Pañcāṅga · daily almanac
Panchang — Wednesday, 25 January 2023
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.
2023-01-25 · Ayanāṃśa 24.1793° (Lahiri) · sidereal
tithi · Lunar Day
Chaturthi
shukla pakṣa
nakshatra · Lunar Mansion
yoga · Sun–Moon Yoga
Parigha
karana · Half-Tithi
Vishti
vara · Weekday
Budhavara
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
10.83° Makara
Chandra
28.50° Kumbha
Mangala
14.89° Vrishabha
Budha
16.59° Dhanu
Guru
10.65° Meena
Shukra
3.53° Kumbha
Shani
0.88° Kumbha
Rahu
14.74° Mesha
Ketu
14.74° Tula
Sidereal longitudes (Lahiri ayanāṃśa) computed for this date from the JPL ephemeris — the same numbers every other reading here is built on.