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(PANCH= FIVE, ANG= PARTS) Panchàng as the name implies in
Hindi consists of five parts which are Tithi, day, yog, karan,
Nakshtra
TITHI: Poisition of Sun and Moon. At the end of Amavasya, Sun
and Moon both remain at the
same Degree (Ansh), the
shukla Paksha Pratipada
starts at that time.When the
difference of fast revolving
Moon from Sun becomes
12 Degree (Ansh) that is
the end of Pratipada and
start of Dwitiya.Besides
this, please get information
of all the tithies with the
stages of Moon revolving
around the Earth.
TITHI VRIDHI ( Addition) :
The tithi which is present at
the time of Sunrise on first
day and also on the second
day sunrise is called Tithi
Vridhi.
TITHI KSHAYA ( Delectin ) : The tithi which starts after first sunrise and
ends before second sun rise is called Tithi Kshaya.
DAYS: The time between first sunrise to next sunrise is called a
day : Sunday, Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday & Saturday are 7 days of the week.
YOG: When the total of Zodiac sign (Rashi), degree (Ansh)
minute (kalaa) of full Moon and Sun becomes 13 degree (Ansh) and 20
minute (Kala), it becomes a Yog. There are 27 Yogas : Vishkumbh,
Preeti, Aayushman, Saubhagya, Shobhan, Atigand, Sukarma, Dhriti,
Shool, Gand, Vridhi, Dhruv, Vyaghat, Harshan, Vajra, Sidhi, Vyatipat,
Variyaan, Parigh, Shiv, Sidh, Sadhya, Shubh, Shukla, Brahm, Ainder,
Vaidhriti.
KARAN: One tithi has two karans. 7 Char karans are : Vav, Valav,
Kaulav, Taitil, Gar, Vanij, Vishti. 4 Fixed Karans are: Shakuni,
Chatushpad, Naag kinstughan. In total there are 11 Karan. Only
sunrise time karan has been given in this Panchaang. If you want to
know the Karan of any day you can know from the following table with
the knowledge of Tithi and Paksha.
NAKSHATRAS: The whole universe is divided into 360 degrees. The
whole belt of zodiac is divided into 27 segments to get an area of 13 degrees 20
kalaa. From Ashwani to Revati nakshtras there are 27 segments. Nakshtra of
any day or time is the segment of these 27, occupied by moon on that day or
time. Every nakshtra has four periods (CHARAN). Two and a quarter of the
Nakshtras make a Rashi.
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