Tithi, Nakshatra, Yoga, Karana & Vara
The panchang (from pancha, five, and anga, limb) is the traditional Vedic almanac. It describes a day through five limbs — tithi, nakshatra, yoga, karana and vara. Together they are used to judge which activities suit a given day and which are better postponed.
Alongside the five limbs, traditional practice marks certain windows as inauspicious for starting new work — most commonly Rahu Kaal, along with month-level periods that vary by regional tradition. Where such a period applies to the date you selected, it is listed above.
The solar month is named differently across regions. South Indian (Tamil) practice uses names such as Chithirai, Vaikasi and Aadi, while North Indian practice uses Chaitra, Vaishakha and so on. Both describe the same solar position; only the naming convention differs.
Positions come from the Swiss Ephemeris, using true Sun and Moon longitudes rather than an averaged approximation — the Moon's real motion varies by roughly ±15% across its orbit, so an averaged model can place the tithi wrongly. The tithi of a day is assigned at sunrise, following the usual Vedic convention.