Pañcāṅga · daily almanac
Panchang — Tuesday, 20 October 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.
2026-10-20 · Ayanāṃśa 24.2315° (Lahiri) · sidereal
tithi · Lunar Day
Navami
shukla pakṣa
nakshatra · Lunar Mansion
yoga · Sun–Moon Yoga
Shula
karana · Half-Tithi
Kaulava
vara · Weekday
Mangalavara
What Shravana is said to favour
Agni Purāṇa 126 does not classify Shravana; no quality is claimed for it.
Where the grahas stood
Surya
2.66° Tula
Chandra
20.26° Makara
Mangala
18.28° Karka
Budha
25.78° Tula
Guru
28.52° Karka
Shukra
8.85° Tula
Shani
15.86° Meena
Rahu
2.46° Kumbha
Ketu
2.46° 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 Shravana
śṛṅgamanyatra udvācyaṃ balanāṅgulalekhanāt // narp_1,54.169 // pañcatve goṅkaviśikhāḥ śeṣakarṇahatāḥ pṛthak / vikṛjyakāṅgasiddhāgnibhaktālabdhonasaṃyutāḥ // narp_1,54.170 // trijyādhikone śravaṇe vapūṃṣi syurhṛtāḥ kujāt / ṛjvoranṛjvorvivaraṃ gatyantaravibhājitam // narp_1,54.171 //
trijyādhikone śravaṇe vapūṃṣi syurhṛtāḥ kujāt / ṛjvoranṛjvorvivaraṃ gatyantaravibhājitam // narp_1,54.171 // vakrartvorgatiyogāmaṃ gamyetīte dinādikam / khanatyāsaṃskṛtauvveṣūdaksāmyenyentaraṃ yutiḥ // narp_1,54.172 // yāmyodakkheṭavivaraṃ mānaukyāddholpakaṃ yadā /