Pañcāṅga · daily almanac
Panchang — Monday, 18 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.
2026-05-18 · Ayanāṃśa 24.2256° (Lahiri) · sidereal
tithi · Lunar Day
Dwitiya
shukla pakṣa
nakshatra · Lunar Mansion
yoga · Sun–Moon Yoga
Sukarma
karana · Half-Tithi
Kaulava
vara · Weekday
Somavara
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
3.12° Vrishabha
Chandra
23.63° Vrishabha
Mangala
5.27° Mesha
Budha
7.60° Vrishabha
Guru
27.37° Mithuna
Shukra
4.85° Mithuna
Shani
16.76° Meena
Rahu
10.67° Kumbha
Ketu
10.67° Simha
Sidereal longitudes (Lahiri ayanāṃśa) computed for this date from the JPL ephemeris — the same numbers every other reading here is built on.