pañcāṅga
Glossary
Type a name in any script, a term, a question, or a combination such as “Saturn in the 7th”.
Pañcāṅga is the almanac’s five limbs of each day: tithi, vāra, nakṣatra, yoga and karaṇa. A pañcāṅga also gives the month, season and year.
Also written panchangam · panchanga · almanac · पञ्चाङ्ग
Where the primer explains it
The pañcāṅga: the five limbs of the day
The almanac describes each day by the tithi, vāra, nakṣatra, yoga and karaṇa. Each limb has its own reckoning and its own uses.
Muhūrta: choosing a moment
How the almanac’s tithi, weekday, nakṣatra, yoga, karaṇa and lagna are weighed to choose the time to begin a piece of work.
Pañca pakṣi: the five birds
This Tamil system follows five birds through the watches of the day. It is read for timing, for questions and for a person’s strong hours.
What the texts say
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