Calendar format

One page for each Chandramana masa (month). This format with a box (Square) for each day has been chosen over the Book format due to its convenience in usage

On the Top portion of page 

1. 1. 1. 1. 1. Details of the month – Samvatsara, Chandramana Masa, Ayana, Ruthu (Ruthu’s Abhimani Devatha), Masa Niyamaka (Month’s Lakshmi – Narayana’s names), Soura mana months, English (Gregorian) months. The Soura Masa’s Adithya (Surya’s) names are also given.
            2. Serial numbers of Samvatsara, Ruthu, Chandramana month, Souramana month are given.

In the Middle portion

1. 1. 1. 1. 1. Seven rows each depicting a day of the week and five columns make sufficient squares for the days of the month. Each day’s details are given in a square (box).
            2. For the convenience of sankalpa, Samvatsara, Ayana, Ruthu, Masa, Paksha, Thithi, Vara, Nakshatra, Yoga and Karana are arranged in
            3. Shukla paksha and Krishna paksha are visibly Their alternate names have been introduced.
            4. Shraddha Thithi can be easily
            5. End times of Thithi, Nakshatra, Yoga, Karana are given in Thus these are applicable to all places in India.
            6. In front of the day’s Nakshatra the phala (result) of the combination of Nakshatra and the weekday is indicated as (+) for Good and(-) for Not so good. [This is also referred as Anandadi Yogagalu.]
            7. Ekadashis have been highlighted in the squares In case of Deshabedha, details have been given.
            8. The Soura masa date is also given in the
            9. Each day’s Rahu Kala timings are given in each row along with the week day’s name.
            10. Each day’s Nakshatra Thyajya time’s beginning is given in the
            11. Each month’s Sun rise and Sun set times are given at 10 days’ interval for two places out of– Bangalore, Bijapur, Chennai, Thanjavur and Hyderabad (as applicable based on the language)

In the Bottom portion

1. 1. 1. 1. 1. Viseshas of the day – Vratas, Festivals and Haridinas (God’s days), Muhurthas for Upanayana and Vivaha.
            2. Sankramana timings of Surya Siddhantha, Drigganitha and Vakya Systems. Surya Siddhantha Sankramana Tharpana timings are also
            3. Sankshtahara Chathurthi, Ashunya Shayana Vrata, Krishnashtami, Naraka Chathurdashi are accompanied with the Moon rise (Chandrodaya) timings for Bangalore, Bijapur, Chennai, Hyderabad and Thanjavur.
            4. All saints of Uttaradi Mutt, Vyasaraja Mutt and Raghavendra Swamy Mutt find a place on their Aradhane day. Their place of Moola Brindavana, Year of entering Brindavana, Mutt and the serial number in the Mutt hierarchy are also given. Other important saint’s details are also given
            5. Shannavathy Shraddha days are
            6. Smarthas’ vratas like Chathurthi Vrata, Sapthami Vrata, Kruttika Upavasa, Shashti Upavasa, Shravana Upavasa, Sankashtahara Chaturthi etc. are given.
            7. Meshayana, Vrushabhayana are given.
            8. Time of Rashi pravesha for the different planets and their Astha and Udaya are given.
            9. In the same section, positions of the planets as per Drigganitha system at the beginning of each paksha are indicated in a Horoscope (Kundali) like Planets movements during the fortnight are also given. Ayanamsha for the fortnight is also given.
            10. Muslim masa’s beginning are also indicated (to pronounce that their calendar follows our chandramana system, except they do not have the concept of Adhika Masas).

In a single row at the bottom

1. 1. 1. 1. 1. Special feature of the season is given in a single It could be river Ganga’s sannidhana in different rivers, Guru Shukra Astha details, Oushadha muhurthas, Chathurmasa / Paksha masa / Mahalaya Gounakala etc.
            2. Some useful information is given in available

In the last two pages

1. 1. 1. 1. 1. Table of Muhurthas, Tharabala, Gowri Panchanga, Year’s Kandaya
            2. Panchanga Shravana and Makara Sankranthi purusha

 Panchanga Kartha

S Narasimha Rao was born in Holenarasipur (Karnataka) in 1948. He graduated as an Engineer from Bangalore University during 1968. He has extensive Consulting experience in Manufacturing Industries and Educational Institutions. At present, he is assisting Educational Institutions in establishing Quality Systems in order to attain Excellence in Quality and sustain the same.

He accidentally became a Panchanga-kartha. During mid 1997, he sought clarifications from Shri Bhushya Padmanabhachar, his family priest (from 1970), regarding the peculiarities he observed in the Panchanga. Shri Padmanabhachar, himself a Panchanga-kartha from 1968 taught him all about calculating the panchangam and also handed over preparation & publication of Thanjavur Panchangam (published from 1867) from the year 1998-99.

An English version of the panchangam was first published in calendar format from the year 2004-05, under the title “Panchangam in English ”. The hallmark of this panchangam is its User friendliness. Kannada and Tamil versions have followed. This year 2025-26, a Telugu version has been published.

From the year 2006-07, Panchangam is being published online for other countries; Singapore, USA’s Chicago, Washington, LosAngeles, Denver, UAE’s Dubai, UK’s London, Australia’s Sydney and Melbourne. These are available in the website panchangas.in These are also published in Sri Uttaradi Mutt’s website uttaradimutt.org/panchanga along with their Panchangas for India.

A book titled Basics of Panchangam has been written with the common man in view, to make him/her understand the contents of a Panchangam. Inquisitive peculiarities seen in the Panchangam (for example: Two thithis occurring on the same day, Same thithi occurring on two successive days, etc.) are explained in detail. Pictorial representations are given for clarity.

This book is available in kannada as Panchangada Moola Bhootha Amshagalu.

An extended version of the English book titled Basics of Panchangam and An Introduction to Astrology is available. Also in Amazon’s Kindle books.