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The Hindu week (Vara) has seven days named after the Sun, Moon and five visible planets — Ravivara, Somavara, Mangalavara, Budhavara, Guruvara, Shukravara and Shanivara — each carrying its own traditional dos and don’ts.
Sunrise5:58 AM
Sunrise marks the start of the Hindu day for most Panchang calculations — the Tithi, Nakshatra and other elements active at this moment are usually the ones used to name the whole day, even if they change later.
Sunset6:16 PM
Sunset marks the end of daytime Choghadiya and Hora, and the start of night-time windows such as Pradosh Kaal, which begins shortly after sunset.
Moonrise2:00 AM
Moonrise shifts by roughly 50 minutes each day and is used to work out fasting end-times for Ekadashi and other vrat days that break with moonrise or moonset.
Moonset3:19 PM
Moonset is tracked alongside moonrise to see how long the Moon stays visible, and feeds into some regional fasting and ritual timings.
Tithi
Now
Krishna Ekadashi
until 5:06 PM
Next
Dwadashi
from 5:06 PM
Tithi is the lunar day — the time the Moon takes to move 12° away from the Sun. A lunar month has 30 tithis across the waxing (Shukla) and waning (Krishna) fortnights, and most festival dates are set by which tithi is active at sunrise.
PakshaKrishna Paksha
Paksha is the lunar fortnight — Shukla Paksha (waxing, new moon to full moon) or Krishna Paksha (waning, full moon to new moon). Together the two make one lunar month.
Nakshatra
Now
Purva Bhadrapada
until 10:18 PM
Tamil: Poorattathi · Malayalam: Poorattadhi
Next
Pushya
from 6:15 PM
Tamil: Poosam · Malayalam: Pooyam
Nakshatra is the lunar mansion — one of 27 star-sectors the Moon passes through each month. It's used for choosing Muhurat, naming, and several festival dates that depend on a specific Nakshatra rather than a tithi.
Yoga
Now
Vyatipata
until 6:41 AM
Next
Variyan
from 6:41 AM
Yoga here is one of 27 lunar-solar combinations calculated from the joint longitude of the Sun and Moon — unrelated to physical exercise. A few, like Vishkumbha or Vyatipata, are traditionally treated with caution.
KaranaBava · Balavasplits at 6:19 AM
Karana is half of a Tithi — there are 11 Karanas that repeat through the month, and knowing the active one refines Muhurat selection beyond the Tithi alone.
MasaShravanaAmanta
Masa is the Hindu lunar month, usually named after the Nakshatra the full moon falls in. Amanta months run new-moon to new-moon; Purnimanta months run full-moon to full-moon.
Auspicious Periods
Brahma Muhurta4:22 AM – 5:10 AMGood
Brahma Muhurta is the roughly 48-minute window ending 1 hour 36 minutes before sunrise — considered the most favourable time of day for meditation, study and spiritual practice.
Pratah Sandhya5:09 AM – 5:57 AMGood
Pratah Sandhya is the morning twilight window ending at sunrise, traditionally reserved for Sandhyavandanam and other daily prayer rituals.
Abhijit Muhurta11:43 AM – 12:31 PMGood
Abhijit Muhurta is the 48-minute window centred on local solar noon — considered auspicious for starting most activities, on every day except Wednesday.
Amrit Kaal9:03 AM – 10:35 AMGood
Amrit Kaal is calculated from the ruling Nakshatra, similar in method to Varjyam but auspicious rather than inauspicious — considered excellent for starting new ventures and important ceremonies.
Vijaya Muhurta4:44 PM – 5:30 PMGood
Vijaya Muhurta is an early-afternoon window associated with victory and success — traditionally favoured for tasks where the outcome matters most, such as starting a competition or a difficult negotiation.
Godhuli Muhurta6:03 PM – 6:27 PMGood
Godhuli Muhurta ("cow-dust hour") is the short window around sunset when cattle traditionally returned home, raising dust in the evening light — considered auspicious for weddings and housewarming ceremonies.
Sayahna Sandhya6:15 PM – 7:03 PMGood
Sayahna Sandhya is the evening twilight window beginning at sunset — the evening counterpart to Pratah Sandhya, reserved for daily prayer rituals.
Nishita Muhurta11:42 PM – 12:30 AMGood
Nishita Muhurta is the roughly 48-minute window centred on midnight — most significant once a year for Krishna Janmashtami, since Krishna is traditionally believed to have been born at this exact moment.
Inauspicious Periods
Rahu Kaal7:30 AM – 9:03 AMAvoid
Rahu Kaal is a roughly 90-minute period each day, in a fixed sequence by weekday, traditionally avoided for starting new or important work — travel, ceremonies, and signing agreements.
Yamaganda10:35 AM – 12:07 PMAvoid
Yamaganda is a roughly 90-minute inauspicious period each day, in a fixed sequence by weekday, generally avoided for starting new ventures — similar in nature to Rahu Kaal but at a different time.
Gulika Kaal1:39 PM – 3:12 PMAvoid
Gulika Kaal is ruled by Gulika (Mandi), a shadow point associated with Saturn. Like Rahu Kaal and Yamaganda, it’s generally avoided for auspicious beginnings.
Dur Muhurtam12:21 PM – 1:09 PM, 2:45 PM – 3:33 PMAvoid
Dur Muhurtam is a short inauspicious window that occurs once or twice a day (twice on Wednesdays and Fridays), separate from Rahu Kaal, and is best avoided for important starts.
Varjyam7:04 AM – 8:33 AMAvoid
Varjyam is an inauspicious period calculated from the ruling Nakshatra, generally avoided for auspicious ceremonies — distinct from Rahu Kaal, which is calculated from the weekday instead.
Disha ShoolEastAvoid travel
Disha Shool is the direction considered inauspicious for starting travel on a given weekday — Monday's Disha Shool is East. It applies to the direction of initial travel, not the destination.
More Panchang Details
Vikrama Samvat2083
Vikrama Samvat is a lunar calendar era that began in 57 BCE, widely used across North India — it typically runs about 57 years ahead of the Gregorian year.
Shaka Samvat1948
Shaka Samvat is the lunar calendar era that began in 78 CE and is India’s official civil calendar era — it runs about 78 years behind the Gregorian year.
SamvatsaraParabhava
Samvatsara is the name of the year in a 60-year Jupiter-based cycle used in traditional Hindu almanacs — each of the 60 years has its own name and character.
Ritu (Season)Varsha
Ritu is one of the six traditional Indian seasons — Vasanta, Grishma, Varsha, Sharad, Hemanta and Shishira — each spanning about two lunar months.
AyanaDakshinayana
Ayana marks the Sun’s half-yearly movement — Uttarayana (northward, winter to summer solstice) or Dakshinayana (southward, summer to winter solstice).
Moon Sign (Rashi)Mithuna
Moon Sign (Rashi) is the zodiac sign the Moon occupies right now — used in Vedic astrology for daily predictions and considered more personally significant day-to-day than the Sun sign.
Sun Sign (Surya Rashi)Simha
Sun Sign (Surya Rashi) is the zodiac sign the Sun currently occupies in the sidereal (Vedic) zodiac, which runs about 24 days behind the Western tropical zodiac.
Moon PhaseWaning Crescent, 21% lit
Moon Phase shows how much of the Moon’s visible face is lit right now, moving from new moon (0%) to full moon (100%) and back over about 29.5 days.
Day Duration12h 18m
Night Duration11h 42m
AyanamsaLahiri · 24°13'21"
Ayanamsa is the angular offset between the sidereal (star-fixed) and tropical (season-fixed) zodiacs. This site uses the Lahiri Ayanamsa, the official standard adopted by the Indian government's Calendar Reform Committee — the same standard used by most published Panchangs.
Choghadiya
Choghadiya divides daylight into 8 equal blocks, and night into its own separate 8 — named Amrit, Shubh, Labh (auspicious), Char (neutral), and Rog, Kaal, Udveg (inauspicious) — a simpler alternative to Muhurat for everyday timing.
Day Choghadiya · 5:58 AM – 6:16 PM
| Time | Name | Nature |
|---|---|---|
| 5:58 AM – 7:30 AM | Amrit | Good |
| 7:30 AM – 9:03 AM | Kaal | Avoid |
| 9:03 AM – 10:35 AM | Shubh | Good |
| 10:35 AM – 12:07 PM | Rog | Avoid |
| 12:07 PM – 1:39 PM | Udveg | Avoid |
| 1:39 PM – 3:12 PM | Char | Good |
| 3:12 PM – 4:44 PM | Labh | Good |
| 4:44 PM – 6:16 PM | Amrit | Good |
Night Choghadiya · 6:16 PM – 5:58 AM
| Time | Name | Nature |
|---|---|---|
| 6:16 PM – 7:44 PM | Char | Good |
| 7:44 PM – 9:12 PM | Labh | Good |
| 9:12 PM – 10:39 PM | Amrit | Good |
| 10:39 PM – 12:07 AM | Kaal | Avoid |
| 12:07 AM – 1:35 AM | Shubh | Good |
| 1:35 AM – 3:03 AM | Rog | Avoid |
| 3:03 AM – 4:30 AM | Udveg | Avoid |
| 4:30 AM – 5:58 AM | Char | Good |
Hora
Hora divides both day and night into 12 sequential hours each — 24 total — every one ruled by a classical planet in a fixed rotating order. Used for choosing a favourable hour for a specific task: travel under Mercury, negotiations under Jupiter, avoiding Saturn and Mars hours for anything you want to go smoothly.
Day Hours
| Time | Planet | Nature |
|---|---|---|
| 5:58 AM – 7:00 AM | Moon | Good |
| 7:00 AM – 8:01 AM | Saturn | Avoid |
| 8:01 AM – 9:03 AM | Jupiter | Good |
| 9:03 AM – 10:04 AM | Mars | Mixed |
| 10:04 AM – 11:06 AM | Sun | Mixed |
| 11:06 AM – 12:07 PM | Venus | Good |
| 12:07 PM – 1:09 PM | Mercury | Good |
| 1:09 PM – 2:10 PM | Moon | Good |
| 2:10 PM – 3:12 PM | Saturn | Avoid |
| 3:12 PM – 4:13 PM | Jupiter | Good |
| 4:13 PM – 5:15 PM | Mars | Mixed |
| 5:15 PM – 6:16 PM | Sun | Mixed |
Night Hours
| Time | Planet | Nature |
|---|---|---|
| 6:16 PM – 7:15 PM | Venus | Good |
| 7:15 PM – 8:13 PM | Mercury | Good |
| 8:13 PM – 9:12 PM | Moon | Good |
| 9:12 PM – 10:10 PM | Saturn | Avoid |
| 10:10 PM – 11:09 PM | Jupiter | Good |
| 11:09 PM – 12:07 AM | Mars | Mixed |
| 12:07 AM – 1:06 AM | Sun | Mixed |
| 1:06 AM – 2:04 AM | Venus | Good |
| 2:04 AM – 3:03 AM | Mercury | Good |
| 3:03 AM – 4:01 AM | Moon | Good |
| 4:01 AM – 5:00 AM | Saturn | Avoid |
| 5:00 AM – 5:58 AM | Jupiter | Good |
Lagna
Lagna is the zodiac sign rising on the eastern horizon at a given moment — it changes roughly every two hours and is the foundation of both Muhurat selection and birth-chart astrology. Many auspicious-timing calculations refine an already-good Choghadiya or Hora window further by checking which Lagna is active.
| Time | Rising Sign | Ruled By |
|---|---|---|
| 5:57 AM – 6:41 AM | Simha | Sun |
| 6:41 AM – 8:42 AM | Kanya | Mercury |
| 8:42 AM – 10:49 AM | Tula | Venus |
| 10:49 AM – 1:01 PM | Vrishchika | Mars |
| 1:01 PM – 3:08 PM | Dhanu | Jupiter |
| 3:08 PM – 5:01 PM | Makara | Saturn |
| 5:01 PM – 6:43 PM | Kumbha | Saturn |
| 6:43 PM – 8:23 PM | Meena | Jupiter |
| 8:23 PM – 10:11 PM | Mesha | Mars |
| 10:11 PM – 12:13 AM | Vrishabha | Venus |
| 12:13 AM – 2:24 AM | Mithuna | Mercury |
| 2:24 AM – 4:34 AM | Karka | Moon |
| 4:34 AM – 5:57 AM | Simha | Sun |
Special Yogas & Timing Restrictions
Rarer combinations of Tithi, Nakshatra, Yoga and weekday that traditional Panchangs track separately — some especially auspicious, some calling for caution. Most days show only one or two of these active; that's normal, not a gap in the data.
Ravi Yoga
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Sun and Moon's Nakshatras fall a specific auspicious distance apart — cancels doshas from several other inauspicious combinations.
Sarvartha Siddhi
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A specific weekday + Nakshatra pairing considered favourable for virtually any undertaking.
Amrit Siddhi
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A rarer, even more favourable variant of Sarvartha Siddhi — a specific weekday + Nakshatra pairing.
Guru Pushya
Not today
Pushya Nakshatra falling on a Thursday — considered excellent for buying gold and starting long-term ventures.
Ravi Pushya
Not today
Pushya Nakshatra falling on a Sunday — similarly favourable, but inauspicious specifically for marriage.
Dwipushkar
Not today
A specific Tithi + weekday + Nakshatra combination where an action's effect is said to double — good for gains, bad for debts or losses.
Tripushkar
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A specific Tithi + weekday + Nakshatra combination where an action's effect is said to triple — good for gains, bad for debts or losses.
Bhadra
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The Vishti Karana — traditionally avoided for auspicious ceremonies, though acceptable for sharp or destructive tasks.
Ganda Moola
Not today
Moon in one of 6 Nakshatras sitting at a rashi junction — traditionally a caution period, especially noted for a child's birth Nakshatra.
Panchaka
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Moon in the last stretch of Dhanishtha through Revati — five specific sub-types depending on the weekday it begins on, each with its own caution.