Vedic · Panchanga
Today’s panchanga — the five limbs of now.
The Vedic almanac reads any moment through five elements — tithi, karana, yoga, nakshatra, vara. Together they describe the quality of time: what it favors, what it resists, what it’s made of. Computed against the sidereal zodiac (Lahiri ayanamsa); updated every fifteen minutes.
Tithi
Ashtami
Waning · day 8
Nakshatra
Rohini
Pada 4 · lord moon
Yoga
Variyan
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Karana
Kaulava
Movable
Vara
Shukravara
Friday · venus
Tithi · Waning lunar day
Ashtami
Transformation, fierce clarity, what must change.
- Deity
- Shiva / Durga
- Number
- 8 of 15 in the krishna paksha
- Elapsed
- 90% traversed
Krishna Ashtami is particularly potent for release-work — letting go of what has outlived its use. Traditionally associated with Shiva's fierce forms. Good for rituals of ending.
Nakshatra · Lunar mansion
Rohini
The beloved. Beauty, taste, slow growth — what actually nourishes.
- Symbol
- Chariot / red cow
- Presiding deity
- Brahma (the creator)
- Ruling planet
- Moon
- Zodiac span
- Taurus 10° – 23°20'
- Current pada
- 4 of 4
Rohini is the Moon's own favorite — the mansion most conducive to steady, sensory, grounded growth. The quality of time here is fertile and patient: things planted tend to root. Favorable for: art, design, food, anything involving craft and the senses, beginning long-term projects (a relationship, a practice, a business). Less favorable for: quick pivots or emergency responses — the mansion slows everything down. If you're here, let the day be the day. What looks like unhurriedness is actually the work.
Karana · Half-tithi
Kaulava
The relational karana — good for friendship and alliance.
- Type
- Movable (chara)
Kaulava favors bonds, gatherings, and relational work. Good for family events, reunions, group dinners, any occasion where the quality of connection matters more than the transaction.
Vara · Weekday
Shukravara — Friday
Venusian day — love, beauty, pleasure, refinement.
- Ruling graha
- Venus (Shukra)
Shukravara is Venus's day. Favorable for matters of love and relationship, beauty, art, aesthetics, refinement, luxury, and pleasure. Classical advice: honor the aesthetic, sensual, and relational on Fridays. A traditional day for ease and enjoyment.
Common questions
About the panchanga
What is panchanga?
Panchanga (literally, 'five limbs') is the traditional Hindu almanac. It describes any given moment through five astronomical elements: tithi (the lunar day, based on the angular distance between Sun and Moon), karana (half a tithi), yoga (a combination of solar and lunar longitude), nakshatra (the lunar mansion, a 13°20' slice of the zodiac the Moon is traversing), and vara (the weekday, each ruled by a graha). Together they give the quality of time — what the moment favors and what it resists.
Why does panchanga change throughout the day?
The Moon moves roughly 13° per day, which means the nakshatra can change about once every 13 hours and a 13°20' tithi typically advances every 24 hours — though exact transition times vary because the Moon's speed is not constant. This page recomputes every 15 minutes, so a reload near a transition will show the active element for right now.
Do I need my birth location for panchanga?
No. Unlike a birth chart, panchanga is computed from the moment in time — the angular positions of the Sun and Moon at that instant, referenced to the sidereal zodiac (via the Lahiri ayanamsa by default). Some traditional Indian panchang printings compute 'today's panchanga' as of your local sunrise; this page computes it as of right now. For tomorrow's-at-sunrise, the almanac page is on the roadmap.
What if today's yoga or karana is listed as inauspicious?
Classical Vedic astrology flags certain periods (like the Vishti karana, or yogas like Vyatipata and Vaidhriti) as times to defer important new beginnings — weddings, launches, major contracts. That doesn't mean nothing can be done; routine work continues. The tradition is saying: if you have flexibility, pick a window where the quality of time is supportive. If you don't, proceed mindfully.
What ayanamsa does this page use?
The default is Lahiri (Chitrapaksha), which is the most widely used ayanamsa in modern Indian astrology and the one adopted by the Government of India's Rashtriya Panchang. The engine supports other ayanamsas (Raman, Krishnamurti, Fagan-Bradley, Sri Yukteshwar); an ayanamsa selector will appear when we ship the full Vedic birth-chart page.
Computation
Panchanga values are computed from Kriya, our astrology engine, using the Lahiri ayanamsa by default. Sun and Moon positions derive from VSOP87D (planetary theory by Bureau des Longitudes) and a truncated ELP2000 lunar model, yielding arcsecond-grade accuracy. Classical interpretations are drawn from standard Vedic references — the mansions, tithis, and yogas are ancient material; the phrasing is modern. Computed, not generated.