Pañcāṅga · daily almanac
Panchang — Sunday, 14 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.
2023-05-14 · Ayanāṃśa 24.1835° (Lahiri) · sidereal
tithi · Lunar Day
Dashami
krishna pakṣa
nakshatra · Lunar Mansion
yoga · Sun–Moon Yoga
Vaidhriti
karana · Half-Tithi
Vanija
vara · Weekday
Ravivara
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
29.04° Mesha
Chandra
21.01° Kumbha
Mangala
2.20° Karka
Budha
11.70° Mesha
Guru
5.25° Mesha
Shukra
13.07° Mithuna
Shani
12.07° Kumbha
Rahu
8.97° Mesha
Ketu
8.97° Tula
Sidereal longitudes (Lahiri ayanāṃśa) computed for this date from the JPL ephemeris — the same numbers every other reading here is built on.