Eight plain-English explanations of how the Gujarati calendar actually works — what a tithi is, how choghadiya is calculated, why Vikram Samvat is 57 years ahead, and where rashi name letters come from. Written to be useful whether or not you ever install the app.
The Gujarati calendar is lunisolar and runs on Vikram Samvat. Its twelve months, why sud comes before vad, and what an adhik maas actually is.
Read the guide →A tithi is a lunar day defined by the angle between the Moon and the Sun. The thirty tithis, their Gujarati names, and why one sometimes skips or repeats.
Read the guide →Panchang means five limbs: tithi, vaar, nakshatra, yoga and karana. What each one measures, and how to read a daily Gujarati panchang without getting lost.
Read the guide →Choghadiya divides day and night into eight periods each. What Amrit, Shubh and Labh mean, which periods to avoid, and how the sequence is worked out.
Read the guide →Vikram Samvat runs about 57 years ahead of the Common Era. Where the era comes from, and why Gujarat starts its year in Kartak while North India starts in Chaitra.
Read the guide →The 27 nakshatras, how four padas map onto the twelve rashis, and the Gujarati name letters traditionally assigned to each sign.
Read the guide →Ekadashi falls twice a lunar month on the eleventh tithi. What the fast involves, why parana timing matters, and how vrat dates are decided.
Read the guide →Rahukaal takes one eighth of the day, panchak lasts five. What each one is, why two sources give different rahukaal times, and how a muhurat is put together.
Read the guide →Tithi, panchang, choghadiya, rashifal, festivals and bank holidays — in Gujarati, working offline. Free on Android and iPhone.
