Pañcāṅga · daily almanac
Panchang — Sunday, 9 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.
2026-08-09 · Ayanāṃśa 24.2287° (Lahiri) · sidereal
tithi · Lunar Day
Dwadashi
krishna pakṣa
nakshatra · Lunar Mansion
yoga · Sun–Moon Yoga
Harshana
karana · Half-Tithi
Kaulava
vara · Weekday
Ravivara
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
22.48° Karka
Chandra
5.00° Mithuna
Mangala
4.39° Mithuna
Budha
5.12° Karka
Guru
14.56° Karka
Shukra
8.25° Kanya
Shani
20.37° Meena
Rahu
6.28° Kumbha
Ketu
6.28° Simha
Sidereal longitudes (Lahiri ayanāṃśa) computed for this date from the JPL ephemeris — the same numbers every other reading here is built on.