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IndianVedicPanchang(Almanac)Meaning&DetailsAGuide
WhatisPanchangToday'sPanchang
PanchanginHinduAstrologyorIndianvedicastrologyisasortofHinduAlmanac.Literallyitmeans"FiveLimbs(parts)".Itisanastrologicaldiary
thatgivesusefulastrologicalinformationrequiredbyanastrologer.Itisconsultedforfindingandselectinganappropriateandauspicioustimefor
importantoccasions,ceremoniesoractionslikemarriage,education,travel,startingnewbusinessorproject,examination,interviewetc.
So,basically,Panchangisusedtomatchthecurrentpositionofplanetswiththepositionofplanetsinaperson'sastrologicalchartsoastofindand
ifrequired,tolookaheadtofindastrologicallygooddaysandtimesforthatperson.Itisanancientmethodtosynchronizeouractionswithgood
timessoastoreduceobstaclesandincreaseourchancesforsuccess.Inotherwords,ithelpsinknowingwhatdaysandtimesaregoodforan
individualandwhichonesmaycauseproblemssoastoavoidthem.ItisclearthatPanchangisahelpfulandpracticaluseofIndianvedicastrology
andwithitshelp,wecanknowthenatureandqualityofanydayinadvance.Thebeliefisthattimeisanenergyhavinguniquequalitieswhichcanbe
reinedinforourcomprehensiveimprovement.
TheorybehindPanchang:WhyfollowPanchang
Theideaofpanchang'sutilityisatbottomtheancientbelieforthelawofnatureaccordingtowhicheveryactionbringsanequalandopposite
reaction.So,whenweactinharmonywithourenvironment,ourenvironmentinturnexerciseaharmoniousinfluenceonus.Thefruitofactingin
suchfashionisthecreationofharmony,peaceandstabilityinourlives.Takingintoconsiderationthattimeisapricelessresource,theknowledge
ofpanchangenablesonetounderstandthequalityofaparticularmomentortimeandtherebyhelponetoliveintunewithnatureortime.
Fordailypanchang,today'spanchang,ComingSolar&LunarEclipses,clickhere.
ThefivepartsofPanchangaredescribedbelow:
1.Din(vaar)orDayoftheWeek
2.TithiortheLunarday
3.NakshatraortheConstellation
4.Yoga
5.Karan
1.Din(alsocalledVaar)(Dayoftheweek):Thedaysoftheweekalongwiththerulerplanetinthebracketsare:
Sunday(Sun)
Monday(Moon)
Tuesday(Mars)
Wednesday(Mercury)
Thursday(Jupiter)
Friday(Venus)
Saturday(Saturn)
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2.Tithi:
Tithi(alongwithPaksha)isthedayaccordingtotheHindulunarCalendar.TheHindulunarcalendarconsistsofadarkandabrightfortnightalso
calledpaksha).Whenthemooncompletes12degreesofitsmovementontheSun,itiscalledaTithiorHindulunarday.Thereare30tithisina
lunarmonth.TithisbelongtoeitherShuklpaksh(themooniswaxing)orKrishnapaksha(themooniswanning).Thereareseveralritualsand
festivalsassociatedwithTithis.Mostofthefestivalsfallonthenewmoonday(amavsaya)orthefullmoonday(poornma).Itshouldbenotedthat
startingandendingofaTithidependsuponthedegreeoftheMoonfromthatoftheSun.TthereforeaTithicanstartorendatanytimeinaday.
TheHinduTithisareclassifiedintofivetypes:
a.NandaTithibestowshappinessandjoy

b.BhadraTithigoodforstartingnewwork

cJayaTithigoodforwinningoverenemies

d.RiktaTithinotgoodforanyimportantwork,soitisavoided

e.PoornaTithiverygoodtocompletealljobs
ShuklaPaksha:15TithisstartingfromNewMoontoFullMoon(Poornima)constituetheShuklaPaksha.
KrishnaPaksha:The15TithisstartingfromtheFullMoontoNewMoon(Amavasya)formtheKrishnapaksha.
TithisareknownbythefollowingHinduNames:
TithiNmaeType
1PratipadaNanda
2DvitiyaBhadra
3TritiyaJaya
4ChaturthiRikta
5PanchamiPoorna
6ShashthiNanda
7SaptmiBhadra
8AshtamiJaya
9NavamiRikta
10DashmiPoorna
11EkadashiNanda
12DwadashiBhadra
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13TryodashiJaya
14ChaturdashiRikta
15Poornima/Poorna
Amavasya
ThemeaningofTithitypesisdescribedhere.Pleaseclick.
3.Nakshatra:
NakshatrasarethestellarconstellationsorLunarmansions.Literallythiswordmeansthatwhichdoesnotdecay.
TherearetwentysevenNakshatrasconsideredinVedicAstrology.Eachoneofthemhasthirteendegreeandtwentyminutesofthezodiac.
NakshatracanbeknownwithhelpofdegreesofMooninaparticularsignatthetimeofbirth.
TheNakshatrasinfluencethequalityoftheRashiinwhichtheyarepositioned.Thesequenceofthe27NakshatrasbeginswithAshwiniNakshatrain
MeshaRashi.
EachNakshatrahasaplanetarylordusedforVimsottariDasaandK.P.calculations.TheyearsassignedtothesignsaretheMahadasadurationsof
VimsottariDasa.
NakshatrasLordYears
1.Aswini10.Magha19.Moola>Ketu7
2.Bharani11.Poorvaphalguni20.PoorvashadhaVenus20
3.Krittika12.Uttaraphalguni21.UttarashadhaSun6
4.Rohini13.Hasta22.SravanaMoon10
5.Mrigasira14.Chitra23.DhanistaMars7
6.Ardra15.Swati24.SatabhishaRahu18
7.Punarvasu16.Visakha25.PoorvabhadraJupiter16
8.Pushyami17.Anuradha26.UttarabhadraSaturn19
9.Aslesha18.Jyeshta27.RevatiMercury17
NakshatraalsoindicateYoni,GanandNadiofanindividualwhicharedescribedbelow:

a.Yoni:
Thereare14Yonis(animalsymbols)inVedicastrologyassignedtonakshtras:
NakshatrasYoni
Aswini,SatabhishaHorse
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Swati,HastaBuffalo
Dhanista,PoorvabhadraLion
Bharani,RevatiElephant
Krittika,PushyamiSheep
Poorvashadha,SravanaMonkey
Uttarashadha(Abhijit)Mongoose
Rohini,MrigasiraSerpent
Anuradha,JyeshtaDeer
Ardra,MoolaDog
Punarvasu,AsleshaCat
Magha,PurvaphalguniRat
Chitra,VisakhaTiger
Uttaraphalguni,
UttarabhadraCow
b.Gana:
Thereare3Ganas
1.Deva:Divine
2.Manuj:Human
3.Rakshas:Demon
NakshatrasassignedtotheGanas:
NakshatrasGan

Aswini,Mrigasira,Punarvasu,Pushyami,
Hasta,Swati,Anuradha,Sravana,Revati>Deva
Bharani,Rohini,Ardra,
Poorvaphalguni,Uttaraphalguni,Poorvashadha,
Uttarashadha,Poorvabhadra,Uttarabhadra>Manuj
Krittika,Aslesha,Magha,Chitra,Visakha,
Jyeshta,Moola,Dhanista,Satabhisha>Rakshas
c.Nadi:
Thereare3Nadis
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1.Adi:Vata
2.Madhya:Pitta
3.Antya:Kapha(orShleshma)
NakshatrasassignedtotheNadis:
NakshatrasNadi
Aswini,Ardra,Punarvasu,Uttaraphalguni,
Hasta,Jyeshta,Moola,Satabhisha,PoorvabhadraAdi(Vata)
Bharani,Mrigasira,Pushyami,Poorvaphalguni,
Chitra,Anuradha,Poorvashadha,Dhanista,
UttarabhadraMadhya(Pitta)
Krittika,Rohini,Aslesha,Magha,Swati,
Visakha,Uttarashadha,Sravana,RevatiAntya(Kapha)
AverydetailedinformationonNakshatraisgivenhere.PleaseClick.
4.Yoga:
AYogisobtainedfromthesumoftheNiraynaLongitudeoftheMoonandSunandthesumisdividedinto27partsof1320'each.Thefirstyog(
Viskumbh)endswhenthesumis1320'.SecondYog(Priti)endswhenitis2640'andsoon.
Thereare27yogas,namely:
1.Vishkumbha2.Priti3.Ayushman
4.Saubhagya5.Shobhana6.Atiganda
7.Sukarama8.Dhriti9.Shoola
10.Ganda11.Vridhi12.Dhruva
13.Vyaghata14.Harshana15.Vajra
16.Sidhi17.Vyatipata18.Vriyana
19.Paridhi20.Shiva21.Sidha
22.Sadhya23.Shubha24.Shukla
25.Brahma26.Indra27.Vaidhriti
5.Karana:
HalfofTithiiscalled`Karna'.AKarnaiscompletedwhentheNirayanalongitudeoftheMoongainsevery6onthatofSun.IneachTithitherearetwo
KaranscoveringthetwohalvesoftheTithi.
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Thereare11karnasintotal.FourofthemoccurjustonceamonthandarecalledtheFixedKaranas:Kintughna,Chatushpada,SakuniandNaga.
TheothersevenaremovableKaranas.Theyfollowoneanotherinafixedrotation:Bava,Balava,Kaulava,Taitila,Gara,VanijaandVishti.
MovableKaranFixedKaran
BavaSakuni
BalavaChatushpad
KaulavaNaag
TaitilaKintughna
Gara
Vanij
VishtiorBhadra
EachoftheKaranasissaidtohaveitsowninfluenceandinterpretation.Vishtiisconsideredthemostinauspiciouskarana.Noimportantornew
workisdoneduringtheperiodofthiskarana.
Rahukalam:
RahuKalamhasaveryimportantplaceinVedicAstrologyasithelpindeterminingtheinauspicioustimeperiodwithinacompletedayforstarting
anynew,auspiciousorimportantwork.
Though,RahuKalamiscalculatedwithhelpofSunRiseandSunSettime.Hence,thisisobviousthatitwilldifferfromplacetoplace.
RahuKalamisoneandahalfhourtimeeachdayofaweekdistributedatrandomintheweekdays.
SinceRahuKalamisdependentontheSunriseandSunsettimesofyourparticularlocation,youmustcalculateitforanyday.GetyourRahu
Kalam&YamagandamCalculatorhere.

Yamagandam:
LikeRahuKalamthereareperiodsknownasYamagandamduringwhichitisconsideredtobeinauspicioustostartanyimportantwork.

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