoga also forms on the selected day.

No day is bad as a whole: choose the right window for what you start.

The Next Day's Panchang

Tithi
Krishna Tritiya
Nakshatra
Jyeshtha
Sunrise
5:30 AM
Rahu Kaal
1:59 PM – 3:41 PM
Abhijit muhurta
11:50 AM – 12:45 PM
Open the next day's full panchang

OfficialAstrology™

Calculation Method: How We Calculate

Our own engine
Every position comes from NASA JPL's DE440 ephemeris through software we built and tested ourselves. Over a full year, our tithi and nakshatra end times match India's official Rashtriya Panchang to within about a second on average.
Drik method, Lahiri ayanamsa
We use the true, observed positions of the Sun and Moon (drik ganita) and Lahiri (Chitrapaksha) ayanamsa: the official definition (Rashtriya Panchang p.vii; Indian Astronomical Ephemeris p.378), mean ayanamsa.
Sunrise, as you see it
Sunrise is the moment the Sun's upper edge appears, with the bending of light by the air included. Every window of the day is measured from it.
Why panchangs differ
Two panchangs can differ by a minute or two: older tables, a different ayanamsa, a different definition of sunrise or other city coordinates. The moment a tithi ends is the same everywhere; only the local clock time changes.
The conventions we follow, item by item
Panchang day
From one sunrise to the next. The tithi at sunrise names the day (udaya tithi).
Months
Shown both ways: purnimanta (North India) and amanta (South and West India). A month is adhik when the Sun does not change sign from one new moon to the next.
Ekadashi
Smarta dates: the Ekadashi running at sunrise. Where the Vaishnava date falls a day later, it is shown as well.
Rahu Kaal, Yamaganda, Gulika
The time from sunrise to sunset is split into eight equal parts; the weekday decides which part each one takes.
Varjyam and Amrit Kalam
Each nakshatra's span in time is divided into 60 ghatis. Each window starts at the ghati the traditional table gives for that nakshatra and lasts 4 ghatis.
Bhadra
Bhadra is the Vishti karana and ends with it. Its mukha and puchha follow Muhurta Ganapati; where it stays (its loka) follows the Moon's sign.
Tamil yoga
From the weekday and nakshatra table that Tamil calendars use.
Raja and Mantri of the year
The Raja is the weekday of Chaitra Shukla Pratipada and the Mantri the weekday of Mesha Sankranti, both counted at sunrise in Ujjain.
Times
In the city's own time zone, to the nearest minute, as India's official Rashtriya Panchang prints them: sunrise, sunset, the end of a tithi or nakshatra and every window built on them. Before 1972 the clock is the mean solar time that clocks then kept.
Overlapping windows
Where a good window meets a time left out for new work, both keep their own times, and the shared part is not suggested for starting new work.

A panchang (pancha anga, five limbs) is the Hindu almanac of the day. These are its parts, in the order families usually read them.

01Tithi: the lunar day

A tithi is the time the Moon takes to gain 12° on the Sun. There are 30 in a lunar month, 15 in the bright half (Shukla paksha, ending with Purnima) and 15 in the dark half (Krishna paksha, ending with Amavasya). A tithi lasts from about 19 to 26 hours, so it rarely matches a calendar day.

02Udaya tithi: why sunrise decides

The Hindu day runs from sunrise to the next sunrise, and the tithi running at sunrise names the day. Because sunrise differs by city, the same date can carry a different tithi in two cities, and a vrat can fall on different dates.

03Vaar: the weekday

Each weekday belongs to a planet: Sunday to the Sun, Monday to the Moon, and so on. The vaar also begins at sunrise, not at midnight.

04Nakshatra: the Moon's star

The sky is divided into 27 nakshatras of 13°20′, each with four padas. The day's nakshatra is the one holding the Moon; most muhurta rules start from it.

05Yoga and karana

Yoga comes from the Sun and Moon added together, in 27 parts. Karana is half a tithi: 11 karanas, 60 in a month. Vishti karana is the one called Bhadra.

06Rahu Kaal, Yamaganda and Gulika

Sunrise to sunset is divided into eight equal parts, and the weekday decides which part each belongs to. Rahu Kaal is the 2nd part on Monday, 3rd on Saturday, 4th on Friday, 5th on Wednesday, 6th on Thursday, 7th on Tuesday and 8th on Sunday. Tradition avoids beginning new work in it; worship and routine work go on.

07Muhurta: the 48-minute unit

The day and the night each hold 15 muhurtas; their length follows the real day and night. Abhijit is the 8th muhurta of the day, around noon. Brahma muhurta is the second-last muhurta of the night, before sunrise.

08Choghadiya and hora

Choghadiya splits the day and the night into eight parts each, named Amrit, Shubh, Labh, Char, Udveg, Rog and Kaal. Hora gives each hour to a planet, starting at sunrise with the lord of the weekday.

09Months and samvat

North India counts a month ending at Purnima (purnimanta); South and West India count it ending at Amavasya (amanta). The two differ only in the dark half. Vikram Samvat runs about 57 years ahead of the common era, Shaka Samvat about 78 years behind.

Questions

Panchang questions

What is the selected day's tithi, and till what time?

Krishna Dwitiya runs till 2:30 AM, 15 May, then Krishna Tritiya.

What is the next day's tithi?

At the next day's sunrise the tithi is Krishna Tritiya.

What is the Rahu Kaal time on the selected day?

On the selected day, Rahu Kaal is 12:18 PM – 1:59 PM. It moves with the city's sunrise and sunset and with the weekday.

Which choghadiyas fall on the selected day?

The choghadiya section lists the eight of the day and the eight of the night for the selected day.

What is the shubh muhurat on the selected day?

Preferred windows on the selected day: Brahma Muhurta 4:07 AM – 4:49 AM, Pratah Sandhya 4:19 AM – 5:31 AM, Vijaya Muhurta 2:33 PM – 3:27 PM, Godhuli Muhurta 6:51 PM – 7:15 PM (6:51 PM – 7:15 PM overlaps Varjyam), Sayahna Sandhya 7:04 PM – 8:16 PM (7:04 PM – 7:41 PM overlaps Varjyam), Nishita Muhurta 11:56 PM – 12:38 AM, 15 May, Amrit Kalam 4:28 AM – 6:14 AM, 15 May.

What is the Abhijit Muhurat on the selected day?

No Abhijit muhurta on Wednesday: it falls inside Dur Muhurtam.

What is the Brahma Muhurat time on the selected day?

Brahma muhurta on the selected day is 4:07 AM – 4:49 AM: the second-last muhurta of the night before sunrise.

Which nakshatra is on the selected day, and till when?

The selected day's nakshatra is Anuradha, till 11:47 AM; then Jyeshtha.

Which paksha is the selected day in, Shukla or Krishna?

The selected day is in Krishna paksha. Next Purnima 11 June 2025, next Amavasya 27 May 2025.

Which Hindu month and Vikram Samvat is the selected day in?

The Hindu month is Jyeshtha (purnimanta; Vaishakha in the amanta system), Vikram Samvat 2082 Siddharthi, Shaka Samvat 1947.

Is there Panchak on the selected day?

There is no Panchak on the selected day. Panchak is the time the Moon takes to cross the second half of Dhanishta to the end of Revati, about five days.

Is there Bhadra on the selected day, and till when?

There is no Bhadra on the selected day. Bhadra is another name for Vishti karana.

Which hora begins the selected day?

The first hora after sunrise belongs to the lord of the weekday; on the selected day that is Mercury. The full list is in the hora section.

In which rashi is the Moon on the selected day?

The Moon is in Scorpio on the selected day.

Which way is Disha Shool on the selected day?

On the selected day, Budhavara, Disha Shool is towards the North. Mondays and Saturdays point east, Tuesdays and Wednesdays north, Thursdays south, Fridays and Sundays west.

How is the selected day? Is it a good day?

Amrit Kalam (4:28 AM – 6:14 AM, 15 May) is traditionally chosen for starting new work on the selected day. Brahma Muhurta (4:07 AM – 4:49 AM) is for prayer and study. Tradition leaves out Yamaganda, Dur Muhurtam, Rahu Kaal, Varjyam for new beginnings. Amrit Siddhi Yoga, Sarvartha Siddhi Yoga also forms on the selected day. No day is bad as a whole: choose the right window for what you start.

What is a panchang, and what are its five limbs?

A panchang is the Hindu almanac of the day. Its five limbs are tithi (lunar day), vaar (weekday), nakshatra (the Moon's star), yoga and karana (half a tithi).

How is Rahu Kaal calculated?

Sunrise to sunset is divided into eight equal parts. Rahu Kaal is the 2nd part on Monday, 3rd on Saturday, 4th on Friday, 5th on Wednesday, 6th on Thursday, 7th on Tuesday and 8th on Sunday.

Can puja be done during Rahu Kaal?

Yes. Daily worship continues as usual. Tradition only prefers to begin new ventures outside Rahu Kaal.

Which choghadiya is good?

Amrit, Shubh and Labh are preferred for new work, and Char suits travel. Udveg, Rog and Kaal are skipped for new beginnings.

What is Udaya Tithi, and why can vrat dates differ?

Udaya tithi is the tithi running at local sunrise; it names the day. Since sunrise differs by city, a vrat can fall on different dates in two cities.

Why is the panchang different for each city?

Sunrise, sunset and every window built on them depend on the city's latitude and longitude. A tithi or nakshatra ends at the same instant everywhere; only the local clock time differs.

Why do two panchangs sometimes show different times?

They may use older tables, a different ayanamsa, a different definition of sunrise or other city coordinates. We use NASA JPL DE440 positions with Lahiri ayanamsa and the visible sunrise.

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