Vedic almanac
The Hindu almanac, computed from real astronomical positions: the five limbs of the day, sunrise and sunset, the classical timing windows, and the regional solar calendars that read the same sky by different names.
Today
Computed for New Delhi, NCT, India. Open the daily Panchang to change the date or the place.
Choose a view
Both compute the same astronomy. They differ in the calendar the day is named by.
The five limbs for any date and any place — Vara, Tithi, Nakshatra, Yoga and Karana — with sunrise, sunset, Rahu Kalam and the other classical windows. Date and place are in the URL, so a reading can be linked and shared.
The same day read through a regional solar (Sauramana) calendar. These traditions share the sidereal solar months — the Sun's entry into each sign — and differ in what they name them, so the day number matches while the month name changes.
What it is
Panchanga means “five limbs”. Together they describe a day in classical Vedic reckoning. Each is a computed astronomical quantity, not an interpretation.
The weekday, running sunrise to sunrise rather than midnight to midnight.
The lunar day — the time the Moon takes to gain 12° on the Sun.
The lunar mansion the Moon occupies, one of twenty-seven.
A calculated period derived from the combined longitudes of Sun and Moon.
Half of a tithi; two elapse across each one.
Go further
Each of these reads the same astronomical engine as the Panchang.
Each limb on its own, with today’s value and the full cycle.
Periods of the day derived from local sunrise and sunset.
Month grids and festival dates.
MethodEvery value across these tools is computed from real astronomical positions using the sidereal Lahiri ayanamsa — the same engine behind every chart on this site. Nothing is looked up from a fixed table. Regional almanac traditions differ in places, particularly around observance dates and the sunrise rule used near a boundary.
An almanac names the day; it does not weigh it against your situation. Our Acharyas are listed with their areas of practice, years of practice and session fees.