Panchang for Monday, 24 May 2027
| Tithi | Chaturthi |
|---|---|
| Paksha | Krishna |
| Nakshatra | Purva Ashadha, pada 2 |
| Yoga | Shubha |
| Karana | Bava |
| Vara | Somavara |
| Sunrise (Ujjain, IST) | 05:42 |
| Sunset (Ujjain, IST) | 19:05 |
Today's tithi is Chaturthi, in the Krishna paksha, the waning half of the lunar month. The Moon moves through Purva Ashadha nakshatra, pada 2. The vara is Somavara, and the panchang's remaining limbs are Shubha yoga and Bava karana.
Purva Ashadha nakshatra
Purva Ashadha is the twentieth nakshatra, from 13°20' to 26°40' of Dhanu (Sagittarius), ruled by Venus, and its name means the earlier unconquered.
The stars are a pair in the lower part of the Archer, close to the shape modern observers know as the teapot. The symbol is a fan or a winnowing basket, the tool that separates grain from husk by throwing both into the air and letting the wind sort them.
The deities are the apas, the waters, which the tradition uses for anything that spreads, cleanses and finds its own level. The gana is Manushya (human) and the classical activity class is Ugra, fierce. Together with Uttara Ashadha it forms the second of the paired nakshatras, and the shared name means undefeated.
The theme is conviction: holding a position because you believe it rather than because you have proved it yet. That has obvious value and an obvious cost, and the winnowing image is the tradition's own answer to it. Throw the whole lot up and see what the wind takes.