Pañcāṅga · daily almanac
Panchang — Friday, 18 December 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.
2026-12-18 · Ayanāṃśa 24.2337° (Lahiri) · sidereal
tithi · Lunar Day
Navami
shukla pakṣa
nakshatra · Lunar Mansion
yoga · Sun–Moon Yoga
Vyatipata
karana · Half-Tithi
Kaulava
vara · Weekday
Shukravara
What Uttara Bhadrapada is said to favour
a settling day: what you put down today is what stays downUttara Bhadrapada is the chapter's five fixed asterisms — for what should stay put — Agni Purāṇa 126.11–16
Where the grahas stood
Surya
2.10° Dhanu
Chandra
14.38° Meena
Mangala
13.11° Simha
Budha
24.06° Vrishchika
Guru
2.75° Simha
Shukra
16.37° Tula
Shani
13.75° Meena
Rahu
29.33° Makara
Ketu
29.33° Karka
Sidereal longitudes (Lahiri ayanāṃśa) computed for this date from the JPL ephemeris — the same numbers every other reading here is built on.