Pañcāṅga · daily almanac
Panchang — Sunday, 7 May 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.
2023-05-07 · Ayanāṃśa 24.1832° (Lahiri) · sidereal
tithi · Lunar Day
Dwitiya
krishna pakṣa
nakshatra · Lunar Mansion
yoga · Sun–Moon Yoga
Parigha
karana · Half-Tithi
Gara
vara · Weekday
Ravivara
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
22.28° Mesha
Chandra
11.82° Vrishchika
Mangala
28.28° Mithuna
Budha
13.90° Mesha
Guru
3.63° Mesha
Shukra
5.45° Mithuna
Shani
11.65° Kumbha
Rahu
9.34° Mesha
Ketu
9.34° 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 ॥