Pañcāṅga · daily almanac
Panchang — Friday, 31 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.
2024-05-31 · Ayanāṃśa 24.1981° (Lahiri) · sidereal
tithi · Lunar Day
Navami
krishna pakṣa
nakshatra · Lunar Mansion
yoga · Sun–Moon Yoga
Vishkambha
karana · Half-Tithi
Taitila
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
16.10° Vrishabha
Chandra
23.40° Kumbha
Mangala
29.13° Meena
Budha
29.98° Mesha
Guru
7.05° Vrishabha
Shukra
14.92° Vrishabha
Shani
24.51° Kumbha
Rahu
18.67° Meena
Ketu
18.67° Kanya
Sidereal longitudes (Lahiri ayanāṃśa) computed for this date from the JPL ephemeris — the same numbers every other reading here is built on.