Panchang basics
What the five limbs of the Panchang measure, how each one is calculated from the Sun and the Moon, and why the tithi at sunrise names the day.
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- 1.1 The five limbs, tithi and varaAn overview of the five limbs of the Panchang, then a close look at the first two: the tithi, measured by the Moon’s lead over the Sun, and the vara, the weekday counted from sunrise. 5 മിനിറ്റ് വായന
- 1.2 Nakshatra, yoga and karanaThe other three limbs: the nakshatra of the Moon and its padas and lords, the yoga formed by adding the Sun and Moon, and the karana, which is half a tithi. 4 മിനിറ്റ് വായന
- 1.3 Sunrise and the naming of daysWhy the tithi at sunrise names the day, what happens when a tithi touches no sunrise or two, which observances use other times of day, and why festival dates can differ by place and by calendar. 4 മിനിറ്റ് വായന