Pañcāṅga · daily almanac
Panchang — Tuesday, 21 April 2026
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.
2026-04-21 · Ayanāṃśa 24.2245° (Lahiri) · sidereal
tithi · Lunar Day
Panchami
shukla pakṣa
nakshatra · Lunar Mansion
yoga · Sun–Moon Yoga
Shobhana
karana · Half-Tithi
Bava
vara · Weekday
Mangalavara
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
6.95° Mesha
Chandra
29.38° Vrishabha
Mangala
14.66° Meena
Budha
14.96° Meena
Guru
23.43° Mithuna
Shukra
2.25° Vrishabha
Shani
13.80° Meena
Rahu
12.11° Kumbha
Ketu
12.11° Simha
Sidereal longitudes (Lahiri ayanāṃśa) computed for this date from the JPL ephemeris — the same numbers every other reading here is built on.