Pañcāṅga · daily almanac
Panchang — Friday, 4 August 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.
2023-08-04 · Ayanāṃśa 24.1866° (Lahiri) · sidereal
tithi · Lunar Day
Tritiya
krishna pakṣa
nakshatra · Lunar Mansion
yoga · Sun–Moon Yoga
Atiganda
karana · Half-Tithi
Vishti
vara · Weekday
Shukravara
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
17.47° Karka
Chandra
23.03° Kumbha
Mangala
21.09° Simha
Budha
14.14° Simha
Guru
19.83° Mesha
Shukra
1.50° Simha
Shani
11.32° Kumbha
Rahu
4.62° Mesha
Ketu
4.62° Tula
Sidereal longitudes (Lahiri ayanāṃśa) computed for this date from the JPL ephemeris — the same numbers every other reading here is built on.