The month at a glance.
Each month is a grid of its days, Sunday first. Each day shows its tithi, its festivals and vrats, and its sunrise and sunset. Above the grid, the month states its reckoning: its Hindu months, the era of its years, and the tradition its festival dates follow. The month links the month before and the month after.
A day, in detail
Open a day for its panel:
- the weekday;
- the tithi, nakshatra, yoga and karana, each with the time it ends;
- the lunar month, reckoned both amanta and purnimanta;
- sunrise, sunset, moonrise and moonset, and the Moon's sign;
- the day's festivals, vrats and observances, with their notes.
Each day's full panchang.
A day's panchang page sets out the five limbs with the time each ends; sunrise, sunset, moonrise and moonset, the Moon's phase and its sign; Rahu Kaal, Yamaganda and Gulika; the day's muhurtas, Abhijit first; the choghadiya of the day and of the night; the hora and the lagna; and the day's festivals. Each region has a page for today, and each day of a month's grid links its panchang page.
How far ahead.
The calendar shows the current month and the months after it, more than a year ahead. Each day's full panchang is on the site from the current month to half a year ahead. A month or a day outside these spans opens a page that says how far the site goes, with a link back to the current month.
For earlier and later dates, and for more detail, the web app holds every month. Sign in to the web app
Regions and cities.
In India, cities are grouped by region, Maharashtra and North India among them. A region's pages show the times and dates computed for one of its cities, and name that city near the top of the page. When you choose your own city, the page says so: in your city the times can differ, and a festival can fall on another day. Cities abroad, London, Dubai and New York among them, each have their own times and dates. The web app shows each city's own.
In English, Hindi and Marathi.
Every calendar and panchang page is published in English, Hindi and Marathi, and each links its versions in the other two languages.
Amavasya, Purnima and the reference pages.
Beside the calendar, the site lists the new-moon and full-moon days, and publishes guides to read the panchang by.
- Amavasya dates. The new-moon days from today to the end of the calendar, each with its tithi's window and its observances.
- Purnima dates. The full-moon days over the same span, each with its tithi's window and its observances.
- Nakshatra guide. Each nakshatra's padas and their syllables, and its ruling planet.
- Rashi guide. Each rashi's ruling planet and the nakshatras it holds.
- Aartis and stotras. Each text with its transliteration and its meaning.
How the dates are worked out.
Every value on these pages is read from the stored panchang, computed with the Lahiri ayanamsa. Sunrise is the moment the upper edge of the Sun appears on the horizon, allowing for atmospheric refraction, so a printed almanac may differ by about two minutes. How we compute sets out the ephemeris, how it is checked, and how the calendar counts its months, years and festival dates.
प्रश्नQuestions
Questions about the calendar.
Which cities does the calendar cover?
Cities across India, grouped by region, and cities abroad, all listed on the calendar's front page. A region's pages name the city whose times they show.
Are the times on my city's page its own?
Abroad, yes. In India, a region's pages show the values computed for one named city of the region. In other cities of the region the times can differ, and a festival can fall on another day. The web app shows each city's own.
Is the calendar in Hindi and Marathi?
Yes. Every calendar and panchang page is published in English, Hindi and Marathi.
Which tradition do the festival dates follow?
Each region's month page states it, with how its months are counted and the era of its years. Festival dates follow the Smarta tradition, and every value uses the Lahiri ayanamsa.
Why does the sunrise differ from my printed panchang?
We take sunrise as the moment the upper edge of the Sun appears on the horizon, allowing for refraction. A printed almanac may differ by about two minutes.