AstrologgerToday's Panchang
Today's tithi, nakshatra, yoga and karana, with sunrise, live Rahu Kaal and Choghadiya timings — so you can plan around the day's most auspicious and inauspicious windows.
Saturday, 2026-08-15
How the Panchang is calculated
The Panchang is computed at sunrise, the traditional reference moment. Tithi comes from the angular distance between the Moon and Sun; nakshatra from the Moon's sidereal position; yoga from their combined longitude; and karana is half a tithi. Rahu Kaal and Choghadiya divide the daylight (sunrise to sunset) into fixed portions whose auspiciousness rotates by weekday. This tool uses precise sidereal (Lahiri) astronomy for your location, and highlights the Choghadiya slot happening right now.
Frequently asked questions
What is Panchang?
Panchang is the Hindu almanac describing the five elements of a day: tithi, nakshatra, yoga, karana and vara (weekday).
What is Rahu Kaal?
Rahu Kaal is a roughly 1.5-hour window each day considered inauspicious for starting new ventures.
What is Choghadiya?
Choghadiya divides the day and night into slots labelled auspicious or inauspicious, used to pick good timings.
What are the five limbs (angas) of the Panchang?
A Panchang is built from five elements: Tithi (lunar day), Vara (weekday), Nakshatra (the Moon's constellation), Yoga (a Sun–Moon angle), and Karana (half a tithi). Together they describe the quality of a day and are used to choose auspicious timings (muhurat).
How do I read a Panchang?
Start with the date's Tithi and Nakshatra to gauge the day's overall tone, then check the day's auspicious windows (like Abhijit and Brahma Muhurta) and the times to avoid (Rahu Kaal, Yamaganda). Our Panchang shows all of these for your location, updated daily.
What are Abhijit and Brahma Muhurta?
Abhijit Muhurta is a short auspicious window around midday, considered favourable for starting important work. Brahma Muhurta is the roughly 96-minute period before sunrise, traditionally the best time for meditation, study and spiritual practice. Both appear in the day's Panchang above.