Pañcāṅga · daily almanac
Panchang — Friday, 3 February 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.
2023-02-03 · Ayanāṃśa 24.1797° (Lahiri) · sidereal
tithi · Lunar Day
Trayodashi
shukla pakṣa
nakshatra · Lunar Mansion
yoga · Sun–Moon Yoga
Vishkambha
karana · Half-Tithi
Taitila
vara · Weekday
Shukravara
What Punarvasu is said to favour
an open day: the chapter puts no fence around itPunarvasu 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.Punarvasu is lateral-faced — Agni Purāṇa 126.17–28
Where the grahas stood
Surya
19.97° Makara
Chandra
22.82° Mithuna
Mangala
16.60° Vrishabha
Budha
25.33° Dhanu
Guru
12.31° Meena
Shukra
14.73° Kumbha
Shani
1.94° Kumbha
Rahu
14.27° Mesha
Ketu
14.27° 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 Punarvasu
garp_1,59.2 । punarvasustathādityastiṣyaśca gurudaivataḥ । aśleṣāḥ sarpadevatyā maghāśca pitṛdevatāḥ ॥
garp_1,59.14 । aśvinīmaitrarevatyo mṛgamūlapunarvasu । puṣyā hastā tathā jyeṣṭhā prasthāne śreṣṭhamucyate ॥