Aaj Ka Panchang: today’s Hindu panchang for your city
Tithi, nakshatra, yoga, karana, sunrise and moonrise, Rahu Kaal and Choghadiya for any date and any Indian city. All times are in IST.
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Festival and vrat dates on our calendar pages follow Drik Panchang (New Delhi); for muhurat decisions, confirm with your family purohit.
Calculations by astronomy-engine (MIT licence, © Don Cross), run in your browser. City coordinates from GeoNames (CC BY 4.0). Made by Yatra to Temples.
About this panchang
Aaj Ka Panchang shows the day’s tithi, nakshatra, yoga, karana and vaar for your chosen city, with sunrise, sunset, moonrise and moonset. It also gives Rahu Kaal, Yamaganda, Gulika Kaal, Abhijit and Brahma Muhurat, and the day and night Choghadiya. It opens on today’s date for Haridwar; you can pick any date and about 3,100 Indian cities. All times are in IST.
How is this panchang calculated?
- Sun and Moon positions come from astronomy-engine, an open-source astronomy library, and are worked out in your browser for the exact minute.
- Sidereal zodiac: nakshatra, yoga, Sun sign and Moon sign use the Lahiri (Chitrapaksha) ayanamsa, the standard used by the Government of India’s Rashtriya Panchang. Tithi and karana depend only on the distance between the Moon and the Sun, so no ayanamsa is needed for them.
- Sunrise and sunset are the moments the upper edge of the Sun touches the horizon, with normal atmospheric refraction. The same rule is used for moonrise and moonset.
- The panchang day runs from one sunrise to the next. The tithi, nakshatra, yoga and karana shown first are the ones running at sunrise; any that begin before the next sunrise are listed after them with their end times.
- Hindu month: amanta months end on Amavasya (new moon) and purnimanta months end on Purnima (full moon). The month takes its name from the sidereal sign of the Sun at the new moon. A lunar month with no sankranti (Sun changing sign) in it is an Adhik (extra) month. Vikram Samvat and Shaka Samvat years here begin with Chaitra Shukla Pratipada, as in North India; in Gujarat the Vikram Samvat year begins in Kartika instead.
- Checked for accuracy: we compared this tool with the Swiss Ephemeris for 360 random days from 2026 to 2028 in 12 Indian cities. Sunrise, sunset and every tithi, nakshatra, yoga and karana end time agreed within 30 seconds, and all the names matched.
What is tithi, nakshatra, yoga, karana?
These four, with the vaar (weekday), are the five limbs (panch anga) that give the panchang its name.
- Tithi is a lunar day. Each tithi ends when the Moon moves another 12 degrees ahead of the Sun, so there are 30 tithis in a lunar month: 15 in Shukla paksha (waxing, ending on Purnima) and 15 in Krishna paksha (waning, ending on Amavasya). A tithi lasts roughly 19 to 26 hours, so it rarely matches the clock day.
- Nakshatra is the lunar mansion the Moon is in. The sidereal zodiac is divided into 27 nakshatras of 13 degrees 20 minutes each, from Ashwini to Revati.
- Yoga comes from adding the sidereal longitudes of the Sun and the Moon. The total is divided into 27 parts, from Vishkambha to Vaidhriti.
- Karana is half a tithi, so there are 60 in a lunar month. Seven movable karanas (Bava, Balava, Kaulava, Taitila, Garaja, Vanija and Vishti) repeat eight times, and four fixed karanas (Shakuni, Chatushpada, Naga and Kimstughna) fall around Amavasya. Vishti karana is also called Bhadra.
What is Rahu Kaal and Choghadiya?
- Rahu Kaal is one eighth of the daytime (sunrise to sunset), and which eighth depends on the weekday: the 8th part on Sunday, 2nd on Monday, 7th on Tuesday, 5th on Wednesday, 6th on Thursday, 4th on Friday and 3rd on Saturday. Many families avoid starting new work, a yatra or a big purchase during it. Yamaganda and Gulika Kaal are worked out the same way with their own weekday order.
- Choghadiya divides the daytime into 8 equal periods and the night (sunset to next sunrise) into 8 more. Each period is named Amrit, Shubh, Labh, Char, Udveg, Kaal or Rog. Amrit, Shubh and Labh are taken as auspicious, Char as neutral and traditionally good for travel, and Udveg, Kaal and Rog as inauspicious. The order is set by the weekday. Choghadiya is widely used in Gujarat, Rajasthan and western India to pick a time to set out on a yatra or begin new work.
- Abhijit Muhurat is the 8th of the 15 parts of the daytime, centred on local noon. By tradition it is not used on Wednesdays. Brahma Muhurat is the 14th of the 15 parts of the night, ending one night-part (about 48 minutes) before sunrise; it is the traditional time for prayer and study.
Frequently asked questions
Why are the times different for my city?
Sunrise and sunset change with latitude and longitude. Sunrise in Kolkata comes about an hour (55 to 70 minutes) before sunrise in Mumbai. Rahu Kaal, Choghadiya and the muhurats are built from local sunrise and sunset, so they change from city to city. Tithi, nakshatra, yoga and karana end at the same moment everywhere on Earth, so their IST end times are the same in every Indian city.
Why does a tithi sometimes appear on two days, or get skipped?
A tithi can last longer than a day, so it can be running at two sunrises; this is called a vriddhi tithi. A short tithi can also start after one sunrise and end before the next; it never touches a sunrise and is called a kshaya tithi. This tool lists every tithi that runs during the panchang day, so both cases are visible.
Which ayanamsa does this panchang use?
Lahiri (Chitrapaksha), the ayanamsa adopted by the Indian Calendar Reform Committee and used by most Indian panchangs. A different ayanamsa would change nakshatra and yoga end times by several minutes or more.
Can I use this panchang to fix a muhurat for a wedding or griha pravesh?
Use it as a guide to the day’s tithi, nakshatra and timings. A full muhurat also looks at your own birth details and other rules, so please confirm with your family purohit before you decide.
What is the difference between amanta and purnimanta months?
In the amanta system, used in Gujarat, Maharashtra, Karnataka, Andhra Pradesh and Telangana, a month ends on Amavasya. In the purnimanta system, used in most of North India, it ends on Purnima. Shukla paksha has the same month name in both, while Krishna paksha belongs to the next month in the purnimanta system.
Is my city or date sent anywhere?
No. Everything is calculated in your browser. The page does not send or save the city or date you choose.