Today’s Panchang (Hindu calendar) for February 2, 2025:
Date and Time
- Tithi: Magha Shukla Panchami
- Tithi Start: February 2, 2025, at 9:14 AM
- Tithi End: February 3, 2025, at 6:52 AM
Auspicious Timings
- Shubh Muhurat for Worship:
- From 7:09 AM to 12:35 PM (approximately 5 hours and 26 minutes).
Additional Information
- Sunrise: 7:27 AM
- Sunset: 5:27 PM
- Nakshatra: Uttara Bhadrapada
- Moon Sign (Rashi): Pisces
- Sun Sign (Rashi): Capricorn
Basant Panchami is a significant day for the worship of Goddess Saraswati, symbolizing knowledge, wisdom, and prosperity. It is considered an auspicious time for educational activities and new beginnings.
What Is Panchang? The Five Limbs Explained
The word Panchang comes from the Sanskrit words for five (pancha) and limbs (anga). A Hindu almanac lists five core elements for every day: tithi, vara, nakshatra, yoga and karana. Together they describe the position of the Moon and the Sun and help families choose suitable times for festivals, fasts and ceremonies.
- Tithi: the lunar day, calculated from the angular distance between the Moon and the Sun.
- Vara: the weekday, each linked to a planet from Sun to Saturn.
- Nakshatra: the lunar mansion, one of 27 divisions of the zodiac.
- Yoga: a period derived from the combined motion of the Sun and the Moon.
- Karana: half of a tithi.
Why Sunrise Matters in the Hindu Day
In the traditional system a day is counted from sunrise rather than midnight. That is why almanacs list sunrise and sunset first, and why a tithi that is active at sunrise is often used to decide the date of a fast or festival.
Common Terms You Will See in a Panchang
- Choghadiya: the day and the night are each divided into eight parts, and each part is labelled in the tradition as favourable or neutral.
- Masa and Samvat: the lunar month and the year-count that the almanac follows.
- Sunrise and sunset: local timings that anchor all other calculations.
Learning these few terms makes any daily panchang much easier to follow.
Panchang timings differ slightly by city, so please cross-check with your local almanac or family priest before planning any ritual.
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