Daily Panchang
Today’s Panchang, for your city
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As in a traditional Panchang, the day begins at sunrise. All times are local to New Delhi (India Standard Time).
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About the daily Panchang
A Panchang is the Hindu almanac of the day. Its name means five limbs: vara (the weekday), tithi (the lunar day), nakshatra (the Moon’s star), yoga (from the Sun and Moon together) and karana (half a tithi). Families use it to time vrats, pujas and new beginnings, and to step around periods such as Rahu Kaal.
The limbs seldom line up with the calendar day, so each is shown with the time it ends and the one that follows. The Panchang day runs from sunrise to the next sunrise, which is why the previous day’s tithi and choghadiya are still running before dawn. Every time on the page is for the city you choose, in its own local time.
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- The five limbs with their end times, and the nakshatra padas
- Sunrise, sunset, moonrise and moonset
- Rahu Kaal, Yamaganda, Gulika Kaal, Dur Muhurtam, Varjyam and Bhadra
- Brahma muhurat, Abhijit, Vijaya, Amrit Kalam and Nishita
- Day and night choghadiya, the 24 horas, the lunar month, the samvat years and the day’s festivals and vrats
- Answers to “Is today good for…?” for nine occasions, from a wedding to travel
To look further ahead for a ceremony, the Shubh Muhurat finder lists auspicious dates and shows the first two free.
How Taradisha works it out
- Sunrise to sunrise
- astronomy-engine gives sunrise and sunset for the city’s latitude and longitude. On days when the Sun neither rises nor sets, as in polar summer or winter, the page says so and works from a nominal 06:00 to 18:00 day.
- The lunar limbs
- A tithi is each 12° the Moon gains on the Sun and a karana each 6°. Nakshatra and yoga are steps of 13°20′ in the Moon’s sidereal longitude, and in the Sun’s and Moon’s added together. Each end time is worked out to the minute.
- Kaal periods, choghadiya and hora
- Rahu Kaal, Yamaganda and Gulika are each one-eighth of the daylight, with the weekday deciding which eighth. Choghadiya splits day and night into eight periods each, and hora into twelve. Dur Muhurtam follows Muhurta Chintamani, and Varjyam and Amrit Kalam the standard ghati tables for each nakshatra.
- Moonrise
- Given as Indian Panchangs print it: the moment the centre of the Moon’s disc meets the horizon, without refraction.
- Months and festivals
- Months are amanta in Maharashtra, Gujarat, Goa and the south, and purnimanta elsewhere, with both shown. A vrat or festival falls on the day its tithi covers the time its rite needs, following Nirnaya Sindhu and Dharma Sindhu.
Questions about the Panchang
Is the Panchang free?
Yes, for any city and any date from 1800 to 2200, with no account. Nothing on this page uses credits.
Why does the tithi change in the middle of the day?
A tithi is the time the Moon takes to gain 12° on the Sun, about 20 to 27 hours, so it seldom matches the calendar day. By custom the day is known by the tithi current at sunrise; the page shows when it ends and which tithi follows.
How is Rahu Kaal worked out?
The time from sunrise to sunset is divided into eight equal parts. Rahu Kaal is the 8th part on Sunday, the 2nd on Monday, the 7th on Tuesday, the 5th on Wednesday, the 6th on Thursday, the 4th on Friday and the 3rd on Saturday, so it moves with the length of the day and with your city.
How closely does it match Drik Panchang?
For New Delhi on 12 November 2026, the tithi, nakshatra, yoga and karana end times, sunrise, sunset, moonrise, moonset, Rahu Kaal, Yamaganda, Gulika, Dur Muhurtam, Varjyam and Brahma muhurat all matched Drik Panchang to the printed minute. On some days a tithi or karana end differs by about a minute.
Which month system does the page use?
Both. Months end at the new moon (amanta) in Maharashtra, Gujarat, Goa and the south, and at the full moon (purnimanta) elsewhere. The heading uses your city’s system, with the other shown beside it.