Pañcāṅga · daily almanac
Panchang — Sunday, 21 May 2023
The five limbs of the day, computed from the real sky (sidereal, Lahiri ayanāṃśa, IST), beside what the Purāṇas actually say. Astronomy and cited scripture; never a forecast.
2023-05-21 · Ayanāṃśa 24.1837° (Lahiri) · sidereal
tithi · Lunar Day
Dwitiya
shukla pakṣa
nakshatra · Lunar Mansion
yoga · Sun–Moon Yoga
Sukarma
karana · Half-Tithi
Kaulava
vara · Weekday
Ravivara
What Mrigashira is said to favour
a settling day: what you put down today is what stays downMrigashira is the chapter's five fixed asterisms — for what should stay put — Agni Purāṇa 126.11–16
Suited to what the chapter gives this face: the chapter gives it building, planting, raising a banner.Mrigashira is lateral-faced — Agni Purāṇa 126.17–28
Where the grahas stood
Surya
5.79° Vrishabha
Chandra
24.87° Vrishabha
Mangala
6.17° Karka
Budha
13.09° Mesha
Guru
6.85° Mesha
Shukra
20.49° Mithuna
Shani
12.41° Kumbha
Rahu
8.59° Mesha
Ketu
8.59° Tula
Sidereal longitudes (Lahiri ayanāṃśa) computed for this date from the JPL ephemeris — the same numbers every other reading here is built on.