In-person class

Panchang Level 1 (In person)

The full Level 1 course in one day, in person with Guruji.

1 day, 4 hours · At the Chiplun office, 4 hours

₹1,799

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Included

  • Printed booklet
  • Tables
  • Tea and snacks
  • Certificate

After this course you will be able to

  • Identify the shaka, samvatsar, month and paksha on any day's Panchang
  • Explain tithi, vaar, nakshatra, yoga and karana
  • Read until when each part runs and what follows
  • Spot kshaya tithi, vriddhi tithi and Bhadra
  • Work out Rahu kaal from your town's sunrise and sunset

Syllabus

Day 1: Measuring time, tithi, vaar, nakshatra

  • What is where on a Panchang page
  • Shalivahan Shaka, the 60-year samvatsar cycle, ayana, six seasons, twelve months, amant vs purnimant
  • Tithi: the Sun-Moon gap, 30 tithi names, the five groups, udaya tithi, kshaya and vriddhi tithi
  • Vaar: sunrise to sunrise and how it differs from the calendar date
  • Nakshatra: the 27 nakshatras, their lords, janma nakshatra

Day 2: Yoga, karana, reading times, Rahu kaal, practice

  • Yoga: the Sun + Moon sum, 27 yogas, the 9 usually avoided
  • Karana: half a tithi, movable and fixed karanas, Vishti (Bhadra)
  • Reading times: the time shown is the end time; ghati-pal conversion
  • Sunrise, sunset and Rahu kaal for your own town
  • Practice: everyone reads a full day's Panchang and fills the sample; Guruji checks each one