Pañcāṅga · daily almanac
Panchang — Wednesday, 18 March 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.
2026-03-18 · Ayanāṃśa 24.2232° (Lahiri) · sidereal
tithi · Lunar Day
Amavasya
krishna pakṣa
nakshatra · Lunar Mansion
yoga · Sun–Moon Yoga
Shubha
karana · Half-Tithi
Chatushpada
vara · Weekday
Budhavara
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
3.44° Meena
Chandra
23.33° Kumbha
Mangala
18.12° Kumbha
Budha
14.60° Kumbha
Guru
20.95° Mithuna
Shukra
20.46° Meena
Shani
9.61° Meena
Rahu
13.91° Kumbha
Ketu
13.91° Simha
Sidereal longitudes (Lahiri ayanāṃśa) computed for this date from the JPL ephemeris — the same numbers every other reading here is built on.