Sky today: the Moon, panchang and planets

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As of Thu 15 Oct, 03:10 (UTC, when this page was built)

The Moon

In Scorpio and Jyeshtha nakshatra, pada 1: sidereal Scorpio 18°59′ (Lahiri ayanamsa 24.2313°).

Enters Mula and Sagittarius at Fri 16 Oct, 01:17

19% lit, waxing (Moon 51.4° from the Sun in tropical longitude).

Panchang now

Tithi: Shukla Panchami until Thu 15 Oct, 21:55: Moon − Sun = 51.43°; ÷ 12° → tithi 5 of 30 (Shukla, waxing, day 5)
Yoga: Saubhagya until Thu 15 Oct, 15:44: Sun + Moon (sidereal) = 46.55°; ÷ 13°20′ → yoga 4 of 27
Karana: Bava until Thu 15 Oct, 08:46: Moon − Sun ÷ 6° → half-tithi 9 of 60
Weekday: Guruvara: ruled by Jupiter, by the calendar date in this time zone (panchangs count the day from sunrise)

Where the grahas are

Graha	Sidereal (Vedic)	Nakshatra, pada	Tropical (Western)	Retrograde
Sun	Virgo 27°33′	Chitra 2	Libra 21°47′
Moon	Scorpio 18°59′	Jyeshtha 1	Sagittarius 13°13′
Mars	Cancer 15°29′	Pushya 4	Leo 9°43′
Mercury	Libra 22°21′	Vishakha 1	Scorpio 16°35′
Jupiter	Cancer 27°44′	Ashlesha 4	Leo 21°58′
Venus	Libra 11°31′	Swati 2	Scorpio 5°45′	retrograde
Saturn	Pisces 16°14′	Uttara Bhadrapada 4	Aries 10°28′	retrograde
Rahu	Aquarius 2°44′	Dhanishta 3	Aquarius 26°58′	always (mean node)
Ketu	Leo 2°44′	Magha 1	Leo 26°58′	always (mean node)

The next 7 days

Sat 17 Oct, 14:18: Sun enters Libra (sidereal)
Sun 18 Oct, 16:13: First quarter Moon

Tithis through the week

Shukla Panchami until Thu 15 Oct, 21:55
Shukla Shashthi Thu 15 Oct, 21:55 – Sat 17 Oct, 00:24
Shukla Saptami Sat 17 Oct, 00:24 – Sun 18 Oct, 02:58
Shukla Ashtami Sun 18 Oct, 02:58 – Mon 19 Oct, 05:22
Shukla Navami Mon 19 Oct, 05:22 – Tue 20 Oct, 07:20
Shukla Dashami Tue 20 Oct, 07:20 – Wed 21 Oct, 08:42
Shukla Ekadashi from Wed 21 Oct, 08:42

Moon nakshatras through the week

Jyeshtha until Fri 16 Oct, 01:17
Mula Fri 16 Oct, 01:17 – Sat 17 Oct, 04:16
Purva Ashadha Sat 17 Oct, 04:16 – Sun 18 Oct, 07:18
Uttara Ashadha Sun 18 Oct, 07:18 – Mon 19 Oct, 10:08
Shravana Mon 19 Oct, 10:08 – Tue 20 Oct, 12:31
Dhanishta Tue 20 Oct, 12:31 – Wed 21 Oct, 14:17
Shatabhisha from Wed 21 Oct, 14:17

Yogas through the week

Saubhagya until Thu 15 Oct, 15:44
Shobhana Thu 15 Oct, 15:44 – Fri 16 Oct, 16:35
Atiganda Fri 16 Oct, 16:35 – Sat 17 Oct, 17:32
Sukarma Sat 17 Oct, 17:32 – Sun 18 Oct, 18:25
Dhriti Sun 18 Oct, 18:25 – Mon 19 Oct, 19:04
Shula Mon 19 Oct, 19:04 – Tue 20 Oct, 19:19
Ganda Tue 20 Oct, 19:19 – Wed 21 Oct, 19:02
Vriddhi from Wed 21 Oct, 19:02

Moon signs through the week

Scorpio until Fri 16 Oct, 01:17
Sagittarius Fri 16 Oct, 01:17 – Sun 18 Oct, 14:02
Capricorn Sun 18 Oct, 14:02 – Wed 21 Oct, 01:30
Aquarius from Wed 21 Oct, 01:30

BaZi day pillar

Ren Xu: stem Ren (Yang Water), branch Xu (Dog, Earth), for the calendar date in this time zone (the 60-day cycle counted from a Jia Zi day, 1 Oct 1949).

Traditional attributions, listed as reference data. Jyotishya does not interpret them.

The next 30 days

Each day read at noon (UTC, when this page was built). Printed panchangs name the tithi and nakshatra in force at sunrise, which depends on where you are, so a day near a change can differ from your local panchang.

Day	Tithi	Nakshatra	Moon sign	BaZi day	Quarter Moons and sign changes
Thu 15 Oct	Shukla Panchami	Jyeshtha	Scorpio	Ren Xu
Fri 16 Oct	Shukla Shashthi	Mula	Sagittarius	Gui Hai
Sat 17 Oct	Shukla Saptami	Purva Ashadha	Sagittarius	Jia Zi	Sun enters Libra
Sun 18 Oct	Shukla Ashtami	Uttara Ashadha	Sagittarius	Yi Chou	First quarter Moon
Mon 19 Oct	Shukla Navami	Shravana	Capricorn	Bing Yin
Tue 20 Oct	Shukla Dashami	Shravana	Capricorn	Ding Mao
Wed 21 Oct	Shukla Ekadashi	Dhanishta	Aquarius	Wu Chen
Thu 22 Oct	Shukla Dwadashi	Shatabhisha	Aquarius	Ji Si
Fri 23 Oct	Shukla Trayodashi	Purva Bhadrapada	Pisces	Geng Wu
Sat 24 Oct	Shukla Chaturdashi	Uttara Bhadrapada	Pisces	Xin Wei
Sun 25 Oct	Purnima	Revati	Pisces	Ren Shen
Mon 26 Oct	Krishna Pratipada	Ashwini	Aries	Gui You	Full Moon
Tue 27 Oct	Krishna Dwitiya	Krittika	Aries	Jia Xu
Wed 28 Oct	Krishna Tritiya	Rohini	Taurus	Yi Hai
Thu 29 Oct	Krishna Chaturthi	Mrigashira	Taurus	Bing Zi
Fri 30 Oct	Krishna Panchami	Ardra	Gemini	Ding Chou
Sat 31 Oct	Krishna Saptami	Punarvasu	Gemini	Wu Yin	Jupiter enters Leo
Sun 1 Nov	Krishna Ashtami	Pushya	Cancer	Ji Mao	Last quarter Moon
Mon 2 Nov	Krishna Navami	Ashlesha	Cancer	Geng Chen
Tue 3 Nov	Krishna Dashami	Magha	Leo	Xin Si
Wed 4 Nov	Krishna Ekadashi	Purva Phalguni	Leo	Ren Wu
Thu 5 Nov	Krishna Dwadashi	Uttara Phalguni	Virgo	Gui Wei	Venus enters Virgo
Fri 6 Nov	Krishna Trayodashi	Hasta	Virgo	Jia Shen
Sat 7 Nov	Krishna Chaturdashi	Chitra	Libra	Yi You
Sun 8 Nov	Amavasya	Swati	Libra	Bing Xu
Mon 9 Nov	Shukla Pratipada	Vishakha	Libra	Ding Hai	New Moon
Tue 10 Nov	Shukla Dwitiya	Anuradha	Scorpio	Wu Zi
Wed 11 Nov	Shukla Tritiya	Jyeshtha	Scorpio	Ji Chou
Thu 12 Nov	Shukla Tritiya	Mula	Sagittarius	Geng Yin	Mars enters Leo
Fri 13 Nov	Shukla Chaturthi	Purva Ashadha	Sagittarius	Xin Mao

How each value is worked out

Positions: the Sun, Moon and planets from Astronomy Engine (apparent geocentric longitude, ecliptic of date), the same code as the app. Sidereal (Vedic) = tropical − Lahiri ayanamsa; tropical (Western) is measured from the March equinox. Rahu is the Moon's mean north node, Ketu the point opposite.
Nakshatra and pada: sidereal longitude ÷ 13°20′ gives the nakshatra (1–27); each is split into four padas of 3°20′. All 27 nakshatras.
Tithi: (Moon − Sun) ÷ 12°. A difference of two longitudes, so the ayanamsa cancels.
Yoga: (Sun + Moon, both sidereal) ÷ 13°20′.
Karana: (Moon − Sun) ÷ 6°, half a tithi.
Weekday: from your calendar date, with its traditional ruling planet (Sunday the Sun, Monday the Moon, and so on). Panchangs start the day at sunrise and name the tithi, nakshatra and yoga in force then; this page shows what is in force now.
End times: found by stepping ahead 20 minutes at a time and then halving the step down to the second.
Retrograde: a planet whose longitude is lower a day later. The mean nodes always move backwards.
Moon phase: the Moon's tropical longitude minus the Sun's (0° new, 180° full) and the lit fraction of its disc.
Next 7 days: exact quarter Moons, and each graha's sidereal sign change, found the same way as the end times.
BaZi day pillar: the 60-day stem-and-branch cycle for your calendar date, counted from a Jia Zi day (1 October 1949). How BaZi pillars are counted.

Sunrise-based times (Rahu Kalam, Yamaganda, Gulika) depend on where you are, so they're in the app's day clock rather than here.

The 30 tithis

#	Tithi	Moon − Sun	Karanas (1st, 2nd half)
1	Shukla Pratipada	0° – 12°	Kimstughna, Bava
2	Shukla Dwitiya	12° – 24°	Balava, Kaulava
3	Shukla Tritiya	24° – 36°	Taitila, Gara
4	Shukla Chaturthi	36° – 48°	Vanija, Vishti
5	Shukla Panchami	48° – 60°	Bava, Balava
6	Shukla Shashthi	60° – 72°	Kaulava, Taitila
7	Shukla Saptami	72° – 84°	Gara, Vanija
8	Shukla Ashtami	84° – 96°	Vishti, Bava
9	Shukla Navami	96° – 108°	Balava, Kaulava
10	Shukla Dashami	108° – 120°	Taitila, Gara
11	Shukla Ekadashi	120° – 132°	Vanija, Vishti
12	Shukla Dwadashi	132° – 144°	Bava, Balava
13	Shukla Trayodashi	144° – 156°	Kaulava, Taitila
14	Shukla Chaturdashi	156° – 168°	Gara, Vanija
15	Purnima	168° – 180°	Vishti, Bava
16	Krishna Pratipada	180° – 192°	Balava, Kaulava
17	Krishna Dwitiya	192° – 204°	Taitila, Gara
18	Krishna Tritiya	204° – 216°	Vanija, Vishti
19	Krishna Chaturthi	216° – 228°	Bava, Balava
20	Krishna Panchami	228° – 240°	Kaulava, Taitila
21	Krishna Shashthi	240° – 252°	Gara, Vanija
22	Krishna Saptami	252° – 264°	Vishti, Bava
23	Krishna Ashtami	264° – 276°	Balava, Kaulava
24	Krishna Navami	276° – 288°	Taitila, Gara
25	Krishna Dashami	288° – 300°	Vanija, Vishti
26	Krishna Ekadashi	300° – 312°	Bava, Balava
27	Krishna Dwadashi	312° – 324°	Kaulava, Taitila
28	Krishna Trayodashi	324° – 336°	Gara, Vanija
29	Krishna Chaturdashi	336° – 348°	Vishti, Shakuni
30	Amavasya	348° – 360°	Chatushpada, Naga

The 27 yogas

#	Yoga	Sun + Moon (sidereal)
1	Vishkambha	0°00′ – 13°20′
2	Priti	13°20′ – 26°40′
3	Ayushman	26°40′ – 40°00′
4	Saubhagya	40°00′ – 53°20′
5	Shobhana	53°20′ – 66°40′
6	Atiganda	66°40′ – 80°00′
7	Sukarma	80°00′ – 93°20′
8	Dhriti	93°20′ – 106°40′
9	Shula	106°40′ – 120°00′
10	Ganda	120°00′ – 133°20′
11	Vriddhi	133°20′ – 146°40′
12	Dhruva	146°40′ – 160°00′
13	Vyaghata	160°00′ – 173°20′
14	Harshana	173°20′ – 186°40′
15	Vajra	186°40′ – 200°00′
16	Siddhi	200°00′ – 213°20′
17	Vyatipata	213°20′ – 226°40′
18	Variyana	226°40′ – 240°00′
19	Parigha	240°00′ – 253°20′
20	Shiva	253°20′ – 266°40′
21	Siddha	266°40′ – 280°00′
22	Sadhya	280°00′ – 293°20′
23	Shubha	293°20′ – 306°40′
24	Shukla	306°40′ – 320°00′
25	Brahma	320°00′ – 333°20′
26	Indra	333°20′ – 346°40′
27	Vaidhriti	346°40′ – 360°00′

Names only. Panchangs list traditional qualities for the yogas and karanas (Vishti, also called Bhadra, is commonly left out of muhurta choices); Jyotishya doesn't interpret them.