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Panchang today for your city

The panchang today tool from API for Astrology (apiforastrology.com) shows the Hindu calendar for one day in your city. Pick a city and a date to get the tithi (lunar day), nakshatra, yoga, karana, sunrise and sunset. You also see rahu kaal (a time to avoid) and the choghadiya, all worked out for that city.

The choghadiya marks the good and bad times of the day. Yamaganda, gulika kaal and abhijit muhurat are shown too. Change the date to see any other day.

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Sample, not your result: New York, Oct 1, 2026

© API for Astrology (apiforastrology.com). "Panchang and muhurat explained". All rights reserved. Not to be copied or reused.One day in New York: Thursday, Oct 1, 2026Good time12:21 PM to 1:08 PMAvoid: rahu kaal2:13 PM to 3:41 PMSunrise6:52 AMSunset6:37 PMAlso returned: tithi Shashthi, nakshatra Rohini, and more

The day as the Sun crosses the sky, with a good window to use and rahu kaal to avoid. Your own result shows under the form.

Today's panchang at a glance

What the today's panchang takes, gives back and costs
You sendA date and a place (latitude, longitude and time zone)
You getTithi, nakshatra, yoga, karana, sunrise, sunset, rahu kaal, gulika kaal, abhijit muhurat and choghadiya
The API call behind itGET /v1/panchang/daily on the Astrology API
What it costsFree on this page. In your app, 1 call per answer. The Free plan has 2,000 calls a month.

How today's panchang is worked out

Panchang means five limbs: the five measures that describe one day at one place. Four of them come from the true positions of the Sun and the Moon. The tithi is the lunar day, and the nakshatra is the Moon's star group. The yoga and karana come from the two bodies together. The fifth, the vara, is the weekday. The Hindu calendar names each day by what is running at sunrise, and so does this tool.

For rahu kaal, the time from sunrise to sunset is cut into eight equal slices. The weekday decides which slice it is. Yamaganda and gulika kaal, two more times to avoid for new starts, each take another slice. So none of them has a fixed clock time. They shift with the seasons and from city to city. Abhijit muhurat, a good time for most new starts, is the 8th of the 15 daytime muhurats, the one around local noon. The choghadiya cuts the daytime and the night into eight slices each. It labels every slice good, neutral or bad.

A panchang printed for an Indian city can be off by hours, or even a whole day, in New York or London. So every time here is worked out for your own city. The same request, with your own API key, returns all of this as JSON.

Worked example: New York and New Delhi on the same date

On October 1, 2026, the sun rises in New York at 6:52 AM. At that moment the tithi is Krishna Shashthi, the 6th day of the waning Moon. The nakshatra is Rohini, and rahu kaal runs from 2:13 PM to 3:41 PM.

On the same date, the sun rose in New Delhi at 6:13 AM local time, about ten hours earlier. Shashthi had not started yet, so Delhi's day is Krishna Panchami, the 5th. Later that month, the full moon tithi (Purnima) is running at sunrise on October 25 in New York. In New Delhi, that happens on October 26.

Method and sources

Planet positions come from NASA JPL planet data (DE440). We check them against NASA JPL Horizons. On 25,571 positions from 1850 to 2149, the Sun and planets agree within 0.001 arc seconds. The Moon agrees within 0.011. On 2,000 random birth charts, the rising degree agrees with Swiss Ephemeris within 0.004 arc seconds. An arc second is 1/3,600 of a degree. See how we test. A practicing astrologer reviews the rules behind these answers.

Read next: Festivals and fasting days by city, A daily panchang for publishers.

Words used here, explained in the glossary: Panchang, Tithi, Nakshatra, Panchang yoga, Karana, Vara (weekday), Rahu kaal, Yamaganda, Gulika kaal, Abhijit muhurat, Choghadiya.

We do not store the details you enter. Results are for information and entertainment, not advice.

Build this into your app

This tool runs on our Astrology API. Here is the request behind it and the answer, for our sample: New York, Oct 1, 2026. Read about the panchang and muhurat API.

GET /v1/panchang/daily

# New York, Oct 1, 2026
curl "https://apiforastrology.com/api/astrology/v1/panchang/daily?date=2026-10-01&latitude=40.7128&longitude=-74.006&timezone=America/New_York" \
  -H "Authorization: Bearer $ASTROLOGY_API_KEY"
Answer (lists cut to two items)200 OK
{
  "date": "2026-10-01",
  "place": {
    "latitude": 40.7128,
    "longitude": -74.006,
    "timezone": -4,
    "timezone_info": {
      "source": "zone",
      "offset_hours": -4,
      "zone": "America/New_York",
      "abbreviation": "EDT",
      "dst": true,
      "dst_hours": 1,
      "ambiguous_resolved_by_fold": null,
      "note": "read from the IANA tz database at this instant, so daylight saving and historical offset changes are included"
    }
  },
  "sun": {
    "rise": "2026-10-01T06:52:37-04:00",
    "set": "2026-10-01T18:37:57-04:00"
  },
  "moon": {
    "rise": "2026-10-01T21:38:37-04:00",
    "set": "2026-10-01T12:44:56-04:00"
  },
  "tithi": {
    "index": 21,
    "name": "Shashthi",
    "paksha": "krishna",
    "completion_percent": 17.4653,
    "starts": "2026-10-01T03:05:43-04:00",
    "ends": "2026-10-02T00:45:43-04:00"
  },
  "nakshatra": {
    "name": "Rohini",
    "lord": "Moon",
    "pada": 2,
    "starts": "2026-09-30T20:32:55-04:00",
    "ends": "2026-10-01T18:57:24-04:00"
  },
  "yoga": {
    "index": 16,
    "name": "Siddhi",
    "completion_percent": 76.4854,
    "starts": "2026-09-30T14:50:35-04:00",
    "ends": "2026-10-01T11:48:23-04:00"
  },
  "karana": {
    "index": 41,
    "name": "Gara",
    "completion_percent": 34.9307,
    "starts": "2026-10-01T03:05:43-04:00",
    "ends": "2026-10-01T13:55:24-04:00"
  },
  "vara": {
    "index": 5,
    "name": "Thursday",
    "lord": "Jupiter"
  },
  "masa": {
    "name": "Bhadrapada",
    "paksha": "krishna",
    "adhika": false,
    "kshaya": false,
    "convention": "amanta",
    "starts": "2026-09-10T23:27:00-04:00",
    "ends": "2026-10-10T11:50:05-04:00",
    "amanta": {
      "name": "Bhadrapada",
      "adhika": false
    },
    "purnimanta": {
      "name": "Asvina",
      "adhika": false
    },
    "rule": "a lunar month runs new moon to new moon and is named after the sankranti it contains; none makes it adhika, two make it kshaya. Purnimanta names the dark half after the following month; a leap month keeps its bounds in both"
  },
  "ritu": {
    "name": "Sharad",
    "season": "autumn"
  },
  "ritu_lunar": {
    "name": "Varsha",
    "season": "monsoon"
  },
  "samvat": {
    "shaka": 1948,
    "vikram": 2083,
    "vikram_kartikadi": 2082,
    "note": "shaka and vikram turn at Chaitra, not at the Gregorian new year; vikram_kartikadi is the Vikram year as Gujarat counts it, turning at Kartika (the day after Diwali)"
  },
  "ayana": "Dakshinayana",
  "ayana_sidereal": "Dakshinayana",
  "reckoning": {
    "ritu": "tropical Sun",
    "ayana": "tropical Sun",
    "ritu_lunar": "lunar month",
    "ayana_sidereal": "sidereal Sun",
    "note": "ritu and ayana follow the solstices and equinoxes (the tropical Sun). Festivals, vrats and the lunar month keep the lunar reckoning; their dates are unchanged."
  },
  "inauspicious": {
    "rahu_kaal": {
      "starts": "2026-10-01T14:13:27-04:00",
      "ends": "2026-10-01T15:41:37-04:00"
    },
    "yamaganda": {
      "starts": "2026-10-01T06:52:37-04:00",
      "ends": "2026-10-01T08:20:47-04:00"
    },
    "gulika_kaal": {
      "starts": "2026-10-01T09:48:57-04:00",
      "ends": "2026-10-01T11:17:07-04:00"
    }
  },
  "auspicious": {
    "abhijit_muhurta": {
      "starts": "2026-10-01T12:21:46-04:00",
      "ends": "2026-10-01T13:08:47-04:00",
      "overlaps": [],
      "clear": [
        {
          "starts": "2026-10-01T12:21:46-04:00",
          "ends": "2026-10-01T13:08:47-04:00"
        }
      ]
    }
  },
  "muhurta": {
    "weekday_lord": "Jupiter",
    "conflicts": [
      {
        "band": "yamaganda",
        "choghadiya": "Shubh",
        "eighth": 1,
        "note": "Shubh is reckoned benefit and auspicious beginnings, and yamaganda covers the same eighth of the day. The two tables disagree here; neither is applied over the other."
      },
      {
        "band": "rahu_kaal",
        "choghadiya": "Amrit",
        "eighth": 6,
        "note": "Amrit is reckoned the best of the eight, and rahu kaal covers the same eighth of the day. The two tables disagree here; neither is applied over the other."
      }
    ],
    "choghadiya": {
      "day": [
        {
          "graha": "Jupiter",
          "name": "Shubh",
          "quality": "auspicious",
          "signifies": "benefit and auspicious beginnings",
          "starts": "2026-10-01T06:52:37-04:00",
          "ends": "2026-10-01T08:20:47-04:00",
          "index": 1
        },
        {
          "graha": "Mars",
          "name": "Rog",
          "quality": "inauspicious",
          "signifies": "illness and conflict",
          "starts": "2026-10-01T08:20:47-04:00",
          "ends": "2026-10-01T09:48:57-04:00",
          "index": 2
        }
      ],
      "night": [
        {
          "graha": "Moon",
          "name": "Amrit",
          "quality": "auspicious",
          "signifies": "the best of the eight",
          "starts": "2026-10-01T18:37:57-04:00",
          "ends": "2026-10-01T20:09:54-04:00",
          "index": 1
        },
        {
          "graha": "Venus",
          "name": "Char",
          "quality": "neutral",
          "signifies": "movement; good for travel",
          "starts": "2026-10-01T20:09:54-04:00",
          "ends": "2026-10-01T21:41:52-04:00",
          "index": 2
        }
      ]
    },
    "hora": [
      {
        "index": 1,
        "lord": "Jupiter",
        "starts": "2026-10-01T06:57:02-04:00",
        "ends": "2026-10-01T07:57:04-04:00"
      },
      {
        "index": 2,
        "lord": "Mars",
        "starts": "2026-10-01T07:57:04-04:00",
        "ends": "2026-10-01T08:57:07-04:00"
      }
    ],
    "rule": "all three walk the descending Chaldean order -- Saturn, Jupiter, Mars, Sun, Venus, Mercury, Moon. Horas and day choghadiya start at the weekday lord and move one place at a time; night choghadiya start at the lord of the fifth weekday from…",
    "note": "day choghadiya divide daylight, night choghadiya divide the night, and horas divide sunrise to sunrise. The three do not share boundaries and are not meant to. Choghadiya and the bands run on the visible sunrise the calendars print; the…",
    "readings": {
      "choghadiya": {
        "Shubh": {
          "text": [
            "Shubh, which means auspicious, is the right window for proper, formal beginnings. The day is divided into eight choghadiyas, blocks of about an hour and a half, and so is the night. Each one is ruled by a planet. Shubh belongs to Jupiter,…",
            "Use it to sign contracts, go to important appointments or open a business. It also suits a ceremony connected with study or worship."
          ],
          "language": "en",
          "detail": "standard"
        },
        "Rog": {
          "text": [
            "Rog means illness or conflict. The day and the night each run through eight choghadiyas, blocks of about an hour and a half. Each block takes the character of its planet, and Rog belongs to Mars, the planet of force and conflict. Classical…",
            "Keep it for hard physical work, a tough workout, a sports match, or settling a pressing dispute that needs courage."
          ],
          "language": "en",
          "detail": "standard"
        },
        "Udveg": {
          "text": [
            "Udveg means unease. The day and the night are each split into eight choghadiyas, blocks of about an hour and a half. Each one carries the nature of its planet, and Udveg belongs to the Sun. Its energy is tense and restless, so something…",
            "Avoid starting a sensitive personal conversation, taking a loan, or taking a gamble in this window. Use it instead for your regular routine or for quiet reflection, and save new starts for the next good block."
          ],
          "language": "en",
          "detail": "standard"
        },
        "Char": {
          "text": [
            "Char is a neutral to mildly good window for movement and change. Each day and each night holds eight choghadiyas, blocks of roughly an hour and a half. A planet is in charge of each. Char belongs to Venus, and the word means moving. So it…",
            "Char is not the best time for ceremonies meant to stay fixed for good: things begun in it keep moving. It helps most when you need to stay flexible, take a trip or make a change for the better."
          ],
          "language": "en",
          "detail": "standard"
        },
        "Labh": {
          "text": [
            "Labh means gain or profit. The day and night are cut into eight choghadiyas each, blocks of about an hour and a half. Each block takes the mood of its planet, and Labh belongs to Mercury, the planet of trade and quick thinking. So it helps…",
            "Use it when you want a better return on business or need to close a deal. It also suits sending in an application. It can give you an edge in how you put your case."
          ],
          "language": "en",
          "detail": "standard"
        },
        "Amrit": {
          "text": [
            "Amrit, which means nectar, is seen as the best of all the choghadiyas. The day and the night are each divided into eight choghadiyas, blocks of roughly an hour and a half. Each block belongs to a planet, and Amrit belongs to the Moon.…",
            "So Amrit is your best window for medical treatment, a religious celebration or setting out on an important trip. It also suits holding a family ceremony that matters to you. If you can move only one thing in your day, move it here."
          ],
          "language": "en",
          "detail": "standard"
        },
        "Kaal": {
          "text": [
            "The word Kaal is linked with time and loss. Every day and every night is split into eight choghadiyas, each about an hour and a half long. Each one is ruled by a planet, and Kaal belongs to Saturn, the planet of delay. Its energy is heavy…",
            "Put off celebrations and good beginnings during this time. Use it instead for clearing out, routine upkeep, dealing with debts and some quiet thinking."
          ],
          "language": "en",
          "detail": "standard"
        }
      },
      "hora": {
        "Jupiter": {
          "text": [
            "Hora means a planetary hour: from sunrise, the seven planets take turns ruling one hour each. Jupiter is the planet of teachers, wisdom and good fortune. So its hora is the best of the seven for beginnings that need a blessing. That covers…",
            "You meet a Jupiter hora three or four times a day. When it falls in a Shubh choghadiya, you have the same planet twice over. If a full muhurta (a carefully chosen time) can't be worked out, use that overlap for a formal beginning. That is…"
          ],
          "language": "en",
          "detail": "standard"
        },
        "Mars": {
          "text": [
            "Each hour from sunrise onward is a hora, a planetary hour ruled in turn by one of the seven planets. Mars is the planet of force, courage and conflict, so its hora is good for things that need force. These include surgery, physical work, a…",
            "A Mars hora turns up three or four times in every 24 hours. When it falls inside a Rog choghadiya, which also belongs to Mars, the two point strongly the same way. That stretch is worth avoiding for anything likely to cause an argument.…"
          ],
          "language": "en",
          "detail": "standard"
        },
        "Sun": {
          "text": [
            "The Sun's hora is good for dealing with people above you. A hora is a planetary hour. Counting from sunrise, each hour of the day and night belongs to one of the seven planets in turn. Each hour takes on its planet's nature, and the Sun…",
            "Each hora lasts about an hour. Every planet's hora comes around three or four times between one sunrise and the next. So waiting for the right one rarely costs you a whole day. Because the count runs from sunrise to sunrise, not midnight…"
          ],
          "language": "en",
          "detail": "standard"
        },
        "Venus": {
          "text": [
            "A hora is one planet's hour: counted from sunrise, the seven planets rule the hours in a repeating order. Venus is the planet of love, beauty and comfort. So its hora is good for marriage, relationships, art and buying things meant to give…",
            "It comes around three or four times a day. A Char choghadiya also belongs to Venus. When the two overlap, the pair is traditionally read as good for travel. That is because in this scheme Venus rules movement. When a Venus hora falls in…"
          ],
          "language": "en",
          "detail": "standard"
        },
        "Mercury": {
          "text": [
            "From sunrise, the hours of the day and night are handed out one by one to the seven planets. Each such hour is called a hora. Mercury is the planet of speech, trade and quick thinking. So its hora is good for every kind of communication:…",
            "It comes around three or four times a day, so one is nearly always within reach. When a Mercury hora falls inside a Labh choghadiya, that is the classic slot for trade. Both belong to Mercury, and the overlap happens on most days."
          ],
          "language": "en",
          "detail": "standard"
        },
        "Moon": {
          "text": [
            "The horas are planetary hours: starting at sunrise, each hour belongs to one of the seven planets in a fixed order. The Moon rules the mind, the mother and water. So its hora is good for anything to do with the home, your mother, water and…",
            "A Moon hora comes around three or four times in 24 hours. So one is usually only a few hours away. Where it overlaps with an Amrit choghadiya, use them together. Both belong to the Moon, so they strengthen each other rather than just…"
          ],
          "language": "en",
          "detail": "standard"
        },
        "Saturn": {
          "text": [
            "The day is counted in horas: planetary hours that start at sunrise and pass from one of the seven planets to the next. Saturn is the planet of time, effort and delay. So its hora is good for work that is slow, solid and unglamorous. That…",
            "Saturn's hora recurs three or four times between sunrises. For a beginning, it is the one hora worth actively avoiding. When it falls in a Kaal choghadiya, both belong to Saturn and the warning is doubled. For finishing something, though,…"
          ],
          "language": "en",
          "detail": "standard"
        }
      }
    },
    "gaps": [],
    "language": "en",
    "detail": "standard"
  },
  "reckoned_at": "sunrise",
  "meta": {
    "ayanamsa": "lahiri",
    "ayanamsa_value": 24.230763,
    "ephemeris": "JPL DE440s"
  },
  "changes": {
    "tithi": [
      {
        "index": 21,
        "name": "Shashthi",
        "paksha": "krishna",
        "starts": "2026-10-01T03:05:43-04:00",
        "ends": "2026-10-02T00:45:43-04:00",
        "class": "nanda"
      },
      {
        "index": 22,
        "name": "Saptami",
        "paksha": "krishna",
        "starts": "2026-10-02T00:45:43-04:00",
        "ends": "2026-10-02T22:30:08-04:00",
        "class": "bhadra"
      }
    ],
    "karana": [
      {
        "index": 41,
        "name": "Gara",
        "starts": "2026-10-01T03:05:43-04:00",
        "ends": "2026-10-01T13:55:24-04:00",
        "class": "movable"
      },
      {
        "index": 42,
        "name": "Vanija",
        "starts": "2026-10-01T13:55:24-04:00",
        "ends": "2026-10-02T00:45:43-04:00",
        "class": "movable"
      }
    ],
    "yoga": [
      {
        "index": 16,
        "name": "Siddhi",
        "starts": "2026-09-30T14:50:35-04:00",
        "ends": "2026-10-01T11:48:23-04:00",
        "class": "favorable"
      },
      {
        "index": 17,
        "name": "Vyatipata",
        "starts": "2026-10-01T11:48:23-04:00",
        "ends": "2026-10-02T08:47:43-04:00",
        "class": "unfavorable"
      }
    ],
    "nakshatra": [
      {
        "index": 4,
        "name": "Rohini",
        "lord": "Moon",
        "starts": "2026-09-30T20:32:55-04:00",
        "ends": "2026-10-01T18:57:24-04:00",
        "class": "dhruva"
      },
      {
        "index": 5,
        "name": "Mrigashira",
        "lord": "Mars",
        "starts": "2026-10-01T18:57:24-04:00",
        "ends": "2026-10-02T17:25:13-04:00",
        "class": "mridu"
      }
    ]
  },
  "bands": {
    "day_parts": {
      "pratah": {
        "starts": "2026-10-01T06:52:37-04:00",
        "ends": "2026-10-01T09:13:41-04:00"
      },
      "sangava": {
        "starts": "2026-10-01T09:13:41-04:00",
        "ends": "2026-10-01T11:34:45-04:00"
      },
      "madhyahna": {
        "starts": "2026-10-01T11:34:45-04:00",
        "ends": "2026-10-01T13:55:49-04:00"
      },
      "aparahna": {
        "starts": "2026-10-01T13:55:49-04:00",
        "ends": "2026-10-01T16:16:53-04:00"
      },
      "sayahna": {
        "starts": "2026-10-01T16:16:53-04:00",
        "ends": "2026-10-01T18:37:57-04:00"
      }
    },
    "pradosh": {
      "starts": "2026-10-01T18:37:57-04:00",
      "ends": "2026-10-01T21:05:05-04:00"
    },
    "nishita": {
      "starts": "2026-10-02T00:21:16-04:00",
      "ends": "2026-10-02T01:10:19-04:00"
    },
    "dur_muhurta": [
      {
        "starts": "2026-10-01T10:47:44-04:00",
        "ends": "2026-10-01T11:34:45-04:00",
        "muhurta": 6,
        "half": "day"
      },
      {
        "starts": "2026-10-01T15:29:51-04:00",
        "ends": "2026-10-01T16:16:53-04:00",
        "muhurta": 12,
        "half": "day"
      }
    ],
    "brahma_muhurta": {
      "starts": "2026-10-01T05:14:53-04:00",
      "ends": "2026-10-01T06:03:45-04:00"
    },
    "bhadra": [
      {
        "starts": "2026-10-02T00:45:43-04:00",
        "ends": "2026-10-02T11:37:09-04:00"
      }
    ],
    "panchaka": [],
    "rule": "daylight and night are each fifteen equal muhurtas. The day parts are groups of three; pradosh is the night's first three, nishita its eighth. Dur muhurta by weekday. Bhadra is the Vishti karana; panchaka is the Moon in Kumbha or Meena.…",
    "not_computed": {
      "varjyam": "read from a 27-row table of ghati offsets per nakshatra; not reproduced until the table is verified against a source",
      "amrit_kaal": "same table family as varjyam; same reason",
      "godhuli": "sources give different spans around sunset"
    }
  },
  "day_yogas": {
    "weekday": "Thursday",
    "anandadi": [
      {
        "starts": "2026-10-01T06:52:37-04:00",
        "ends": "2026-10-01T18:57:24-04:00",
        "name": "Utpata",
        "number": 16,
        "nature": "inauspicious",
        "nakshatra": "Rohini"
      },
      {
        "starts": "2026-10-01T18:57:24-04:00",
        "ends": "2026-10-02T06:53:38-04:00",
        "name": "Mrityu",
        "number": 17,
        "nature": "inauspicious",
        "nakshatra": "Mrigashira"
      }
    ],
    "special_yogas": [
      {
        "code": "sarvartha_siddhi",
        "name": "Sarvartha Siddhi",
        "nature": "auspicious",
        "forms_today": false,
        "spans": [],
        "rule": "the weekday with one of its listed nakshatras. Tithi is not judged here"
      },
      {
        "code": "amrit_siddhi",
        "name": "Amrit Siddhi",
        "nature": "auspicious",
        "forms_today": false,
        "spans": [],
        "rule": "the weekday with its one nakshatra. While one tithi per weekday runs with it, the yoga turns into Visha yoga: those minutes are listed under `visha`, not here"
      }
    ],
    "rule": "Anandadi: count the Moon's nakshatra from the weekday's starting nakshatra (Sunday Ashwini, Monday Mrigashira, Tuesday Ashlesha, Wednesday Hasta, Thursday Anuradha, Friday Uttara Ashadha, Saturday Shatabhisha) over 28 nakshatras with…",
    "not_computed": {
      "tithi_cancellations": "Sarvartha Siddhi tithi exceptions differ by source and are not applied"
    },
    "readings": {
      "anandadi": {
        "Utpata": {
          "text": [
            "Utpata is one of the 28 Anandadi yogas. Each one is a mood of the day, read from the weekday and the Moon's nakshatra (star). Utpata means upset. Plans may get stirred up. Avoid new starts and keep to what is already in hand."
          ],
          "language": "en",
          "detail": "standard"
        },
        "Mrityu": {
          "text": [
            "Mrityu is one of the 28 Anandadi yogas. Each one is a mood of the day, read from the weekday and the Moon's nakshatra (star). Mrityu has a heavy old name. Read it simply as a time to avoid new starts and travel. Routine work is fine."
          ],
          "language": "en",
          "detail": "standard"
        }
      },
      "special_yogas": {
        "ravi_yoga": {
          "text": [
            "Ravi Yoga is a good time that comes from the Sun's and the Moon's nakshatras (stars). It is said to clear many small faults of the day. It suits new work, travel and important tasks."
          ],
          "language": "en",
          "detail": "standard"
        }
      }
    },
    "gaps": []
  },
  "disha_shool": {
    "weekday": "Thursday",
    "direction": "south",
    "rule": "the direction to avoid starting a journey toward on this weekday: east on Monday and Saturday, north on Tuesday and Wednesday, south on Thursday, west on Friday and Sunday. `tithi_shool` and `nakshatra_shool` report two more, independent…",
    "tithi_shool": {
      "spans": [
        {
          "starts": "2026-10-01T06:52:37-04:00",
          "ends": "2026-10-02T00:45:43-04:00",
          "direction": "west",
          "tithi": "Shashthi"
        },
        {
          "starts": "2026-10-02T00:45:43-04:00",
          "ends": "2026-10-02T06:53:38-04:00",
          "direction": "northwest",
          "tithi": "Saptami"
        }
      ],
      "rule": "the direction forbidden by the running tithi, by its number within either paksha (so tithi 3 is Shukla and Krishna Tritiya alike), except Purnima (Shukla's 15th) and Amavasya (Krishna's 15th), which go to different directions. Every tithi…"
    },
    "nakshatra_shool": {
      "spans": [
        {
          "starts": "2026-10-01T06:52:37-04:00",
          "ends": "2026-10-01T18:57:24-04:00",
          "direction": "west",
          "nakshatra": "Rohini"
        }
      ],
      "rule": "the direction forbidden while the Moon transits Jyeshtha (east), Purva Bhadrapada (south), Rohini (west) or Uttara Phalguni (north). Only these four of the 27 nakshatras forbid a direction, so most days hold no span here"
    },
    "reading": {
      "text": [
        "Disha shool is the direction in which it is better not to start a journey today. It is set by the weekday. Trips in other directions are not affected."
      ],
      "language": "en",
      "detail": "standard"
    }
  },
  "chandrashtama": {
    "by_moon_sign": [
      {
        "moon_sign": "Aries",
        "moon_sign_no": 1,
        "eighth_sign": "Scorpio",
        "holds_today": false,
        "spans": []
      },
      {
        "moon_sign": "Taurus",
        "moon_sign_no": 2,
        "eighth_sign": "Sagittarius",
        "holds_today": false,
        "spans": []
      }
    ],
    "rule": "the transit Moon in the 8th sign from a birth Moon sign, counted in whole signs. Find your own birth Moon sign in the list",
    "reading": {
      "text": [
        "Chandrashtama is the time when the Moon passes through the 8th sign from your birth Moon sign (rashi). It comes for about two and a half days each month. It is better for rest and routine than for new starts."
      ],
      "language": "en",
      "detail": "standard"
    }
  },
  "good_for": {
    "reckoned_at": "sunrise",
    "limbs": {
      "tithi": {
        "name": "Shashthi",
        "class": "nanda",
        "text": [
          "The day's tithi (lunar day) is a Nanda tithi. The 30 lunar days of a month fall into five groups, and each group gives the day its own character. Nanda means joy, so it suits things you start for fun. Think of celebrations, music and…",
          "Because it is a light day, it is not one for heavy undertakings. Enjoy it for what it is good at, and keep contracts and foundations for a Bhadra or Purna tithi."
        ],
        "language": "en",
        "detail": "standard"
      },
      "nakshatra": {
        "name": "Rohini",
        "class": "dhruva",
        "text": [
          "The nakshatra is the star group the Moon is passing through, one of 27. Each belongs to one of seven natures. Today's is fixed (dhruva), so it suits things meant to stay. Think of laying a foundation, planting, buying land or a home, or a…",
          "What starts under it tends to settle and hold. That is also why it is a bad day for travel, or for anything you expect to change soon."
        ],
        "language": "en",
        "detail": "standard"
      },
      "yoga": {
        "name": "Siddhi",
        "class": "favorable",
        "text": [
          "The panchang (the traditional calendar) reads each day through five limbs: the tithi, the weekday, the nakshatra, the yoga and the karana. The yoga comes from the Sun's and Moon's positions added together. Today's is one of the 18 counted…",
          "Of the five limbs, the yoga carries the least weight. Take it as a confirmation, not as a reason to act."
        ],
        "language": "en",
        "detail": "standard"
      },
      "karana": {
        "name": "Gara",
        "class": "movable",
        "text": [
          "A karana is half of a tithi (lunar day), and the current one is a movable karana other than Vishti. The movable karanas repeat through the month. Apart from Vishti, none of them puts a limit of its own on the day.",
          "So the karana neither helps nor blocks your plans today. Judge the day by its tithi and nakshatra instead, and pick your time from what they support."
        ],
        "language": "en",
        "detail": "standard"
      }
    },
    "gaps": [],
    "not_a_muhurta": "what the day is suited to, from its limbs at sunrise. Choosing a time for one activity is /v1/muhurta/{activity}, which judges the weekday, month and the moment of beginning as well."
  }
}

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What are the five parts of the panchang?

Panchang means five limbs. They are the tithi (the lunar day), the vara (the weekday), the nakshatra (the Moon's star group), the yoga and the karana. The tool also shows sunrise and sunset, rahu kaal, the choghadiya and the lunar month.

What the panchang is
Which place and time zone does today's panchang use?

It uses the city you pick. When it can, it starts with a city in your device's time zone, and you can change the city and the date. All times are local clock times there, with daylight saving time applied. If your city is not listed, enter its coordinates and time zone.

Why does today's panchang differ from a calendar printed in India?

The panchang names each day by the tithi running at sunrise, and sunrise comes hours later in New York than in Delhi. A tithi that is running at sunrise in Delhi may be over by sunrise in New York. So a fast or festival can fall on a different date there. This tool reads the day at sunrise in your own city.

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What are rahu kaal and the choghadiya?

Rahu kaal is a window of about 90 minutes each day that tradition avoids for new starts. Examples are signing a contract or setting out on a trip. The choghadiya names each of its 16 slices of the day and night. Amrit, Shubh and Labh are good, Char is neutral, and Udveg, Kaal and Rog are bad. On some weekdays rahu kaal falls on a good choghadiya, and the API lists those overlaps.

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What are yamaganda and gulika kaal?

They are two daily windows that tradition avoids for new starts, as it does rahu kaal. Each one is one eighth of the time from sunrise to sunset, and the weekday decides which eighth. So their clock times change with the city and the season. The tool shows all three on the day's timeline.

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What is abhijit muhurat in today's panchang?

Abhijit muhurat is the 8th of the 15 daytime muhurats, the one around local noon. It lasts about 48 minutes on a day with 12 hours of daylight, and longer in summer. Tradition holds it good for starting most things. On Wednesdays, the answer adds a note that many traditions do not observe it.

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Which lunar month system does today's panchang show?

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Can I show the daily panchang in my own app?

Yes. The GET /v1/panchang/daily request takes a date, a latitude, a longitude and a time zone, with no birth details. Sent with your own API key, it returns everything on this page as JSON, along with more daily periods.

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