MyPanchang (Mahesh Shastri)
MyPanchang is a diaspora-focused online panchang platform founded by Seattle-based Pandit Mahesh Shastri in 2006. Computes location-specific panchanga for cities worldwide. Founder was trained by his grandfather Pt. Maganlal Devshankar Shastri (Yajurvedacharya).
Key Facts
| Region | Global (Seattle-based) |
| Language | English, Hindi, Tamil, Telugu, Kannada, Marathi, Gujarati |
| Publisher | MyPanchang.com (Pandit Mahesh Shastri) |
| Founder | Pandit Mahesh Shastri |
| Founded | 2006 |
| Calculation | Drik Siddhanta |
| Website | www.mypanchang.com |
| Where to Get | mypanchang.com (free) |
About MyPanchang (Mahesh Shastri)
MyPanchang is a diaspora-focused online panchang platform founded by Seattle-based Pandit Mahesh Shastri in 2006. Computes location-specific panchanga for cities worldwide. Founder was trained by his grandfather Pt. Maganlal Devshankar Shastri (Yajurvedacharya).
Publisher & Tradition
MyPanchang (Mahesh Shastri) is published by MyPanchang.com (Pandit Mahesh Shastri) (founded 2006). The publication is part of the Digital Panchang Platforms tradition — Online and app-based panchang platforms — Drik Panchang (most popular), My Panchang, Prokerala, AstroSage, Vedic Rishi, Click Astro, and other digital panchang services.
Founder / Compiler: Pandit Mahesh Shastri.
Calculation System
This panchangam uses Drik Ganita (modern observational astronomy) with the Lahiri Ayanamsa standard adopted by the Government of India. Drik calculations give astronomically precise tithi junctions, nakshatra changes, and sunrise / sunset timings.
Standard Panchanga Contents
A typical edition of MyPanchang (Mahesh Shastri) includes:
- Daily panchanga — tithi, nakshatra, yoga, karana, vara
- Sunrise / sunset / moonrise / moonset for principal cities
- Rahu Kalam, Yamagandam, Gulikai, Varjyam, Durmuhurtam windows
- Annual festival calendar (Hindu, regional, sect-specific)
- Eclipse predictions with regional visibility
- Muhurtam tables — marriage, gruhapravesam, business, travel
- 12-rasi annual phalalu / rasi-bhavishya (yearly predictions)
- Sade Sati, Guru Peyarchi, Shani transit data
Where to Obtain
mypanchang.com (free).
Official website: www.mypanchang.com
Language & Region
Published primarily in English, Hindi, Tamil, Telugu, Kannada, Marathi, Gujarati for the audience of Global (Seattle-based). Annual editions are typically released ahead of the relevant New Year — Ugadi (Telugu / Kannada), Puthandu (Tamil), Vishu (Kerala), Vikram Samvat Pratipada (North India), Poila Boishakh (Bengali), Vishuva Sankranti (Odia), or Bikram Sambat (Nepal).