Today's Panchang
Today's Panchang - Chaturthi Tithi, Aswini Nakshatra, Vriddhi Yoga. Sunrise 5:59 AM, sunset 6:43 PM.
📍 Computed for New Delhi · Wednesday, 2 September 2026Panchang, Muhurat and Vrat
The lunar day, one of 30 divisions of the lunar month, based on the angle between the Sun and Moon. Ends 8:43 AM, 1 Sep.
The lunar mansion the Moon currently occupies, one of 27 segments of the zodiac used in Vedic astrology. Ends 3:21 AM, 2 Sep.
Ends 12:17 AM, 2 Sep.
Ends 8:43 AM, 1 Sep.
Frequently Asked Questions
What is today's Tithi and Nakshatra?
Today, 2 September 2026, the Tithi is Chaturthi (Krishna Paksha) and the Nakshatra is Aswini, computed for New Delhi.
What time is sunrise and sunset today?
Sunrise is at 5:59 AM and sunset is at 6:43 PM for New Delhi. Exact times shift by a few minutes for other Indian cities depending on longitude.
Is Panchang the same across all of India?
Tithi, Nakshatra and Yoga are the same across India, since the whole country runs on one time zone (IST) and these are astronomical calculations, not location-specific. Sunrise and sunset genuinely differ city to city though, so the times shown here are for a single reference location, not a city-specific calculation.
What is the difference between Shukla Paksha and Krishna Paksha?
Shukla Paksha is the waxing fortnight, the 15 days from new moon to full moon, when the Moon grows brighter each night. Krishna Paksha is the waning fortnight, the 15 days from full moon back to new moon. Together the two make up a full lunar month of 30 tithis.
How is a Muhurat different from a Tithi or Nakshatra?
Tithi and Nakshatra are two of the five daily Panchang elements. A Muhurat is a specific auspicious or inauspicious window within the day, calculated from those elements alongside the Sun and Moon's exact position. See today's Muhurat for the day's Rahu Kalam, Abhijit Muhurat and other timings.
How are Ekadashi and other Vrat dates decided?
Vrat dates follow directly from the Tithi shown on this page - Ekadashi is the 11th tithi and Pradosh Vrat the 13th, for instance. See the Vrat and Festival Calendar for upcoming dates.
What is Panchang in Hindu Astrology?
Panchang combines "panch" (five) and "anga" (limbs), the five elements the Hindu lunar calendar tracks each day: Tithi (lunar day), Vaar (weekday), Nakshatra (the Moon's position among 27 lunar mansions), Yoga (a calculated Sun-Moon angle), and Karana (half a tithi). Households and priests use it daily to fix the timing of weddings, housewarmings and religious rituals, since a date's suitability in Hindu tradition depends on which Tithi, Nakshatra and Yoga are active that day, not just the date on a Gregorian calendar. The whole system runs on the Moon rather than the Sun: a lunar year of twelve synodic months runs about 354 days, roughly eleven days short of the 365-day solar year, which is why festivals like Diwali and Holi land on a different Gregorian date every year even though their position in the lunar calendar never moves.
Understanding the Five Panchang Elements
Tithi measures the angular distance between the Sun and Moon in steps of 12 degrees, giving 30 tithis a lunar month, 15 in the waxing Shukla Paksha and 15 in the waning Krishna Paksha. Nakshatra marks which of the 27 lunar mansions, from Ashwini to Revati, the Moon currently occupies, each carrying its own traditional qualities used to judge a date's suitability for a given activity. Yoga is a separate calculation from the combined longitudes of the Sun and Moon, again cycling through 27 named values, some read as favourable and some traditionally best avoided. Karana is half a tithi, so 60 karanas complete a lunar month, used mainly for fixing precise ritual timing within a day. Vaar is simply the weekday, each one traditionally ruled by a planet, Monday by the Moon, Thursday by Jupiter, and so on, which is why some communities treat specific weekdays as better suited to specific activities.
How Panchang Is Used for Daily Life
Before fixing a wedding date, priests check that the Tithi, Nakshatra and Yoga on the shortlisted day are all read as favourable together, since a good Nakshatra on a Tithi considered unsuitable isn't enough on its own. A housewarming (Griha Pravesh) follows the same logic and is traditionally avoided during the darker half of the month. Long-distance travel is commonly timed around a favourable Tithi and Yoga combination, and Thursday, ruled by Jupiter, is widely treated as a favourable weekday for starting something new. None of this is fixed by one element alone, all five are read together for a given date, which is why the day's specific Muhurat timings are calculated directly from the Panchang shown on this page, not looked up separately.
Panchang and Festival Timing Through the Year
Diwali always falls on Amavasya (new moon) in the Krishna Paksha of the lunar month Kartik, typically landing in October or November on the Gregorian calendar. Holi falls on Purnima (full moon) in the month of Phalguna, usually in March. Raksha Bandhan falls on the Purnima of Shravana, typically in August. Wedding season in North India clusters around windows, broadly November to February and April to June, when a larger number of dates carry favourable Tithi-Nakshatra-Yoga combinations, which is also why venue bookings tend to concentrate heavily inside those months. Fasting days like Ekadashi and Pradosh Vrat are fixed the same way, straight off the day's Tithi; see the Vrat and Festival Calendar for upcoming dates.
Why Panchang Matters: Weddings, Rituals & Planning
Wedding impact: Because favourable wedding dates cluster into a handful of windows each year rather than spreading evenly across the calendar, demand for venues and priests on those specific Panchang-approved dates runs well above demand on an ordinary weekend, which is a big part of why wedding venues and caterers routinely charge more for a date that falls inside peak wedding season than for the same booking outside it. Families planning a wedding months in advance typically start by shortlisting a handful of auspicious dates from a Panchang reading before checking venue availability, rather than the other way round, since the date itself is rarely negotiable once fixed by a priest.
Ritual and business impact: A housewarming, a vehicle purchase or a new business launch timed to a favourable Tithi and Nakshatra is a widely observed practice across Hindu households, treated less as superstition and more as a standard part of how the event is planned, alongside the venue and the guest list. Priests performing any of these ceremonies check the day's Panchang directly rather than relying on a fixed date on the Gregorian calendar, which is why the specific Tithi, Nakshatra and Yoga shown on this page, not just today's date, is what actually matters for anyone planning around it.
Everyday planning impact: Beyond weddings and rituals, plenty of smaller decisions get checked against the day's Tithi and Nakshatra too, an ear-piercing or naming ceremony for a newborn, the first day of a new job, signing a property or business agreement, all commonly timed around a Panchang reading rather than the next available slot on someone's calendar. The Vedic weekday shown here also factors in on its own: many households treat certain weekdays as unsuitable for specific activities, like starting a journey or cutting hair, regardless of that day's Tithi and Nakshatra, which is one reason the weekday is tracked as its own Panchang element rather than folded into the others.