panchang
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
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