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Kundli and panchang
Notes on kundli, panchang, tithi, nakshatra, and muhurat from Astro.
Kundli in plain words
A kundli here means four calculated labels from date, time, and place: lagna, Moon sign, nakshatra, and the running dasha.
Sandeep Jaiswal · 23 October 2026 · 5 min read
पंचांग कैसे पढ़ें
पंचांग में दिन की पाँच बातें होती हैं: तिथि, नक्षत्र, योग, करण और वार। इस नोट में आज की तिथि नहीं है।
Sandeep Jaiswal · 21 October 2026 · 6 min read
When the birth time is uncertain
If the clock time is missing, the Moon sign and nakshatra can still be read with care. The lagna should stay unmarked.
Sandeep Jaiswal · 19 October 2026 · 5 min read
Why festival dates move
Most Hindu festivals are fixed to a tithi, so the English date changes every year. This note gives the tithi rule and no 2026 date.
Sandeep Jaiswal · 16 October 2026 · 5 min read
What is a muhurat?
A muhurat is a short span chosen from the day's panchang for a purpose. This note gives the idea and no clock time.
Sandeep Jaiswal · 14 October 2026 · 5 min read
What is a nakshatra?
A nakshatra is one of twenty-seven equal parts of the Moon's path, 13°20′ wide. The birth nakshatra is the Moon's part at birth.
Sandeep Jaiswal · 12 October 2026 · 5 min read
What is a tithi?
A tithi is one lunar day of 12° between Sun and Moon. It is why a festival does not sit on a fixed English date.
Sandeep Jaiswal · 10 October 2026 · 5 min read
What is a panchang?
A panchang is the day's lunar and solar account: tithi, nakshatra, yoga, karana, and the weekday.
Sandeep Jaiswal · 8 October 2026 · 6 min read
Why two panchangs disagree
A drik panchang and a family or temple panchang can end the same tithi minutes or hours apart. The difference is the formula, then the sunrise rule.
Sandeep Jaiswal · 6 October 2026 · 5 min read