Tithi and paksha
Lunar day and bright/dark fortnight, with start and end times.
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Today's Panchang: free daily Hindu calendar for your city
The five limbs of the day computed from real ephemeris for your location: tithi, vara, nakshatra, yoga, karana, plus sunrise, sunset, moonrise, Rahu Kalam, Yamaganda and abhijit muhurat. Free, in 9 Indian languages.
Panchang (literally five limbs) is the daily almanac that has organised Hindu life for over two thousand years. Tithi (lunar day), vara (weekday), nakshatra (lunar mansion), yoga (Sun-Moon angular relationship) and karana (half-tithi): read together they describe the quality of the day. Festivals, vrats, namakaran, griha pravesh, marriage muhurat all hinge on the panchang.
Vidhata computes the panchang from the same ephemeris a serious almanac uses, applies real sunrise and sunset for your latitude (not a generic 6 AM), and shows the daily inauspicious windows (Rahu Kalam, Yamaganda, Gulika Kala) alongside the auspicious ones (abhijit muhurat, Brahma muhurat). The festival calendar surfaces vrats and major observances for the locale you choose.
What you get
Nakshatra
The current lunar mansion and its ruling deity, plus the next nakshatra and switch time.
Yoga and karana
The 27 yogas and 11 karanas, with times.
Sunrise, sunset, moonrise, moonset
Computed for your city latitude, not a generic estimate.
Rahu Kalam, Yamaganda, Gulika
Daily inauspicious windows, with the exact start and end.
Abhijit and Brahma muhurat
The two reliably-auspicious daily windows.
How it works
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Set your city
Vidhata uses your saved birth city by default. Switch in Settings if you have moved.
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Open Panchang
See today and the full week. Tap any day to see hourly muhurat detail.
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Use Muhurat finder for events
Looking for a wedding date or griha pravesh window? The Muhurat finder scans the next year for auspicious dates.
Frequently asked questions
What is panchang?+
Panchang means "five limbs": tithi (lunar day), vara (weekday), nakshatra (lunar mansion), yoga (Sun-Moon angle) and karana (half-tithi). Together they describe the quality of a day for ritual, work and decision-making.
Why does my city matter for panchang?+
Sunrise and sunset shift by latitude and longitude. Rahu Kalam, Yamaganda and abhijit muhurat are all computed from sunrise, so the same calendar date gives different muhurat windows in Delhi, Chennai and London.
Is the panchang free?+
Yes. Daily panchang, festival calendar and Muhurat finder are free. No paywall.
What is Rahu Kalam?+
Rahu Kalam (or Rahu Kaal) is a daily 90-minute window considered inauspicious for new beginnings. Its timing depends on weekday and varies by city. Vidhata shows it precisely from your local sunrise.
What is abhijit muhurat?+
Abhijit muhurat is the 48-minute window centred on solar noon, traditionally considered the most auspicious time of the day. It is computed from local solar noon (which is not the same as 12:00 clock time).