Pañcāṅga · daily almanac
Panchang — Wednesday, 20 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.
2026-05-20 · Ayanāṃśa 24.2256° (Lahiri) · sidereal
tithi · Lunar Day
Panchami
shukla pakṣa
nakshatra · Lunar Mansion
yoga · Sun–Moon Yoga
Shula
karana · Half-Tithi
Bava
vara · Weekday
Budhavara
What Punarvasu is said to favour
an open day: the chapter puts no fence around itPunarvasu is named as commended for all acts — Agni Purāṇa 126.11–16
Suited to what the chapter gives this face: the chapter gives it building, planting, raising a banner.Punarvasu is lateral-faced — Agni Purāṇa 126.17–28
Where the grahas stood
Surya
5.05° Vrishabha
Chandra
23.55° Mithuna
Mangala
6.78° Mesha
Budha
11.93° Vrishabha
Guru
27.72° Mithuna
Shukra
7.24° Mithuna
Shani
16.95° Meena
Rahu
10.57° Kumbha
Ketu
10.57° Simha
Sidereal longitudes (Lahiri ayanāṃśa) computed for this date from the JPL ephemeris — the same numbers every other reading here is built on.
What the texts say of Punarvasu
garp_1,59.2 । punarvasustathādityastiṣyaśca gurudaivataḥ । aśleṣāḥ sarpadevatyā maghāśca pitṛdevatāḥ ॥
garp_1,59.14 । aśvinīmaitrarevatyo mṛgamūlapunarvasu । puṣyā hastā tathā jyeṣṭhā prasthāne śreṣṭhamucyate ॥