Pañcāṅga · daily almanac
Panchang — Saturday, 21 December 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.
2024-12-21 · Ayanāṃśa 24.2059° (Lahiri) · sidereal
tithi · Lunar Day
Shashthi
krishna pakṣa
nakshatra · Lunar Mansion
yoga · Sun–Moon Yoga
Priti
karana · Half-Tithi
Vanija
vara · Weekday
Shanivara
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
5.67° Dhanu
Chandra
17.51° Simha
Mangala
10.56° Karka
Budha
14.28° Vrishchika
Guru
20.27° Vrishabha
Shukra
21.74° Makara
Shani
19.59° Kumbha
Rahu
7.86° Meena
Ketu
7.86° 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 →