Learn: Hindu Panchang & Calendar Guides
Original, practical explainers on tithi, nakshatra, rahu kaal, muhurta, ekadashi, amavasya, pradosh, and daily panchang habits. Start with a field you want to understand, then compare the explanation with your city’s daily calendar.
What Is Tithi? Complete Guide to the Hindu Lunar Day
Tithi is the lunar day in the Vaidik Hindu calendar. This guide explains how tithis form, the 30-day cycle, and how to use आज की तिथि for daily decisions.
Panchang basicsHow to Read a Hindu Panchang: Step-by-Step Guide
A practical walkthrough of every major panchang field so you can interpret आज का पंचांग without confusion.
MuhurtaRahu Kaal Explained: Timings, Meaning, and Daily Use
A clear guide to rahu kaal—why people avoid certain hours, how the window is found, and how to check it by city.
MuhurtaBrahma Muhurta: Meaning, Timing, and Daily Practice
Understand brahma muhurta—the pre-dawn window prized for spiritual practice—and how to place it using local sunrise.
Panchang basicsNakshatra Basics: The 27 Lunar Mansions Explained
Learn what nakshatras are, why there are 27, and how today’s Moon nakshatra appears in a practical panchang.
Vrat & festivalsEkadashi Vrat Guide: Meaning, Timing, and Observance
A respectful overview of ekadashi fasting culture, timing sensitivity, and how to prepare using the Hindu calendar.
MuhurtaAbhijit Muhurta: Midday Window Explained
Abhijit muhurta is a classical midday period often treated as generally favourable—here is how to understand and apply it carefully.
MuhurtaChoosing a Shubh Muhurta: A Practical Checklist
A balanced, non-alarmist checklist for selecting better timings for everyday and special tasks.
Daily practiceUsing Panchang in Daily Life: A Simple Routine
Turn panchang from an occasional festival lookup into a calm daily habit that supports family life.
Panchang basicsHindu Calendar Months: Amanta, Purnimanta, and the Year
A clear explainer of how Hindu months work and why the same festival can appear on different English dates each year.
Panchang basicsYoga and Karana in Panchang: The Two Quiet Limbs
Yoga and karana complete the classical five limbs of panchang. This guide explains what they measure and when a householder should actually care.
Vrat & festivalsAmavasya and Purnima: New Moon, Full Moon, and Household Practice
A clear guide to new-moon and full-moon tithis — what families actually do, why dates shift, and how to check them by city.
Daily practicePanchang vs Horoscope: Which Tool Answers Which Question?
Stop mixing tools. Panchang times the day for a city; horoscope sketches a sign. This guide keeps them honest.
MuhurtaDisha Shool: Directional Caution in the Daily Panchang
Disha shool is a directional caution some almanacs list by weekday. Here is a calm, practical reading.
Daily practiceHow to Use Tithi.live: City, Date, Language, and Guides
A product walkthrough so first-time readers can get a correct city panchang in under a minute — and know where the textbooks live.
Vrat & festivalsPradosh Vrat: Trayodashi Evening Shiva Practice
A respectful overview of pradosh — the thirteenth-tithi evening window — without turning it into fear or a shopping list.
Panchang basicsShukla and Krishna Paksha: The Two Fortnights
Paksha is the bright or dark fortnight of the lunar month. This guide makes the waxing/waning split usable in daily reading.
MuhurtaSunrise, Sunset, and Why Muhurta Is Local
IST is one timezone. The Sun is not. This guide shows why Bengaluru, Delhi and Guwahati cannot share a single muhurta clock.
Vrat & festivalsSankashti Chaturthi: Ganesha’s Waning-Fortnight Vrat
A practical, respectful guide to Sankashti — the chaturthi vrat many households keep each Krishna paksha.
About the siteTithi.live Editorial Standards: How We Publish Panchang
How to distinguish daily records, reference examples and traditional interpretation, and report a correction.