Panchang & Tithi Calculator
Daily panchang for any date and place: tithi, nakshatra, yoga, karana and vara at sunrise with end times, sunrise, sunset, Rahu Kalam, lunar month and next Purnima.
Sidereal positions use the Lahiri ayanamsa. End times are when the Moon–Sun angle (tithi, karana), the Moon (nakshatra) or the Sun + Moon sum (yoga) crosses the next boundary; they are usually within a minute or two of printed almanacs such as Drik Panchang.
| Element | Name | From | Until |
|---|---|---|---|
| Tithi | Shukla Pratipada | 2026-11-09 12:32 | 2026-11-10 14:01 |
| Tithi | Shukla Dwitiya | 2026-11-10 14:01 | 2026-11-11 15:54 |
| Nakshatra | Vishakha | 2026-11-09 07:24 | 2026-11-10 09:19 |
| Nakshatra | Anuradha | 2026-11-10 09:19 | 2026-11-11 11:38 |
| Yoga | Shobhana | 2026-11-10 02:57 | 2026-11-11 03:10 |
| Yoga | Atiganda | 2026-11-11 03:10 | 2026-11-12 03:40 |
| Karana | Bava | 2026-11-10 01:13 | 2026-11-10 14:01 |
| Karana | Balava | 2026-11-10 14:01 | 2026-11-11 02:54 |
| Karana | Kaulava | 2026-11-11 02:54 | 2026-11-11 15:54 |
| Event | Time (Asia/Kolkata) |
|---|---|
| Amavasya (new moon) | 2026-11-09 12:32 |
| Purnima (full moon) | 2026-11-24 20:24 |
A panchang (pañcāṅga, “five limbs”) describes a day by five elements of the Hindu calendar: the tithi (lunar day), vara (weekday), nakshatra (the Moon’s lunar mansion), yoga (from the Sun and Moon together) and karana (half a tithi). This calculator works them out for any date and place, at sunrise as almanacs do or at a time you choose, together with when each one ends, sunrise and sunset, Rahu Kalam, the lunar month and the next full and new moon.
How to use this tool
- Pick the date and the place — the place sets sunrise and the local time zone.
- Leave the time empty for the sunrise panchang, or enter a time to see the elements at that moment.
- Read the five elements with their end times, then the lunar month and the day’s kalams.
- Use the tables for everything that changes before the next sunrise and for this month’s Purnima and Amavasya.
Formula
Tithi = ⌊(λMoon − λSun) ÷ 12°⌋ + 1; Karana = half-tithi of 6°; Nakshatra = ⌊λ*Moon ÷ 13°20′⌋ + 1; Yoga = ⌊(λ*Sun + λ*Moon) ÷ 13°20′⌋ + 1
λ is the apparent tropical longitude and λ* the sidereal longitude (minus the Lahiri ayanamsa). Tithis 1–15 form the bright half (Shukla paksha) ending at Purnima; 16–30 the dark half (Krishna paksha) ending at Amavasya. The first half-tithi is Kimstughna, then Bava to Vishti repeat eight times, and Shakuni, Chatushpada and Naga close the month. Rahu Kalam, Yamaganda and Gulika are fixed eighths of the daytime that depend on the weekday.
Example
The full moon of 23 April 2024 came at 23:49 UTC, which is 05:19 on 24 April in India. At that instant the Moon was exactly 180° from the Sun, so the Purnima tithi ended and Krishna Pratipada began. Because Delhi’s sunrise that morning was around 05:47, the moment still falls in the Hindu day of Tuesday (Mangalavara).
Frequently asked questions
Why does the panchang use sunrise?
The Hindu day starts at sunrise, and the element in force at sunrise names the whole day — even if it ends an hour later. That is why festivals can fall on different civil dates in different cities.
Why might my local almanac differ by a few minutes?
Almanacs use slightly different sunrise definitions (the Sun’s centre or upper edge, with or without refraction) and their own astronomical tables. This page uses the upper edge with standard refraction and positions accurate to about a minute.
What is the difference between amanta and purnimanta?
Both use the same tithis. In the amanta system (South and West India) a month ends at the new moon; in the purnimanta system (North India) it ends at the full moon, so the waning fortnight takes the next month’s name.
Sources
The sunrise, Moon and Sun positions are real astronomy; the auspicious and inauspicious meanings attached to them are traditional and have no scientific basis. Local almanacs may differ by minutes because of their own sunrise rules and calculation methods. How we check our calculators · Full disclaimer
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