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What is Panchang today?

Panchang (pañcāṅga) is the daily Hindu almanac that lists five key astronomical coordinates: tithi (lunar day), vāra (weekday), nakṣatra (Moon's lunar mansion), yoga (sum-luminary index), and karaṇa (half-tithi). Bharat Ephemeris computes all five live from Sūrya-Siddhānta mathematics, accurate to arc-minutes.

What is tithi and how is it calculated?

Tithi is a lunar day — one-thirtieth of a synodic month. It is calculated as the floor of Moon–Sun elongation divided by 12°. Each of the 30 tithis is associated with specific ritual significance in Vedic tradition. Our engine updates tithi in real time from live Sun and Moon longitudes.

What is Rahu Kaal today and why should I avoid it?

Rāhu-kālam is a roughly 90-minute inauspicious window that recurs each weekday at a position determined by the weekday lord. Its start time is computed from the day's sunrise and is therefore location-specific. This page shows Rāhu-kālam for Delhi (28.6°N 77.2°E); times shift with your location.

How is today's nakshatra (Moon's birth star) determined?

Today's nakṣatra is the lunar mansion the Moon currently occupies. There are 27 nakṣatras, each spanning 13°20′ of the ecliptic. The engine divides the Moon's current sidereal longitude by 13.333° and takes the integer index. Moon position is accurate to within ~7 arc-minutes of NASA/JPL Horizons.