Pañcāṅga · daily almanac
Panchang — Sunday, 18 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.
2026-01-18 · Ayanāṃśa 24.221° (Lahiri) · sidereal
tithi · Lunar Day
Amavasya
krishna pakṣa
nakshatra · Lunar Mansion
yoga · Sun–Moon Yoga
Harshana
karana · Half-Tithi
Chatushpada
vara · Weekday
Ravivara
What Uttara Ashadha is said to favour
a settling day: what you put down today is what stays downUttara Ashadha is the chapter's five fixed asterisms — for what should stay put — Agni Purāṇa 126.11–16
Where the grahas stood
Surya
3.94° Makara
Chandra
27.58° Dhanu
Mangala
1.80° Makara
Budha
1.76° Makara
Guru
24.83° Mithuna
Shukra
6.71° Makara
Shani
3.17° Meena
Rahu
17.03° Kumbha
Ketu
17.03° Simha
Sidereal longitudes (Lahiri ayanāṃśa) computed for this date from the JPL ephemeris — the same numbers every other reading here is built on.