Panchang —
Computed for Mumbai, India · sunrise + Rahu Kaal shift by location.
Maha Shivratri महा शिवरात्रि
On this dayThe great night of Shiva. Fast, chant Om Namah Shivaya, stay awake for the four prahar of night worship.
Choghadiya — 8 daytime windows
Classical sub-day divisions used for muhurta timing. Amrit / Shubh / Labh are auspicious; Rog / Kaal avoid; Udveg / Chal neutral.
| Window | Name | Auspiciousness |
|---|---|---|
| 06:54 – 08:23 | Kaal | Avoid |
| 08:23 – 09:52 | Shubh | Good |
| 09:52 – 11:21 | Rog | Avoid |
| 11:21 – 12:49 | Udveg | Avoid |
| 12:49 – 14:18 | Chal | Neutral |
| 14:18 – 15:47 | Labh | Good |
| 15:47 – 17:16 | Amrit | Best |
| 17:16 – 18:45 | Kaal | Avoid |
What is Panchang?
Panchang (literally "five limbs") is the classical Vedic almanac. Five daily angas describe the character of the day astronomically and karmically:
- Vara (weekday) — Sunday=Sun, Monday=Moon, Tuesday=Mars, Wednesday=Mercury, Thursday=Jupiter, Friday=Venus, Saturday=Saturn. The day's lord shapes its overall tone.
- Tithi (lunar day) — the angular distance between Sun and Moon, divided into 30 parts. Shukla Paksha (1–15) is waxing, Krishna Paksha (16–30) is waning. Some tithis have specific classical characters (Ekadashi = fasting, Purnima = culmination, Amavasya = ancestral rites, Chaturthi = Ganesh energy).
- Nakshatra (lunar constellation) — the Moon moves through 27 nakshatras in ~27 days, so this is the fastest-changing sky signal and grounds today's emotional weather.
- Yoga — the Sun+Moon combination divided into 27 yoga windows. Vaidhriti and Vyatipata are the two most inauspicious yogas and are traditionally avoided for muhurta.
- Karana — half-tithi. Vishti (Bhadra) is the karana traditionally avoided for auspicious starts.
Rahu Kaal, Abhijit Muhurta, Choghadiya
Beyond the five angas, classical Vedic timing includes sub-day windows:
- Rahu Kaal — a specific 1/8 slice of daylight considered inauspicious for beginnings. It shifts weekday-by-weekday and depends on your sunrise/sunset (which shifts by location). We compute it correctly for your city.
- Abhijit Muhurta — a ~48-minute window around solar noon, considered the most universally auspicious slot of the day. Perfect for signing important documents, starting a business call, or committing to any decision.
- Yamaganda / Gulikai — two more classical inauspicious windows on the same weekday-lord principle as Rahu Kaal (not shown above, deferred to a next release).
- Choghadiya — 8 equal daytime windows named Amrit / Shubh / Labh (auspicious), Rog / Kaal (avoid), Udveg / Chal (neutral). Which name each window gets rotates with weekday. Useful for picking a specific shop-open time or product-launch minute.
How Bhagya computes it
All calculations use Swiss Ephemeris on sidereal Lahiri (Chitrapaksha) ayanamsa, the standard Indian classical convention. Sunrise/sunset for your city are computed from the local latitude/longitude + timezone, not approximated. Rahu Kaal, Abhijit, and Choghadiya windows are derived from that local sunrise/sunset — they will not match tables that hardcode Mumbai-only or Delhi-only times.
