Pañcāṅga · daily almanac
Panchang — Saturday, 30 March 2024
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.
2024-03-30 · Ayanāṃśa 24.1958° (Lahiri) · sidereal
tithi · Lunar Day
Panchami
krishna pakṣa
nakshatra · Lunar Mansion
yoga · Sun–Moon Yoga
Siddhi
karana · Half-Tithi
Taitila
vara · Weekday
Shanivara
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
15.85° Meena
Chandra
11.36° Vrishchika
Mangala
11.47° Kumbha
Budha
2.60° Mesha
Guru
22.79° Mesha
Shukra
28.52° Kumbha
Shani
19.21° Kumbha
Rahu
21.96° Meena
Ketu
21.96° Kanya
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 ॥