Panchang for Friday, 26 February 2027
| Tithi | Shashthi |
|---|---|
| Paksha | Krishna |
| Nakshatra | Swati, pada 4 |
| Yoga | Dhruva |
| Karana | Gara |
| Vara | Shukravara |
| Sunrise (Ujjain, IST) | 06:51 |
| Sunset (Ujjain, IST) | 18:28 |
Today's tithi is Shashthi, in the Krishna paksha, the waning half of the lunar month. The Moon moves through Swati nakshatra, pada 4. The vara is Shukravara, and the panchang's remaining limbs are Dhruva yoga and Gara karana.
Swati nakshatra
Swati is the fifteenth nakshatra, from 6°40' to 20°00' of Tula (Libra), ruled by Rahu, and its star is Arcturus, the bright orange one you find by following the curve of the Plough's handle.
The symbol is a young shoot bending in the wind, and the deity is Vayu, the wind itself. Both images are about something flexible enough to survive being moved. The gana is Deva (divine) and the classical activity class is Chara, movable, which groups it with Punarvasu, Shravana, Dhanishta and Shatabhisha.
Independence is the traditional theme, in the specific sense of a thing that can stand on its own and go where it likes. Trade, travel and negotiation sit here in the classical handbooks, along with anything that requires reading a situation and adjusting rather than holding a position.
The cost written into the image is real: a shoot that bends does not have deep roots yet, and flexibility and stability trade against each other. Which of the two a given piece of your life needs more is a judgement, and this Moon is a good prompt for making it.