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Panchang Online
Read today's panchang online — or for any date and city. This free panchang shows the five angas used in the Hindu calendar (tithi, vara, nakshatra, yoga and karana) at sunrise, together with accurate sunrise and sunset times for Delhi, Mumbai, Chennai, Kolkata, Bengaluru, Hyderabad or your own latitude and longitude.
| Vara (weekday) | — |
| Tithi | — |
| Nakshatra | — |
| Yoga | — |
| Karana | — |
| Sunrise | — |
| Sunset | — |
The five angas are calculated for sunrise, approximated here by 06:00 local time. Sunrise and sunset times are accurate to within a few minutes.
How to use this panchang
- Enter the date you want to check.
- Pick your city, or choose Custom and type any latitude and longitude.
- Check the timezone — the listed cities are all on IST.
- Press Show panchang.
- Read the day's five angas — vara, tithi, nakshatra, yoga and karana — together with sunrise and sunset.
How this panchang is calculated
A panchang is the traditional Hindu almanac. For every day it lists five elements — the pancha anga: tithi (the lunar day, from the Moon–Sun angle), vara (the weekday and its ruling planet), nakshatra (the star the Moon occupies), yoga (a division based on the sum of the Sun's and Moon's longitudes) and karana (half a tithi). Together they are the basis for fixing festivals, muhurta and daily observances.
By convention the five angas are the values running at sunrise. This tool approximates that moment by computing all five at 06:00 local time, which is close to sunrise across most of India for most of the year, and says so openly: near a boundary — a tithi or nakshatra that changes in the early morning — a printed panchang for your exact city can differ. Sunrise and sunset themselves are computed properly for your latitude and longitude, using the Sun's declination, the standard hour-angle formula with a refraction correction, the longitude correction from the IST meridian (82.5°E) and the equation of time; they are usually within a few minutes of the official times.
A note on accuracy: this tool uses a compact, standard set of astronomical formulas. The Moon's position is accurate to within about half a degree, so if the Moon sits very close to a boundary, exact ephemeris software or a printed panchang may place the result in the neighbouring nakshatra or rashi. For important religious or personal decisions, cross-check with a detailed panchang.
Worked example
Open the panchang for Delhi on Friday, 21 June 2024 — the values the tool starts with.
Step 1: the vara is Friday — Shukravara, the day of Venus.
Step 2: at 06:00 IST the Moon–Sun elongation is about 167 degrees; 167 ÷ 12 gives the 14th tithi — Shukla Chaturdashi, the day before Purnima.
Step 3: the Moon's sidereal longitude falls in Jyeshtha nakshatra, pada 2.
Step 4: the sum of the Sun's and Moon's longitudes gives the yoga Vaidhriti, and the half-tithi gives the karana Vanija.
Step 5: for Delhi's latitude the sunrise formula gives sunrise 05:24 and sunset 19:22 — the official Delhi times that day were 05:23 and about 19:21, within a minute or two, as expected on the longest day of the year.
FAQ
What is a panchang?
A panchang is the Hindu almanac. For each day it lists five elements — tithi, vara, nakshatra, yoga and karana — along with sunrise, sunset and other timings. It is used to fix festival dates, choose auspicious times (muhurta) for events like weddings and housewarmings, and follow daily religious observances.
Why is the panchang calculated at sunrise?
In the classical system the Hindu day begins at sunrise, not at midnight, and the tithi, nakshatra and other elements that 'belong' to a day are the ones running at sunrise. This tool approximates that moment with 06:00 local time, which is close across most of India, but a city panchang remains exact for its own location.
Why can my city's panchang differ from a neighbouring city's?
Tithi and nakshatra are the same everywhere at the same instant, but sunrise happens at different times in different places, so the elements running at sunrise can differ between distant cities — and sunrise and sunset times themselves change with latitude and longitude. That is why printed panchangs are published for specific cities.
How accurate are the sunrise and sunset times?
They are computed from your latitude and longitude with the standard solar formulas, including a correction for atmospheric refraction and the equation of time. For Indian cities they are normally within two to three minutes of the official times. Mountainous terrain and local horizon obstructions can shift the observed sunrise, of course.
Does this panchang show Rahu Kalam and Shubh Muhurat?
No. This page shows the five core angas plus sunrise and sunset only. Rahu Kalam, Yamaganda and Gulika Kalam are derived from the sunrise-to-sunset span, and muhurta selection weighs many more factors; presenting them from sunrise alone would be misleading, so they are deliberately left out rather than approximated badly.
What are yoga and karana in a panchang?
Yoga is a set of 27 divisions found by adding the longitudes of the Sun and Moon and dividing by 13 degrees 20 minutes; each has a name such as Siddhi or Amrita. Karana is half a tithi — there are 60 in a lunar month, built from seven repeating movable karanas plus four fixed ones. Both are used in muhurta judgement.