Pañcāṅga · daily almanac
Panchang — Tuesday, 15 October 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.
2024-10-15 · Ayanāṃśa 24.2034° (Lahiri) · sidereal
tithi · Lunar Day
Trayodashi
shukla pakṣa
nakshatra · Lunar Mansion
yoga · Sun–Moon Yoga
Vriddhi
karana · Half-Tithi
Kaulava
vara · Weekday
Mangalavara
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
28.19° Kanya
Chandra
26.99° Kumbha
Mangala
27.71° Mithuna
Budha
8.13° Tula
Guru
27.07° Vrishabha
Shukra
2.72° Vrishchika
Shani
19.31° Kumbha
Rahu
11.41° Meena
Ketu
11.41° Kanya
Sidereal longitudes (Lahiri ayanāṃśa) computed for this date from the JPL ephemeris — the same numbers every other reading here is built on.