Pañcāṅga · daily almanac
Panchang — Tuesday, 12 May 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.
2026-05-12 · Ayanāṃśa 24.2253° (Lahiri) · sidereal
tithi · Lunar Day
Dashami
krishna pakṣa
nakshatra · Lunar Mansion
yoga · Sun–Moon Yoga
Vaidhriti
karana · Half-Tithi
Vishti
vara · Weekday
Mangalavara
What Purva Bhadrapada is said to favour
a sharp day: good for the difficult thing, poor for the delicate onePurva Bhadrapada is listed among the sharp asterisms; the chapter reserves them for hard, cutting work — Agni Purāṇa 126.11–16
Suited to what the chapter gives this face: the chapter gives it digging, foundations, medicine, teaching.Purva Bhadrapada is downward-faced — Agni Purāṇa 126.17–28
Where the grahas stood
Surya
27.33° Mesha
Chandra
25.83° Kumbha
Mangala
0.74° Mesha
Budha
24.53° Mesha
Guru
26.38° Mithuna
Shukra
27.66° Vrishabha
Shani
16.15° Meena
Rahu
10.99° Kumbha
Ketu
10.99° Simha
Sidereal longitudes (Lahiri ayanāṃśa) computed for this date from the JPL ephemeris — the same numbers every other reading here is built on.