Today’s Panchang

Tithi is the lunar-day relationship between the Sun and Moon and is one of the five limbs of Panchanga. A beginning-oriented lunar day traditionally associated with initiating measured activity and setting intentions.

It is calculated from the normalized angular separation of Moon and Sun, with each 12° interval forming one Tithi.

Use the active Tithi together with Nakshatra, Yoga, Karana, weekday and the purpose of the activity.

The Moon occupies Bharani, Pada 3. Nakshatra is traditionally used to describe the qualitative lunar background of the period. Associated with responsibility, endurance, transformation and restraint.

The Moon’s Lahiri-sidereal longitude is divided into 27 equal Nakshatras and each Nakshatra into four Padas.

Pay attention to the transition time: activities spanning a Nakshatra change may be assessed under different traditional rules.

Siddhi is the calculated Nitya Yoga for this period. It is one of the five Panchanga limbs and is traditionally read together with Tithi, Nakshatra, Karana and weekday.

Nitya Yoga is calculated from the normalized sum of the sidereal longitudes of the Sun and Moon and divided into 27 sections.

Use Yoga as one Panchanga factor rather than an isolated good/bad label.

Kaulava is the active Karana, a half-Tithi division traditionally used when assessing the character of a time window.

Karana divides each Tithi into half-Tithi intervals and follows the traditional repeating/fixed Karana sequence.

Karana is traditionally used when choosing the character of shorter activity windows.