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Timing & Dashas8/16/202610m read
Tithi Explained: The Thirty Lunar Days
A tithi is the time the Moon needs to gain 12 degrees on the Sun, which is why it is never exactly 24 hours. Here is why Hindu dates skip and repeat, all thirty tithis, and the five tithi groups.
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Timing & Dashas8/1/20267m read
What Is Panchang and the Panchang Calendar?
A Panchang is not a calendar of dates — it is five simultaneous measurements of a day, computed for your exact location. Here are the five limbs, why the Panchang for Mumbai differs from Delhi, and how Indian festival dates are actually decided.
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