Pañcāṅga · daily almanac
Panchang — Friday, 2 January 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.
2026-01-02 · Ayanāṃśa 24.2204° (Lahiri) · sidereal
tithi · Lunar Day
Chaturdashi
shukla pakṣa
nakshatra · Lunar Mansion
yoga · Sun–Moon Yoga
Shukla
karana · Half-Tithi
Vanija
vara · Weekday
Shukravara
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
17.64° Dhanu
Chandra
1.61° Mithuna
Mangala
19.44° Dhanu
Budha
6.37° Dhanu
Guru
26.97° Mithuna
Shukra
16.59° Dhanu
Shani
2.02° Meena
Rahu
17.88° Kumbha
Ketu
17.88° Simha
Sidereal longitudes (Lahiri ayanāṃśa) computed for this date from the JPL ephemeris — the same numbers every other reading here is built on.