Pañcāṅga · daily almanac
Panchang — Sunday, 4 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.
2026-01-04 · Ayanāṃśa 24.2204° (Lahiri) · sidereal
tithi · Lunar Day
Pratipada
krishna pakṣa
nakshatra · Lunar Mansion
yoga · Sun–Moon Yoga
Vaidhriti
karana · Half-Tithi
Kaulava
vara · Weekday
Ravivara
What Punarvasu is said to favour
an open day: the chapter puts no fence around itPunarvasu is named as commended for all acts — Agni Purāṇa 126.11–16
Suited to what the chapter gives this face: the chapter gives it building, planting, raising a banner.Punarvasu is lateral-faced — Agni Purāṇa 126.17–28
Where the grahas stood
Surya
19.68° Dhanu
Chandra
1.39° Karka
Mangala
20.98° Dhanu
Budha
9.45° Dhanu
Guru
26.71° Mithuna
Shukra
19.10° Dhanu
Shani
2.15° Meena
Rahu
17.78° Kumbha
Ketu
17.78° 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 Punarvasu
garp_1,59.2 । punarvasustathādityastiṣyaśca gurudaivataḥ । aśleṣāḥ sarpadevatyā maghāśca pitṛdevatāḥ ॥
garp_1,59.14 । aśvinīmaitrarevatyo mṛgamūlapunarvasu । puṣyā hastā tathā jyeṣṭhā prasthāne śreṣṭhamucyate ॥