Pañcāṅga · daily almanac
Panchang — Wednesday, 23 March 2022
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.
2022-03-23 · Ayanāṃśa 24.1675° (Lahiri) · sidereal
tithi · Lunar Day
Shashthi
krishna pakṣa
nakshatra · Lunar Mansion
yoga · Sun–Moon Yoga
Siddhi
karana · Half-Tithi
Gara
vara · Weekday
Budhavara
What Anuradha is said to favour
an open day: the chapter puts no fence around itAnuradha is named as commended for all acts — Agni Purāṇa 126.11–16
Suited to what the chapter gives this face: the chapter gives it building, planting, raising a banner.Anuradha is lateral-faced — Agni Purāṇa 126.17–28
Where the grahas stood
Surya
8.44° Meena
Chandra
12.61° Vrishchika
Mangala
18.58° Makara
Budha
28.23° Kumbha
Guru
25.06° Kumbha
Shukra
21.90° Makara
Shani
27.03° Makara
Rahu
1.06° Vrishabha
Ketu
1.06° Vrishchika
Sidereal longitudes (Lahiri ayanāṃśa) computed for this date from the JPL ephemeris — the same numbers every other reading here is built on.
What the texts say of Anuradha
garp_1,59.20 । anurādhā mṛgo jyeṣṭhā ete pārśvamukhāḥ smṛtāḥ । gajoṣṭrāśvabalīvardadamanaṃ mahiṣasya ca ॥
etai mṛtyuyutā hyeṣu sarvakarmāṇi varjayet । garp_1,59.43 । haster'kaśca guruḥ puṣye anurādhā budhe śubhā ॥