Pañcāṅga · daily almanac
Panchang — Thursday, 30 March 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.
2023-03-30 · Ayanāṃśa 24.1818° (Lahiri) · sidereal
tithi · Lunar Day
Navami
shukla pakṣa
nakshatra · Lunar Mansion
yoga · Sun–Moon Yoga
Atiganda
karana · Half-Tithi
Kaulava
vara · Weekday
Guruvara
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
15.12° Meena
Chandra
27.89° Mithuna
Mangala
8.16° Mithuna
Budha
27.89° Meena
Guru
24.52° Meena
Shukra
21.78° Mesha
Shani
8.36° Kumbha
Rahu
11.35° Mesha
Ketu
11.35° 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 ॥