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Hindu Calendar Today
What "today" means on the Hindu calendar
Unlike the Gregorian calendar's single midnight-to-midnight day, the Hindu calendar's date is a combination of several independent cycles running at once: a lunar Masa (month), a lunar Tithi (day), a solar-lunar Vasara (weekday), and a year-count in whichever era — Vikram Samvat or Shaka Samvat — your region uses. All of these are shown above, calculated live for this exact moment.
Want more precision? The Panchang has five core elements in total — Tithi, Vara, Nakshatra, Yoga and Karana — see the full live Panchanga for all five at once, or drill into just today's Tithi and this month's Tithi calendar.
Frequently asked questions
What Hindu month is it right now?
See the "Hindu Month (Masa)" card above — it updates automatically based on today's date. For the full list of all 12 months and their meanings, see our Hindu Calendar Months guide.
How is today's Tithi calculated?
Tithi is the angular distance between the Moon and Sun, divided into 30 equal 12° segments. This page (and our dedicated Tithi Today page) calculate it live using simplified sidereal astronomical formulas, not a fixed lookup table.
What's the difference between Vikram Samvat and Shaka Samvat?
Vikram Samvat is the older, more widely used civil era in North India, beginning 57 BCE. Shaka Samvat is India's official National Calendar era, beginning 78 CE. See Vikram vs Shaka Samvat for the full comparison, or use our Vikram Samvat calendar & converter to check any year.