Telugu Jathakam & Panchangam
Telugu Jathakam, Panchangam and Muhurtham, calculated accurately
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Telugu Jathakam, made from your birth details
A Telugu Jathakam is the birth chart every Telugu family prepares for a child: the Rashi, Nakshatra, Lagna and the position of all nine grahas at the exact moment of birth. It's the reference used later for naming, marriage matching, and choosing dates for ceremonies. Enter your date, time and place of birth above and this tool computes your telugu jathakam online in a few seconds, with every value shown in Telugu script next to its English name, the way a family priest or a printed almanac would present it, not as a translated afterthought.
The chart is calculated fresh for every request using the Lahiri sidereal system and the Swiss Ephemeris, the same reference astronomy that professional Vedic astrology software is built on. There's no canned lookup table behind it: the Sun, Moon and planetary positions come from the actual date, time and coordinates you give it.
What your Jathakam shows
Rashi is your Moon sign, one of twelve, and the one most people mean when they ask "what's your telugu rashi". Because it depends on the Moon and not the Sun, it can only be found from date and time together, not date alone. Nakshatra is one of 27 lunar constellations the Moon occupied at your birth, further divided into four Padas; it's what a Namakaranam name letter and a marriage Porutham comparison are both built from. Lagna, the ascendant, is the sign rising on the eastern horizon at your exact birth moment. It changes roughly every two hours, so it's the value most sensitive to an inaccurate birth time. Alongside these, the tool lists your birth Tithi and every graha's sidereal position and sign, the full set a priest or astrologer needs to read a chart or check a telugu jathakam for marriage.
Today's Panchangam
The panel next to the form shows today panchangam: the Vaara (weekday), Tithi and Nakshatra for today, refreshed automatically each day from the same calculation engine. It's a quick daily reference even if you don't need a full chart, useful for checking what Tithi it is before a fast, a puja, or planning around an upcoming Ekadashi.
Built for one Telugu family, not three separate tools
Most Telugu astrology sites split a birth chart, a daily Panchangam, wedding Muhurtham dates and baby name suggestions across separate, disconnected pages, sometimes separate sites entirely. Jathakam Pro is built around one calculation engine so those stay connected: your Nakshatra from your Jathakam is the same Nakshatra a Namakaranam name suggestion or a Rashi Phalalu reading would use. Two features are on the roadmap and not live yet: telugu marriage muhurtham dates 2026 and gruha pravesham muhurtham date-selection (auspicious-date rule tables on top of the Panchangam data above), and a Nakshatra-based baby names in telugu finder for new born baby names by date of birth and time. Both will use the same engine already powering the Jathakam and Panchangam above.
Limitations, honestly
Birth time accuracy matters most for Lagna and Nakshatra Pada; if you only have an approximate time, treat those two values as approximate too. The place-of-birth search above covers around 160 Telugu-region and major Indian cities with fixed coordinates rather than a full geocoder, if your town isn't listed, pick the nearest city, the difference in longitude rarely changes the chart. Times are assumed IST (UTC+5:30); if you were born elsewhere, convert to IST first. And this tool computes the chart, it doesn't interpret it, for guidance on what a specific placement means, pair the result with a priest or astrologer's reading.
Who this is for
Parents preparing a Jathakam for a newborn, someone who needs their own chart for a marriage discussion, or a family that just wants to know today's Tithi before a fast or a puja all land in the same place here. It also works well as a quick reference before a visit to a priest or astrologer: generate the chart first, so the conversation starts from Rashi, Nakshatra and Lagna already in hand rather than spending the first few minutes calculating them by hand from a printed table.
If you're comparing two charts for a telugu jathakam matching conversation, generate each person's Jathakam separately using their own birth details, then note down both Rashis and Nakshatras. Full ten-point Porutham matching is a separate, deeper comparison a priest or astrologer usually does by hand, but the Rashi and Nakshatra this tool gives you are the two inputs that matching starts from.
How the calculation works
Behind the form, the birth date, time and place are converted to Julian Day and fed to the Swiss Ephemeris to get the Sun, Moon and planetary positions at that instant, first in the tropical zodiac, then shifted to the Lahiri sidereal zodiac that Telugu and other Vedic astrology traditions use. The Lahiri ayanamsa (the offset between the two zodiacs) grows by roughly 50 arcseconds a year, so a tropical calculation and a sidereal one for the same birth moment place the Moon in noticeably different signs. That distinction is also why a telugu jathakam by date of birth alone, without a time, can only give you an approximate Rashi and Tithi: Lagna and the Moon's exact Nakshatra Pada both need the time to pin down precisely.
Frequently asked questions
What is Telugu Jathakam and why is it prepared at birth?
A Telugu Jathakam is a birth chart: the position of the Sun, Moon and planets at the exact moment and place you were born, mapped to your Rashi, Nakshatra and Lagna. Families prepare it at birth because those positions never repeat, and they are used later for naming, marriage matching and choosing auspicious dates.
How do I find my Rashi (రాశి) in Telugu from my date of birth?
Your Rashi is set by the Moon's sign at your birth, not the Sun's, so it depends on birth date and time together. Enter your date, time and place above and your Rashi appears in Telugu and English in the Jathakam result, calculated from the Moon's sidereal longitude.
What is Nakshatra and Pada, and how are they calculated?
Nakshatra is one of 27 lunar constellations the Moon occupies at birth; Pada is a quarter-division within it (1 to 4), used for naming and marriage matching. Both come directly from the Moon's sidereal longitude at your birth time, shown alongside your Rashi in the result above.
What is Lagna (ఆస్కందనం) and why does birth time matter for it?
Lagna, the ascendant, is the zodiac sign rising on the eastern horizon at the moment of birth. Unlike Rashi, it changes roughly every two hours, so even a 15-30 minute error in birth time can shift it to a neighbouring sign. If you are unsure of the exact time, treat the Lagna as approximate.
How accurate is an online Telugu Jathakam compared to a traditional astrologer's chart?
The math is identical: this calculator uses the Lahiri sidereal system with the Swiss Ephemeris, the same reference ephemeris most professional Vedic astrology software uses. Accuracy in practice comes down to your birth details, exact time and place matter more than which tool does the calculation.
Can I generate a Telugu Jathakam without knowing the exact birth time?
You can, but Lagna and the Moon's exact Nakshatra Pada are time-sensitive and may shift with an inaccurate time. Rashi and Tithi are more forgiving. If your birth certificate or hospital record has a recorded time, use that over a remembered estimate.
What is Tithi and how is it different from the Gregorian date?
Tithi is a lunar day, one of 30 divisions of the Moon's monthly cycle relative to the Sun, and it does not align with the Gregorian calendar date. A single Gregorian day can span two Tithis, or one Tithi can span two Gregorian days, which is why festival dates shift every year.
How is a marriage Muhurtham date chosen in Telugu tradition?
A marriage Muhurtham combines several factors: an auspicious Tithi, Nakshatra and Yoga, avoiding inauspicious periods like Rahu Kalam, and checking against both partners' Jathakams for compatibility. Telugu marriage Muhurtham dates for 2026 are on our roadmap as a dedicated feature; today's Panchangam above is the underlying daily data.
What is Gruha Pravesham Muhurtham and when should it be performed?
Gruha Pravesham is the housewarming ceremony for entering a newly built or purchased home. Its Muhurtham is chosen the same way as a marriage date: a favourable Tithi and Nakshatra combination, avoiding Rahu Kalam and other inauspicious windows. This is a planned addition to the site.
What is Namakaranam and how is the baby's Nakshatra used to pick a name letter?
Namakaranam is the naming ceremony, traditionally held on the 11th or 12th day after birth. Each of the 27 Nakshatra Padas maps to a starting sound, so a baby born under a given Nakshatra and Pada is named with a matching first letter. A Nakshatra-based baby name finder is planned for this site.
How do I match two Jathakams for marriage compatibility (Rashi/Nakshatra Porutham)?
Traditional matching (Porutham) compares both partners' Rashi and Nakshatra across ten factors (Dasa Sandhi, Guna Milan and others) to estimate compatibility. Generate each partner's Jathakam above to get the Rashi and Nakshatra inputs a priest or astrologer needs for full matching.
What is Ekadashi and how many are there in a year?
Ekadashi is the 11th Tithi of each lunar fortnight, observed as a fasting day. There are two Ekadashis a month, one in the waxing (Shukla) and one in the waning (Krishna) half, for 24 in most years and occasionally 26 when an extra lunar month occurs.
What is the difference between Amavasya and Pournami?
Amavasya is the new moon, the 30th and final Tithi of the lunar month, when the Moon is not visible. Pournami is the full moon, the 15th Tithi, when the Moon is fully illuminated. Both mark the boundaries of the Shukla (waxing) and Krishna (waning) fortnights.
Why do Telugu festival dates change every year on the Gregorian calendar?
Telugu festivals are set by Tithi, a lunar measure, while the Gregorian calendar is solar. The two drift apart through the year, so a festival tied to a fixed Tithi lands on a different Gregorian date annually, and roughly every three years an extra lunar month realigns them.
What is Rahu Kalam and why is it considered inauspicious?
Rahu Kalam is a roughly 90-minute period that occurs at a different time each day of the week, traditionally avoided for starting new ventures, travel or ceremonies. It is calculated by dividing daylight hours into eight parts and assigning one to Rahu based on the weekday.
Can I use this for a baby born outside India (different timezone)?
Yes, though the calculator currently assumes IST (UTC+5:30) by default since most of our users are in India. If you were born in a different timezone, convert the birth time to IST before entering it, or note the offset when reading the result.