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Panchang is a spiritual and scientific Hindu calendar. It
is an ancient art of Vedic astrology that helps to maintain
the best days and time to come. Panchang has been derived from
two words Panch(meaning 5) and ang(meaning aspect). The
panchang measures time in lunar months whose names reveal the
secret path of stars and constellations. It lists four weeks
of seven days, identified with planets and gods. This
therefore takes into account five aspects - Din(Vara) or the
solar day, Tithi or the lunar day, Nakshatra or the
constellation, Yoga and Karan.
It is far more accurate than conventional horoscopes and has
loads of empowering practical uses like telling you the best
days and times for travel, love, parties, moving, interviews,
investments dental visits & lot. To find the auspicious time
to start anything new it considers the week day of week (Vara),
Tithi, Nakshatra(Star), Yogam of the day, Karana of the day,
and the ending moments of all these to determine whether the
day is Amurtha, Siddha and Shubha. The Panchang is always used
as the spiritual expression of time for Hindus and a guide to
a life close to God and religion.
Although it is essential to have the knowledge of arithmetical
calculations to understand Indian Astrology, but for the
benefit of the common people, astrologers have devised a
calendar (Panchang) with the help of which, and simple
arithmetical calculations, one can have knowledge about
planets, good or bad for him.
It is not necessary for a common man to be an astrologer in
order to understand the Panchanga. But for a smooth and
systematic running of life, one should know how to interpret 'Phalita'.
Panchang means five organs to understand the Phalita. These
five things are
Tithi (Date)
Nakshatra (Group of stars)
Yoga (an auspicious moment)
Karan (Half of the part of Tithi)
Vaar (days of the week)
In the Hindu method of calculations, although the 365 ¼ days
of the revolutions of the earth round the sun are recognised,
the calculations are done according to the revolution of the
moon round the earth, which falls short by approximately 7
days during one year, when compared to calculations done
according to the solar calendar.
The panchang, based on the lunar calendar, which also has 12
months in a year comes level with the "Ayanas" or sun
calculation by adding a month ( known as Loonth or Purshottam
Maas) after every three years.
The time between two consecutive risings of the sun is the
day, the Solar day or Din.( according to the Gregorian
calendar the day begins at 12.00 P.M.) , according to the
Indian calendar the time between two consecutive risings of
the moon is taken as LunarDay or Tithi.
The panchang measures time in lunar months whose names reveal
the secret path of stars and constellations. The face of the
new moon is called Amavasya and it ushers in the new month.
The first fortnight of the full moon is known as Shuklapaksha
"the bright half" as the moon waxes; while the dark half
fortnight of the month is called Krishnapaksha during which
the moon wanes.
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