What is Yoga in Panchang?

Yoga (योग) in Panchang is one of 27 divisions of the combined sidereal longitudes of the Sun and Moon.

Each division spans 13°20′ of that combined position. As the Sun and Moon move, the yoga changes. The sequence starts with Vishkambha (विष्कम्भ) and ends with Vaidhriti (वैधृति), then repeats. Its periods are not fixed clock days.

How to read the row

The Yoga row gives the yoga active at sunrise in the selected city. Its ending time marks the transition to the next name.

For Delhi on 2 October 2026, it reads Vyatipata until 18:14, then Variyan. Vyatipata is the sunrise value; Variyan begins at 18:14 that evening. The row records the morning's value even after the change.

Yoga and nakshatra use different positions

Nakshatra describes the Moon's position alone. Panchang Yoga uses the combined Sun and Moon positions. Both have 27 divisions, but their names and transition times are different. A change of nakshatra does not require a simultaneous change of yoga.

Other meanings of yoga

This part of the Panchang is also called Nitya Yoga. It is distinct from physical yoga practice, planetary combinations in a birth chart, and calendar combinations such as Sarvartha Siddhi Yoga.

The dashboard's Now label does not rate the current Nitya Yoga. It follows the daily time-window rules described in how the verdict works. A yoga name and a Good or Avoid label can therefore appear together without describing the same thing.

The 27 Nitya Yogas

Number	Name
1	Vishkambha (विष्कम्भ)
2	Preeti (प्रीति)
3	Ayushman (आयुष्मान्)
4	Saubhagya (सौभाग्य)
5	Shobhana (शोभन)
6	Atiganda (अतिगण्ड)
7	Sukarma (सुकर्मा)
8	Dhriti (धृति)
9	Shoola (शूल)
10	Ganda (गण्ड)
11	Vriddhi (वृद्धि)
12	Dhruva (ध्रुव)
13	Vyaghata (व्याघात)
14	Harshana (हर्षण)
15	Vajra (वज्र)
16	Siddhi (सिद्धि)
17	Vyatipata (व्यतीपात)
18	Variyan (वरीयान्)
19	Parigha (परिघ)
20	Shiva (शिव)
21	Siddha (सिद्ध)
22	Sadhya (साध्य)
23	Shubha (शुभ)
24	Shukla (शुक्ल)
25	Brahma (ब्रह्म)
26	Indra (इन्द्र)
27	Vaidhriti (वैधृति)

Siddhi and Siddha are separate names in this sequence. Neither by itself means that Sarvartha Siddhi Yoga is present. Shukla Yoga is also separate from Shukla Paksha: one is a yoga name, the other the waxing fortnight.

See the traditional interpretation guide for the five parts together, or today's yoga on the Delhi dashboard.