Pañcāṅga · daily almanac
Panchang — Sunday, 2 August 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.
2026-08-02 · Ayanāṃśa 24.2285° (Lahiri) · sidereal
tithi · Lunar Day
Chaturthi
krishna pakṣa
nakshatra · Lunar Mansion
yoga · Sun–Moon Yoga
Atiganda
karana · Half-Tithi
Balava
vara · Weekday
Ravivara
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
15.78° Karka
Chandra
28.15° Kumbha
Mangala
29.70° Vrishabha
Budha
26.39° Mithuna
Guru
13.01° Karka
Shukra
1.15° Kanya
Shani
20.49° Meena
Rahu
6.65° Kumbha
Ketu
6.65° Simha
Sidereal longitudes (Lahiri ayanāṃśa) computed for this date from the JPL ephemeris — the same numbers every other reading here is built on.