Pañcāṅga · daily almanac
Panchang — Saturday, 4 May 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.
2024-05-04 · Ayanāṃśa 24.1971° (Lahiri) · sidereal
tithi · Lunar Day
Ekadashi
krishna pakṣa
nakshatra · Lunar Mansion
yoga · Sun–Moon Yoga
Vaidhriti
karana · Half-Tithi
Balava
vara · Weekday
Shanivara
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
20.09° Mesha
Chandra
27.19° Kumbha
Mangala
8.59° Meena
Budha
24.75° Meena
Guru
0.69° Vrishabha
Shukra
11.70° Mesha
Shani
22.72° Kumbha
Rahu
20.10° Meena
Ketu
20.10° Kanya
Sidereal longitudes (Lahiri ayanāṃśa) computed for this date from the JPL ephemeris — the same numbers every other reading here is built on.