Pañcāṅga · daily almanac
Panchang — Thursday, 25 July 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.
2024-07-25 · Ayanāṃśa 24.2002° (Lahiri) · sidereal
tithi · Lunar Day
Panchami
krishna pakṣa
nakshatra · Lunar Mansion
yoga · Sun–Moon Yoga
Atiganda
karana · Half-Tithi
Kaulava
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
8.61° Karka
Chandra
0.75° Meena
Mangala
8.84° Vrishabha
Budha
5.28° Simha
Guru
18.96° Vrishabha
Shukra
22.50° Karka
Shani
24.70° Kumbha
Rahu
15.76° Meena
Ketu
15.76° Kanya
Sidereal longitudes (Lahiri ayanāṃśa) computed for this date from the JPL ephemeris — the same numbers every other reading here is built on.