Pañcāṅga · daily almanac
Panchang — Friday, 20 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.
2026-02-20 · Ayanāṃśa 24.2222° (Lahiri) · sidereal
tithi · Lunar Day
Tritiya
shukla pakṣa
nakshatra · Lunar Mansion
yoga · Sun–Moon Yoga
Sadhya
karana · Half-Tithi
Gara
vara · Weekday
Shukravara
What Uttara Bhadrapada is said to favour
a settling day: what you put down today is what stays downUttara Bhadrapada is the chapter's five fixed asterisms — for what should stay put — Agni Purāṇa 126.11–16
Where the grahas stood
Surya
7.40° Kumbha
Chandra
11.99° Meena
Mangala
27.64° Makara
Budha
25.46° Kumbha
Guru
21.44° Mithuna
Shukra
18.09° Kumbha
Shani
6.48° Meena
Rahu
15.28° Kumbha
Ketu
15.28° Simha
Sidereal longitudes (Lahiri ayanāṃśa) computed for this date from the JPL ephemeris — the same numbers every other reading here is built on.