Pañcāṅga · daily almanac
Panchang — Sunday, 24 November 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.
2024-11-24 · Ayanāṃśa 24.2049° (Lahiri) · sidereal
tithi · Lunar Day
Navami
krishna pakṣa
nakshatra · Lunar Mansion
yoga · Sun–Moon Yoga
Vaidhriti
karana · Half-Tithi
Gara
vara · Weekday
Ravivara
What Purva Phalguni is said to favour
a sharp day: good for the difficult thing, poor for the delicate onePurva Phalguni 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 Phalguni is downward-faced — Agni Purāṇa 126.17–28
Where the grahas stood
Surya
8.26° Vrishchika
Chandra
21.58° Simha
Mangala
10.93° Karka
Budha
28.20° Vrishchika
Guru
23.87° Vrishabha
Shukra
20.62° Dhanu
Shani
18.55° Kumbha
Rahu
9.29° Meena
Ketu
9.29° 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 Purva Phalguni
aśleṣāḥ sarpadevatyā maghāśca pitṛdevatāḥ । garp_1,59.3 । bhāgyāśca pūrvaphalgunya aryamā ca tathottaraḥ ॥
bhāgyāśca pūrvaphalgunya aryamā ca tathottaraḥ । sāvitraśca tathā hastā citrā tvaṣṭā prakīrtitaḥ । garp_1,59.4 ॥
Purva Phalguni nakṣatra — devatā, lord, and every cited source →