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Moon Calendar चन्द्र पंचांग

The Moon’s true face for every day of the month, read at sunrise. Tap a day for its tithi, light, the mind’s weather and three things that help.

कालात्मादिन कृन् मनस्तुहिनगुः सत्त्वं कुजो ज्ञो वचो जीवो ज्ञान सुखे सितश्च मदनो दुःखं दिनेशात्मजः । राजानौ रवि शीतगू क्षित सुतो नेता कुमारो बुधः सूरिर्दानव पूजितश्च सचिवौ प्रेष्यः सहस्रांशुजः ॥ १॥

The Sun signifies the soul; the Moon the mind; Mars strength; Mercury speech; Jupiter knowledge and happiness; Venus desire; and Saturn (the Sun’s son) sorrow. The Sun and Moon are the two royal planets; Mars is the army-commander; Mercury the heir-apparent; Jupiter and Venus (preceptors of the gods and of the demons) the two ministers; and Saturn the servant.

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July 2026

Read at sunrise for Ujjain, India

› Today
Sun
Mon
Tue
Wed
Thu
Fri
Sat
1 Pratipadā 99% 2 Dvitīyā 96% 3 Tṛtīyā 92% 4 Caturthī 86% 5 Pañcamī 78% 6 Ṣaṣṭhī 69% 7 Saptamī 59% 8 Aṣṭamī 48% 9 Navamī 37% 10 Daśamī 26% 11 Dvādaśī 16% 12 Trayodaśī 8% 13 Caturdaśī 3% 14 Amāvāsyā 0% 15 Pratipadā 1% 16 Dvitīyā 4% 17 Tṛtīyā 9% 18 Pañcamī 17% 19 Ṣaṣṭhī 26% 20 Saptamī 36% 21 Aṣṭamī 46% 22 Navamī 55% 23 Navamī 65% 24 Daśamī 74% 25 Ekādaśī 82% 26 Dvādaśī 88% 27 Trayodaśī 94% 28 Caturdaśī 98% 29 Pūrṇimā 100% 30 Pratipadā 100% 31 Dvitīyā 98%

Waning gibbous

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Sunday, 5 July 2026

Kṛṣṇa pakṣa · Pañcamī

Illumination 78%
Pakṣa-bala 69%

Pakṣa-bala — the Moon’s fortnight-strength in the ṣaḍbala scheme: its distance from the Sun out of 180°.

Tithi
Pañcamī (5/15 · until 13:31)
Nakṣatra
Śatabhiṣā
Moon’s rāśi
Kumbha
Moon–Sun angle
236.2°
Lord of the tithi
Śaśāṅka (the Moon) Bṛhat Saṁhitā 98.1
Tithi class
Pūrṇā “the full”

The mind today

The Moon rises later each night, still generous with light. The mind digests what the full Moon stirred up. It is a good time to teach, to thank, and to give things away.

Pūrṇā — A day of fullness. Count what is already complete — write down three things that went well before you sleep.

Three things that help

  1. Give something away — food, clothes, time. Generosity is the oldest mood-lifter.
  2. Talk through the week with someone you trust; say the thing out loud.
  3. A slow evening walk after dinner, without the phone.

A japa for the Moon

ॐ सोमाय नमः

The Moon’s nāma-mantra — “Oṁ, salutation to Soma”. Eleven slow repetitions, facing the Moon or a lamp.

This month at a glance July 2026

The month’s light
99% 1 78% 5 26% 10 0% 14 1% 15 36% 20 82% 25 100% 29 100% 30

The five moods of the tithi

Nandā “the joyful”

1 · 6 · 11

A day whose very name is joy. Let one small delight be deliberate — music, a favourite meal, a call to someone who makes you laugh.

Bhadrā “the gentle, the wholesome”

2 · 7 · 12

A steadying day. Routine is medicine today: regular meals, a tidy desk, an early night.

Jayā “the victorious”

3 · 8 · 13

A day of resolve. Pick the one task you have been avoiding and finish it — a small win lifts the whole mind.

Riktā “the emptying”

4 · 9 · 14

A day for emptying out: clear a drawer, an inbox, a grudge. The almanacs keep new beginnings for other days, which makes this a fine day to let go.

Pūrṇā “the full”

5 · 10 · 15

A day of fullness. Count what is already complete — write down three things that went well before you sleep.

Why the Moon, for the mind

कमलजविधातृहरियमशशांकषड्वक्त्रशक्रवसुभुजगाः । धर्मेशसवितृमन्मथकलयो विश्वे च तिथिपतयः ॥ ९८.१॥

Brahma (kamalaja), the Creator, Vishnu (hari), Yama, the Moon, Skanda (shadvaktra, "six-faced"), Indra, the Vasus, the serpents; the lord of dharma, Savitri/the Sun, Kama (Manmatha), the Kalas (or Shiva), and the Vishvedevas -- these are the lords of the lunar days.

अष्टमी नवमी चैव पक्षच्छिद्राः प्रकीर्तिताः । नन्दा भद्रा जया रिक्ता पूर्णा चेति सितासिताः ॥ ९२ ॥

The 8th and 9th are declared pakṣa-chidras. Nandā, Bhadrā, Jayā, Riktā and Pūrṇā (are the five tithi-groups) of the bright and dark fortnights.

कृष्णे च बलिनः क्रूराः सौम्या वीर्ययुता सिते । सौम्यायने सौम्यखेटो बली याम्यायनेऽपरः ॥ ३८ ॥

In the dark fortnight (Kṛṣṇa-pakṣa), the cruel [malefic planets] are strong; in the bright [fortnight] (Śukla-pakṣa), the benefics are endowed with vitality. In the northern course (Uttarāyaṇa), the benefic planets are strong; in the southern course (Dakṣiṇāyana), the others [the malefics are strong].

Readings and suggestions are Horā’s own reflections on these classical meanings — everyday self-care, offered with the tradition’s goodwill. If low mood, anxiety or sleeplessness stays for two weeks or more, please speak with a doctor or a mental-health professional.

Moon imagery: Solar System Scope (CC BY 4.0), lit for each day’s true Sun angle.

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