PANCHANGA ( HINDU CALENDER )

PANCHANGA  ( HINDU CALENDER )-

 The panchang is he lunar  calendar based on Moon's monthly  movement .One month is divided into two paksha . Such as Krishna paksha  and Shukla paksha .on the average year as 29.52 *12 = 354.36 day which is less by 11 days compared to earth circle  days (365) days ?  Thus in every three year cover thre is in /adhika maah to cover the gap  of these 11 days .Panchanga is used to determine the most ideal time for carrying out various activities like getting ,married stepping into a  new home , starting education , laying the foundation of new home and building work for the first undertaken of new home and building work for the first undertaken to reap maximum benefit  . its provides a list of festivals .Panchanga means fives organs to understand the phalita . these five things are 

1- Vara/ Din
2-  Tithi
3- Nakshatra
4- yoga
5 - karna 

VARA ( DAY) - 

the day start from the sun rise and continue till next sunrise . it is the solar day of the weak .  There are 7 days in a weak.

TITHI( DATE) -

There are 15 Tithis commencing from next day  of Amavasya . the 1 day of bright half of lunar month to purnima ( full moon) , the 15 Tithi of the bright half. / They are called the tithi of the Shukla paksha . similarly  these are are 15 tithi  commencing from next day of purnima to Amavasya called Krishna paksha ( Darkar phase) .The 15 Tithi are called pratipada ,Dwitiya  Tritiya ,chaturthi, panchami, shasthi, saptami, ashtami navami. dasami, ekadasi , dwadashi, trayodashi , chaturdashi, and purnima or amvasaya . 

NAKSHATRA ( Naal) 

There are 27 Nakshatra ( group of star) that moon occupies it is also called the constellation.

YOGA-

Yoga  is an auspicious moment . there are 27  Yoga in a month they are called -

1- Vishakumbha 2- Preeti 3- Aayushman 4- Saubhagya 5- Shobhana 6- Atiganda 7- sukarma 

8- Dhirti 9- Shoola 10- Gand 11- Vriddhi 12- Dhurva 13- Vyaghatta 14- Harshana 15- Vajra 16- Siddhi 17-Vyatipaata 18- Variyaana 19- Parigha 20- Shiva 21- Siddha 22- Saddhya 23 - shubha 

24- shukla 25- Brahma 26- indra 27 - Vaidhriti

Karana - 

There are one Karana in a one and a half of the Tithi a . there are 11 Karana altogether , which repeats they are 1- Bala 2- Baalava 3- Kaulava 4- Taitil 5- Gara 6- Vanija 7- Vishti 8- Shakuni 9-  chatushpada  10- Naaga  11- Kinstughna