Tuesday, 3 November 2026
Kartik maas · Waning Moon Paksha · Autumn Ritu · Chandra Raashi Libra
The five limbs of today
Panchang literally means five limbs — tithi, nakshatra, yoga, karana and vaara. Together they describe the quality of the day.
Lunar day — decides vrat and festival dates.
Moon's constellation — used for naming and muhurat.
Sun–Moon combination indicating the day's tone.
Half of a tithi — guides short-duration work.
Lunar month of the Hindu calendar.
Weekday, ruled by its own planetary lord.
Auspicious and inauspicious timings
All timings are in IST, computed for your selected city.
Sunrise to sunset. The day is split into 8 equal parts to derive Rahu Kaal.
Using the Panchang in daily life
A short, practical guide to each element.
Tithi — the lunar day
A tithi is the time the Moon takes to gain 12° over the Sun, so it can be shorter or longer than a solar day. Vrat days such as Ekadashi, Purnima and Amavasya are fixed by tithi at sunrise, which is why a festival date can shift by a day between regions.
Nakshatra — the Moon's mansion
The zodiac is divided into 27 nakshatras. The nakshatra active at your birth decides your naming syllable and much of your Vedic chart. For daily use, certain nakshatras favour travel, learning or new purchases.
Yoga and Karana
Yoga is derived from the combined longitudes of the Sun and Moon and describes the overall quality of the day. Karana is half a tithi and is consulted for short tasks — signing, sowing, starting a journey.
Rahu Kaal — the period to avoid
The daytime from sunrise to sunset is split into eight equal parts; one part each weekday belongs to Rahu. Auspicious beginnings — griha pravesh, engagements, new ventures — are avoided in this window, though ongoing work and daily nitya pooja continue as usual.
Abhijit Muhurat — the safe window
Roughly 24 minutes on either side of local solar noon, Abhijit is considered universally auspicious and is often used when no other muhurat is available. It is traditionally avoided only on Wednesdays for some specific rites.
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Timings are computed astronomically for the selected city and may differ by a few minutes from local almanacs that use a different ayanamsa.
Aaj kya karein, kya na karein
As per Vedic tradition, derived from today's tithi and nakshatra.
- Snan-dhyan, japa aur daan — always auspicious as per Vedic tradition.
- Good nakshatra for travel and learning, as per Vedic tradition.
- Avoid new beginnings during Rahu Kaal.
- Avoid signing major documents or agreements during Rahu Kaal.
युक्ताहारविहारस्य युक्तचेष्टस्य कर्मसु।
“Yoga becomes the destroyer of sorrow for one moderate in food, recreation and work.”
यथोचित आहार-विहार और कर्मों में संयम रखने वाले का योग दुखों का नाश करता है।
— Bhagavad Gītā 6.17
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