"Panchang" ka arth hai paanch ang. Adhiktar log ise bina yeh jaane prayog karte hain ki wo paanch kya hain, jisse yeh yaad karne wale naamon ki soochi lagne lagta hai. Aisa hai nahin. Har ang ek maap hai, aur paanch mein se chaar sirf do sankhyaon se nikalte hain: Surya kahan hai aur Chandra kahan hai.

Tithi — Chandra ka Surya se door hatna

Chandra ka ansh lijiye, usmein se Surya ka ghataiye, aur parinaam ko 12 ansh se bhag dijiye. Wahi tithi hai. Chandra maas mein tees tithiyan isliye hain kyunki 360 mein 12 ka bhag 30 hota hai.

Isiliye tithi din nahin hai. Chandrama ki chaal badalti rehti hai — wo kabhi Prithvi ke zyada nikat hota hai, kabhi door — isliye ek tithi lagbhag 19 se 26 ghante tak ki ho sakti hai. Kuch tithiyan chhoot jaati hain aur kuch lagataar do suryoday par padti hain.

Nakshatra — taaron ke saapeksh Chandra

Nirayan rashichakra ko 27 barabar bhagon mein baantiye, har ek 13 ansh 20 kala ka. Chandrama jis bhag mein hai wahi nakshatra hai. Har nakshatra ke chaar pad hote hain, 3 ansh 20 kala ke.

Chandrama ek nakshatra ek din se kuch kam mein paar karta hai. Yahi wo ang hai jispar Vimshottari dasha tiki hai: janm ke samay Chandra jis nakshatra mein tha, wahi tay karta hai ki aap kis grah ki dasha mein janme aur usmein se kitni shesh thi.

Yog — dono jyotiyon ka yog

Surya ke ansh mein Chandra ka ansh jodiye, aur 13 ansh 20 kala se bhag dijiye. Isse 27 yogon mein se ek milta hai. Do anshon ko jodne ka koi spasht bhautik arth nahin hai, aur yeh keh dena hi imaandari hai — yeh ek paramparik rachna hai, kisi cheez ka avlokan nahin.

Karan — aadhi tithi

Wahi antar jo tithi mein hai, par 12 ke bajaye 6 ansh se bhag dekar. Isliye har tithi mein do karan hote hain, chandra maas mein saath, jo gyarah ke ek dohraate samooh se aate hain.

Vaar — hafte ka din

Yahi ek ang hai jiska Surya-Chandra ki sthiti se koi sambandh nahin. Yeh bas hafte ka din hai, har ek kisi grah ka, aur yeh madhyaratri se nahin, suryoday se suryoday tak chalta hai.

Aapka panchang kisi aur se alag kyun hai

Teen sadharan kaaran, inmein se koi truti nahin:

  • Sthan. Chennai aur Delhi ke suryoday mein lagbhag chalis minute ka antar hai. Kyunki panchang ka din suryoday se shuru hota hai, sab kuch usi ke saath khiskta hai.
  • Ayanamsa. Nakshatra nirayan rashichakra par nirbhar hai. Lahiri ke bajaye Raman prayog karne wala panchang seema ke paas kabhi-kabhi alag nakshatra bataayega.
  • Kaun sa kshan liya gaya. Kuch panchang suryoday ki tithi dete hain, kuch wo jo din ke adhiktar bhag chalti hai.

Hamara panchang aapke chune sthan ke liye ganana karta hai aur har ang ki samapti ka samay batata hai, taaki seemayein aap swayam dekh sakein.