Pañcāṅga · daily almanac
Panchang — Saturday, 11 December 2021
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.
2021-12-11 · Ayanāṃśa 24.1636° (Lahiri) · sidereal
tithi · Lunar Day
Ashtami
shukla pakṣa
nakshatra · Lunar Mansion
yoga · Sun–Moon Yoga
Siddhi
karana · Half-Tithi
Bava
vara · Weekday
Shanivara
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
25.26° Vrishchika
Chandra
27.70° Kumbha
Mangala
4.34° Vrishchika
Budha
1.95° Dhanu
Guru
2.71° Kumbha
Shukra
1.03° Makara
Shani
15.67° Makara
Rahu
6.47° Vrishabha
Ketu
6.47° Vrishchika
Sidereal longitudes (Lahiri ayanāṃśa) computed for this date from the JPL ephemeris — the same numbers every other reading here is built on.