Pañcāṅga · daily almanac
Panchang — Wednesday, 23 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.
2026-12-23 · Ayanāṃśa 24.2339° (Lahiri) · sidereal
tithi · Lunar Day
Purnima
shukla pakṣa
nakshatra · Lunar Mansion
yoga · Sun–Moon Yoga
Shubha
karana · Half-Tithi
Vishti
vara · Weekday
Budhavara
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
7.19° Dhanu
Chandra
25.91° Vrishabha
Mangala
14.24° Simha
Budha
1.85° Dhanu
Guru
2.62° Simha
Shukra
20.85° Tula
Shani
13.84° Meena
Rahu
29.07° Makara
Ketu
29.07° Karka
Sidereal longitudes (Lahiri ayanāṃśa) computed for this date from the JPL ephemeris — the same numbers every other reading here is built on.