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Pancha Anga - The Five Limbs
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What Is Panchangam and How Do I Read It?
Panchangam (Pancha Anga) is the Vedic daily almanac with five limbs: Vara (weekday), Tithi (lunar day), Nakshatra (lunar mansion), Yoga (luni-solar combination), and Karana (half-tithi). Together they determine the quality of any moment for rituals, ceremonies, and important decisions.
What Is Vara and How Does It Influence the Day?
Vara is the weekday ruled by a planet (Sun, Moon, Mars, Mercury, Jupiter, Venus, Saturn). Each Vara has a quality (auspicious, mixed, highly auspicious) that influences the day's suitability for activities.
What Is Tithi and How Does It Affect Auspiciousness?
Tithi is the lunar day defined by 12° of angular separation between Sun and Moon. There are 30 Tithis per lunar month, each with a quality classification (Nanda, Bhadra, Jaya, Rikta, Purna) guiding activity suitability.
What Is Nakshatra and Which One Rules Today?
Nakshatra refers to the 27 lunar mansions the Moon traverses. Each spans 13°20' and has a ruling planet, deity, and nature (Kshipra, Mridu, Sthira, Chara, Mishra, Ugra, Tikshna) indicating which actions it favors.
What Is Yoga in Panchangam and Which Are Auspicious?
Yoga is a luni-solar combination based on the sum of Sun and Moon longitudes. There are 27 Yogas, each with a quality (auspicious, inauspicious, highly auspicious) affecting the day's outcome.
What Is Karana and How Does It Differ from Tithi?
Karana is half a Tithi (6° of lunar elongation). There are 11 Karanas (7 movable, 4 fixed), each with a quality and description guiding which activities it favors.
What Are the Auspicious and Inauspicious Timings Today?
Auspicious timings (Brahma Muhurtha, Abhijit Muhurtha) and inauspicious periods (Rahu Kalam, Gulika Kalam, Yamagandam) are calculated from sunrise. Avoid inauspicious periods for important activities; use auspicious windows for new beginnings.