Pañcāṅga · daily almanac
Panchang — Thursday, 28 September 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.
2023-09-28 · Ayanāṃśa 24.1887° (Lahiri) · sidereal
tithi · Lunar Day
Chaturdashi
shukla pakṣa
nakshatra · Lunar Mansion
yoga · Sun–Moon Yoga
Ganda
karana · Half-Tithi
Vanija
vara · Weekday
Guruvara
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
10.70° Kanya
Chandra
24.70° Kumbha
Mangala
26.50° Kanya
Budha
24.59° Simha
Guru
20.47° Mesha
Shukra
27.45° Karka
Shani
7.44° Kumbha
Rahu
1.71° Mesha
Ketu
1.71° Tula
Sidereal longitudes (Lahiri ayanāṃśa) computed for this date from the JPL ephemeris — the same numbers every other reading here is built on.