Vara
The weekday and its ruling graha — the general tone of the day, counted from local sunrise.
The exact rhythm of the day
Panchang for today, for your city
A panchang is the system of five measures of the Vedic calendar: vara, tithi, nakshatra, yoga and karana. Choose a city to see their current values, the exact time each one changes, the periods of the day and a chart of the sky for one moment of calculation.
Five parts of one day
What a panchang shows
Each measure describes its own layer of time. Together they let you see the current rhythm and pick a fitting moment for what you plan.
Tithi
The lunar day, set by the angular distance between the Sun and the Moon.
Nakshatra
The stretch of the starry path the Moon is moving through now.
Yoga
The combined longitudes of the Sun and the Moon, describing the quality of the current period.
Karana
Half a tithi — a shorter stretch that sharpens the rhythm of action.
Reading it in practice
How to read the periods of the day
The “until” mark gives the next exact moment the measure changes, in the local time of the chosen city. The scale of hours that matter marks the supporting windows separately, along with the periods that deserve more care before an important start.
The paksha shows the waxing or waning half of the lunar month. The full page also shows moonrise and moonset, the lunar month in the amanta system, the next karana, the moment the current pada changes, the positions of the nine grahas and an expanded D1 chart.
Local time
Why the city changes the times
Coordinates and time zone set the local sunrise and sunset, the Lagna and the boundaries of the day's periods. That is why the same moment reads differently for Moscow, for Vladivostok or for any other city you choose.
Every part of the calculation is gathered for one moment and one time zone, so the chart, the panchang and the events ahead agree with each other.
A basis you can check
How it is calculated
The positions of the bodies are computed with Swiss Ephemeris in the sidereal system: the standard Lahiri ayanamsha, the Moshier algorithm and the true lunar nodes. The D1 chart is built in whole-sign houses.
The engine separately computes the boundaries of tithi, nakshatra, yoga, karana and pada, the local risings and settings, and the supported graha transitions. Every hour is converted into the time zone of the chosen city. The current numbers come from a live calculation, while the explaining text of the page stays available to search engines without JavaScript.
Other panchangs may use a different version of the ayanamsha, a different node model, a different sunrise method or different rounding, so the boundaries can differ by a few minutes even when the current tithi, nakshatra or sign is the same.
The short answers
Frequent questions
What is a panchang?
A panchang is the Vedic calendar of five measures: vara, tithi, nakshatra, yoga and karana. They describe different layers of the current day and the exact moments each one changes.
Why choose a city?
The city sets the coordinates and the time zone for sunrise, sunset, the Lagna and the periods of the day. Every time on the page is shown locally for the place you chose.
How often is the calculation refreshed?
When the page opens, JASTRIKA asks for a fresh calculation and shows the time it was made. For each limb it also gives the next exact moment of change.
What matters, on time
Get the rhythm of the day in Telegram
Choose the alerts you want — JASTRIKA will remind you in advance of the hours that matter, lunar events and your own periods.