Today's panchang

Tithi, nakshatra, yoga, karana, vara and Moon sign for any date, worked out at sunrise for your city. Choose the ayanamsa you follow; the result states which one was used.

What the panchang means

Tithi is a lunar day: the Moon gets 12° ahead of the Sun for each tithi, and there are 30 in a month. Nakshatra is the sidereal Moon's position in one of 27 segments of 13°20′. Yoga is the sum of the sidereal Sun and Moon longitudes, split the same way. Karana is half a tithi (6°).

For more on each term, see the basics and the 27 nakshatras (coming soon).

Ayanamsa

The sidereal positions used for nakshatra, yoga and Moon sign depend on the ayanamsa. Lahiri is the default and the one used by the Indian national calendar. Raman and KP are offered for schools that follow them. See the method page for the values.

Limits

Values are shown for sunrise, the standard panchang convention. Some observances use another time, so check with your own tradition for those. The "ends at" times are when the value changes within 36 hours of sunrise.