Panchang

Panchang is the hindu calendar. As the name Panchang shows, it has 5 aspects – Date, Day, Nakshatra, Yog, Karan. we use Panchang for finding the auspicious time, observing the movement of planets etc. Hindu calendar is mainly divided into two parts, one of which is Shukla Paksha and the other is Krishna Paksha. There are 16 types of Tithiyas, 27 types of Nakshatras and 7 Vaars and 27 types of Yogas and 2 types of Karans.