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The weekday and the graha it belongs to. It is the fifth anga, and the one everybody already knows without knowing it is part of the panchang.
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Today
New Delhi · 11 August 2026VaarTuesdayruled by Mars
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The seven, and who rules them
the oldest part of the panchang| Day | Graha | Read for |
|---|---|---|
| SundayRavivar | Sun | authority, health, government work |
| MondaySomvar | Moon | the mind, water, travel, mothers |
| TuesdayMangalvar | Mars | courage, surgery, property, disputes |
| WednesdayBudhvar | Mercury | study, trade, writing, negotiation |
| ThursdayGuruvar | Jupiter | teaching, ceremony, money, children |
| FridayShukravar | Venus | marriage, comfort, art, vehicles |
| SaturdayShanivar | Saturn | labour, iron, land, anything slow |
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Why the days are named after grahas
the hora is what explains itDivide a day into twenty-four horas and give the first one to the day’s own graha. The rest follow the Chaldean order: Saturn, Jupiter, Mars, Sun, Venus, Mercury, Moon. Twenty-four horas later you reach the graha that rules the next day. Start on Sunday with the Sun, and the sequence gives Monday to the Moon, Tuesday to Mars, and so on to Saturday. The week comes out of the hora order, not the other way round, and you can check it on today’s horas.
The rest of the panchang
9 pagesToday’s panchangall five angas with exact timesTithithe lunar day, and when it endsNakshatrathe Moon’s position todayYogaSun and Moon added togetherKaranahalf a tithi, eleven of themVaarthe weekday and the graha that rules itHorathe planetary hour, all twenty-fourRahu kaalthe time to avoid starting new workChoghadiyaday and night, each split into eight
A panchang is the same for a whole city.
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