Panchang for Today
Important Details Tithi : Krishna Amavasya Tithi Nakshatra : Kritika & Rohini Nakshatra
Yoga : Sukarma Yoga Abhijit Muhurat: (11:51 AM - 12:46 PM) is a favorable day to make important decisions.Rahu Kalam: (03:45 PM - 05:29 PM) should be avoided when embarking on new ventures. The above combinations characterize the day, lending a spiritually charged vibration to the day's actions and decisions. With the energies of Mars, boldness, will, and inner strength fueling this Tuesday (Mangalwara) and the Moon in Taurus (Vrishabha Rashi) material harmony, loyalty, and calm perseverance are the order of the day.
Additional Information Sun Rise 05:25 AM Sun Sign Vrishabha Sun Set 07:12 PM Moon Sign Vrishabha Moon Rise No Moonrise Paksha Krishna Moon Set 07:49 PM
Auspicious Time Period Abhijit: 11:51 AM to 12:46 PM
Inauspicious Time Period Gulikai Kalam: 12:18 PM to 02:02 PMYamaganda: 08:52 AM to 10:35 AM Rahu Kalam: 03:45 PM to 05:29 PM
Explaining the Panchang
What is Tithi? Tithi literally means the day of the Moon, and its location at any given time. It provides indications regarding the mood of the individual and decision-making ability. Tithi specifies certain spiritual influences in particular. All Tithis are significant in one way or another, so to indicate certain times which will be appropriate for significant things or activities is needed.
Tithi for today : Amavasya upto 08:31 AM, then Pratipada upto 05:02 AM, May 28
What is a Nakshatra? Nakshatras refer to moon constellations and a way to discover one's personality and line of life. Each Nakshatra has characteristics that determine the personality, traits, and deficits of an individual. Discovering one's Nakshatra would tell a person a great deal about his nature, emotional realm, spiritual unfolding, and global relationship.
Nakshatra for today - Krittika upto 05:32 AM, then Rohini upto 02:50 AM, May 28What is Yoga? Yog is a celestial alignment that has an effect on the cosmic energy of the day. Every Yog has some qualities to direct the potential for prosperity, success, and spiritual progress. Understanding the 'Yog' at birth aligns an individual with favorable energy for life advancement.
Yoga for today : Sukarma upto 10:54 PM
What is Karana? One Karan depicts half of a Tithi and is impacting specific actions and energies. Every Karan impacts timing, choice-making, and self-growth. This helps to understand which timings will be more appropriate for initiating new work, self-study, or spiritual practice.
Karana for today: Nagava upto 08:31 AM, Kinstughna upto 06:45 PM, Bava upto 05:02 AM, May 28
Vaar or Day of the week: Vaar refers to days of the week ruled by a planet and the planet thereby ruling the day's energy. Individuals say that your birth Vaar determines your nature, your sensitivity in emotions, and your approach to life. Knowing your birth Vaar helps in harmonizing your behavior according to the nature of planetary influence ruling the specific day.
Day of the Week : Tuesday ____________________________________________________________________________
Today's Fast/Festival
Shani Jayanti Shani Jayanti is celebrated in Hinduism as the birth anniversary of Lord Shani Dev, who is revered as the deity of justice and karma. On this day, devotees observe fasts, offer prayers, and present offerings like oil, black sesame seeds, black clothes, and blue flowers to Shani Dev. It is believed that worshipping Lord Shani on Shani Jayanti can reduce life's difficulties, obstacles, and planetary afflictions such as Sade Sati or Dhaiyya. This year, Shani Jayanti falls on Tuesday, 27th May 2025. Insulting or disrespecting anyone.
Avoid cutting your hair and nails.
Tamasic food (non-vegetarian, onion-garlic, etc.).
Anger and negative thoughts. Wake up during Brahma Muhurat. Mix black sesame seeds in your bath water and bathe.
Wear clean clothes, preferably in black or blue, which are considered auspicious.
In your home temple, place an idol or image of Shani Dev, and offer mustard oil, black sesame seeds, black gram (urad dal), cloves, and blue flowers.
While pouring oil over the Shani idol, chant: 'ॐ शं शनैश्चराय नमः' (Om Sham Shanaishcharaya Namah).
Recite the above mantra 108 times
Sit with devotion at home or in a temple and recite the Shani Chalisa. Read or listen to the Shani Jayanti Katha .
Offer donations of iron, black clothes, black shoes, sesame seeds, mustard oil, and jamun fruit.
In the evening, offer sesame, jaggery, khichdi, and foods made from black sesame to Shani Dev.
Conclude your fast by consuming the prasad. Jyeshtha Amavasya holds immense spiritual and religious significance in the Hindu calendar. On this day, if one performs sacred bathing, donations, tarpan (ancestral rites), and worship with sincerity, they are believed to attain relief from sins and blessings from their ancestors. This day is dedicated to the Pitru Devtas (forefathers) and is also observed as Shani Amavasya, as it marks the birth of Lord Shani. Hence, its astrological and religious significance is greatly enhanced. Begins: 12:11 PM, 26th May
Ends: 08:31 AM, 27th May Wake up early and take a holy bath. If possible, bathe in the Ganga or any sacred river.
If a river bath isn't possible, mix Ganga water in your home bath.
Take a copper vessel filled with water and add red flowers, rice, and turmeric.
Facing the East, offer Arghya (water offering) to the Sun God.
For the peace of your ancestors, offer tarpan with kusha grass, sesame seeds, and water. Perform pind daan with the help of a priest.
Light a lamp under a Peepal tree, offer water, turmeric, vermilion, and flowers. Do 7 or 11 circumambulations (parikramas) around the tree. Jyeshtha Amavasya holds deep astrological relevance as it is governed by the energies of both the Moon and the Sun. On this day, the Moon is completely invisible, making it a powerful time for emotional and mental purification.This tithi (lunar phase) is ideal for pacifying ancestral karmic debts and resolving hidden planetary imbalances. The Jyeshtha month, being hot and intense, aligns powerfully with Shani Dev, the slow-moving, secretive planet of karma.This day's rituals are particularly beneficial for: Reducing Pitru Dosha, Shani Dosha, Kaal Sarp Dosh,
Easing past-life karmic effects and
Promoting peace and balance in life.
Observing meditation, mantra chanting, and fasting today can restore inner harmony and planetary alignment.
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