Pañcāṅga · daily almanac
Panchang — Thursday, 19 February 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.
2026-02-19 · Ayanāṃśa 24.2222° (Lahiri) · sidereal
tithi · Lunar Day
Dwitiya
shukla pakṣa
nakshatra · Lunar Mansion
yoga · Sun–Moon Yoga
Siddha
karana · Half-Tithi
Kaulava
vara · Weekday
Guruvara
What Purva Bhadrapada is said to favour
a sharp day: good for the difficult thing, poor for the delicate onePurva Bhadrapada is listed among the sharp asterisms; the chapter reserves them for hard, cutting work — Agni Purāṇa 126.11–16
Suited to what the chapter gives this face: the chapter gives it digging, foundations, medicine, teaching.Purva Bhadrapada is downward-faced — Agni Purāṇa 126.17–28
Where the grahas stood
Surya
6.39° Kumbha
Chandra
28.30° Kumbha
Mangala
26.86° Makara
Budha
24.47° Kumbha
Guru
21.51° Mithuna
Shukra
16.84° Kumbha
Shani
6.37° Meena
Rahu
15.34° Kumbha
Ketu
15.34° Simha
Sidereal longitudes (Lahiri ayanāṃśa) computed for this date from the JPL ephemeris — the same numbers every other reading here is built on.