Pañcāṅga · daily almanac
Panchang — Wednesday, 21 December 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.
2022-12-21 · Ayanāṃśa 24.178° (Lahiri) · sidereal
tithi · Lunar Day
Trayodashi
krishna pakṣa
nakshatra · Lunar Mansion
yoga · Sun–Moon Yoga
Dhriti
karana · Half-Tithi
Vanija
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
5.17° Dhanu
Chandra
5.40° Vrishchika
Mangala
17.36° Vrishabha
Budha
25.24° Dhanu
Guru
5.88° Meena
Shukra
19.76° Dhanu
Shani
27.23° Makara
Rahu
16.60° Mesha
Ketu
16.60° Tula
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 ॥