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पञ्चाङ्ग Panchang · The five limbs of the day

Vara, tithi, nakshatra, yoga and karana, with sunrise, moonrise, Rahu Kaal and Abhijit Muhurat. The page works out today’s values the moment you open it.

Today’s Panchang

Tuesday, 15 September 2026

For New Delhi, in Indian Standard Time.

The five limbs

Vara (weekday): Mangalavara (Tuesday)
Paksha: Shukla Paksha
Tithi: Shukla Chaturthi until 07:44, then Shukla Panchami until 08:59, 16 Sept
Nakshatra: Swati until 15:21, then Vishakha until 17:23, 16 Sept
Yoga: Indra until 12:21, then Vaidhriti until 12:23, 16 Sept
Karana: Vishti (Bhadra) until 07:44, then Bava until 20:17, then Balava until 08:59, 16 Sept

Sun and Moon

Sunrise: 06:06
Sunset: 18:26
Moonrise: 10:05
Moonset: 20:40
Sun sign (sidereal): Simha
Moon sign (at sunrise): Tula

Auspicious and inauspicious periods

Rahu Kaal: 15:21 – 16:54
Yamaganda: 09:11 – 10:44
Gulika Kaal: 12:16 – 13:49
Abhijit Muhurat: 11:52 – 12:41

Month, era and observances

Month (Purnimanta): Bhadrapada
Month (Amanta): Bhadrapada
Vikram Samvat: 2083
Observances: None

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The coming days

Date	Tithi (at sunrise)	Nakshatra	Observances
Tue, 15 Sept	Shukla Chaturthi	Swati
Wed, 16 Sept	Shukla Panchami	Vishakha
Thu, 17 Sept	Shukla Shashthi	Anuradha	Kanya Sankranti
Fri, 18 Sept	Shukla Saptami	Jyeshtha
Sat, 19 Sept	Shukla Ashtami	Mula
Sun, 20 Sept	Shukla Navami	Purva Ashadha
Mon, 21 Sept	Shukla Dashami	Uttara Ashadha
Tue, 22 Sept	Shukla Ekadashi	Uttara Ashadha	Ekadashi
Wed, 23 Sept	Shukla Dwadashi	Shravana
Thu, 24 Sept	Shukla Trayodashi	Dhanishtha	Pradosh Vrat
Fri, 25 Sept	Shukla Chaturdashi	Shatabhisha
Sat, 26 Sept	Shukla Purnima	Purva Bhadrapada	Purnima
Sun, 27 Sept	Krishna Pratipada	Uttara Bhadrapada
Mon, 28 Sept	Krishna Dwitiya	Revati
Tue, 29 Sept	Krishna Tritiya	Ashwini	Sankashti Chaturthi
Wed, 30 Sept	Krishna Chaturthi	Bharani
Thu, 1 Oct	Krishna Panchami	Rohini
Fri, 2 Oct	Krishna Shashthi	Mrigashira
Sat, 3 Oct	Krishna Saptami	Ardra
Sun, 4 Oct	Krishna Navami	Punarvasu
Mon, 5 Oct	Krishna Dashami	Pushya
Tue, 6 Oct	Krishna Ekadashi	Ashlesha	Ekadashi
Wed, 7 Oct	Krishna Dwadashi	Magha
Thu, 8 Oct	Krishna Trayodashi	Purva Phalguni	Pradosh Vrat
Fri, 9 Oct	Krishna Chaturdashi	Uttara Phalguni
Sat, 10 Oct	Krishna Amavasya	Hasta	Amavasya
Sun, 11 Oct	Shukla Pratipada	Chitra
Mon, 12 Oct	Shukla Dwitiya	Swati
Tue, 13 Oct	Shukla Tritiya	Vishakha
Wed, 14 Oct	Shukla Chaturthi	Anuradha
Thu, 15 Oct	Shukla Panchami	Jyeshtha
Fri, 16 Oct	Shukla Shashthi	Jyeshtha
Sat, 17 Oct	Shukla Saptami	Mula	Tula Sankranti
Sun, 18 Oct	Shukla Saptami	Purva Ashadha
Mon, 19 Oct	Shukla Ashtami	Uttara Ashadha
Tue, 20 Oct	Shukla Navami	Shravana
Wed, 21 Oct	Shukla Dashami	Dhanishtha
Thu, 22 Oct	Shukla Ekadashi	Shatabhisha	Ekadashi
Fri, 23 Oct	Shukla Dwadashi	Purva Bhadrapada	Pradosh Vrat
Sat, 24 Oct	Shukla Trayodashi	Uttara Bhadrapada
Sun, 25 Oct	Shukla Chaturdashi	Revati
Mon, 26 Oct	Shukla Purnima	Ashwini	Purnima
Tue, 27 Oct	Krishna Pratipada	Bharani
Wed, 28 Oct	Krishna Tritiya	Krittika
Thu, 29 Oct	Krishna Chaturthi	Rohini	Sankashti Chaturthi

The five limbs of the Panchang

Vara: The weekday. A Panchang day begins at sunrise, not midnight, and lasts until the next sunrise.
Tithi: Every twelve degrees by which the Moon draws ahead of the Sun makes one tithi. Fifteen tithis of the bright half (Shukla Paksha) follow the new moon, and fifteen of the dark half (Krishna Paksha) follow the full moon. A tithi that is current at two sunrises is counted twice (vriddhi); one that is current at no sunrise is skipped (kshaya).
Nakshatra: The zodiac divided into twenty-seven equal lunar mansions of 13°20′ each. The one the Moon occupies is the nakshatra of the moment.
Yoga: The sum of the sidereal longitudes of the Sun and Moon, divided into twenty-seven parts, from Vishkambha to Vaidhriti.
Karana: Half a tithi. Seven movable karanas, Bava to Vishti, repeat in turn; four fixed ones, Shakuni, Chatushpada, Naga and Kimstughna, come once a month. Vishti is also called Bhadra.

How this is computed

Nothing here is copied from a printed table: each day is worked out mathematically. The Sun and Moon come from an astronomical ephemeris, and the sidereal zodiac uses the Lahiri (Chitrapaksha) ayanamsa.

Sunrise is the moment the Sun’s upper edge clears the horizon; moonrise uses the centre of the Moon, as the common almanacs do. Times are for New Delhi (28.61° N, 77.21° E).

The moment a tithi or nakshatra ends is the same everywhere in India; only its position relative to local sunrise changes. So the tithi current at sunrise can occasionally differ in another city.

Observances are listed from the tithi alone. The exact day of a major vrat can also depend on local custom and the finer rules of the shastras, so confirm with your family priest.