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Panchang & Muhurat Tools

Free Panchang calculators - daily panchang, rahu kalam, choghadiya, muhurat finder and tithi calendar for any Indian city.

Panchang Tools

Today's Panchang

Get today's complete Panchang - Var, Tithi, Nakshatra, Yoga, Karana, Sunrise, Sunset, Rahu Kalam, Yamagandam, Gulika and Choghadiya for any Indian city.

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Rahu Kalam Calculator

Find today's Rahu Kalam, Yamagandam and Gulika Kalam with exact timings for any Indian city. Daytime segment map and week-view table included.

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Choghadiya Calculator

Get all 8 day and 8 night Choghadiya periods for any city and date - Amrit, Shubh, Labh, Char, Kaal, Rog, Udveg and Vishti with exact timings.

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Muhurat Calculator

Find the most auspicious dates for marriage, business, travel and housewarming in a 90-day range. Days ranked by Tithi, Nakshatra and Yoga auspiciousness score.

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Tithi Calendar

Monthly Hindu Panchang calendar showing Tithi, Nakshatra and Yoga for every day. Purnima, Amavasya and Ekadashi dates highlighted. Click any date for full details.

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Panchang Tools Hindu Calendar and Muhurat

Panchang is the traditional Hindu almanac that tracks five key elements of each day - Tithi (lunar day), Vara (weekday), Nakshatra (birth star), Yoga (auspicious combination), and Karana (half-day segment). The word Panchang itself comes from Sanskrit: pancha meaning five and anga meaning limb. Used for over 2,000 years, Panchang forms the backbone of auspicious timing decisions across Hindu, Jain, and Sikh communities throughout India and the Indian diaspora worldwide.

Key Panchang Calculations

Rahu Kalam is a daily 90-minute period considered inauspicious for starting new ventures, calculated differently for each day of the week. Yamagandam and Gulika are similar inauspicious periods. Choghadiya divides the day and night into eight segments each, labelling them as auspicious or inauspicious for activities like travel, business, and ceremonies. These calculations depend on sunrise and sunset times, which vary by latitude and longitude - making location-specific results essential for accurate Panchang data.

Relevance Across India

Over 80% of India's 1.4 billion population identifies as Hindu, and Panchang-based timing is consulted for weddings, house-warming ceremonies (griha pravesh), business inaugurations, and religious festivals. Tamil Nadu, Andhra Pradesh, Karnataka, Kerala, and Maharashtra each follow regional variants of the Panchang. The Government of India publishes an official National Panchang through the Positional Astronomy Centre, Kolkata, which serves as the reference for national holidays and civil calendars.

Panchang & Muhurat FAQ

Panchang (Paṅcāṅga) is a Hindu almanac showing 5 elements for each day: Tithi (lunar day), Vara (weekday), Nakshatra (star), Yoga and Karana. Used to determine auspicious times for ceremonies, travel and business.

Rahu Kalam is a 90-minute inauspicious period each day ruled by Rahu. Traditionally no new work should start during this time. It shifts each day: Sunday - 8th segment, Monday - 2nd, Tuesday - 7th, Wednesday - 5th, Thursday - 6th, Friday - 4th, Saturday - 3rd. Use our Rahu Kalam Calculator for exact timings for your city.

A Vivah Muhurat considers tithi, nakshatra, yoga, karana, and the absence of Rahu Kalam. Our Muhurat Calculator scans a date range up to 90 days and ranks each day by auspiciousness. For important events like marriage, consulting a Vedic astrologer who also considers the birth chart is recommended.

Choghadiya divides the day (sunrise to sunset) and night into 8 equal parts each. The 8 Choghadiya names are: Amrit (excellent), Kaal (inauspicious), Shubh (good), Rog (inauspicious), Udveg (inauspicious), Char (good for travel), Labh (profitable), and Vishti (inauspicious). Use our Choghadiya Calculator to see all 16 periods for any city and date.