Pañcāṅga · daily almanac
Panchang — Saturday, 3 May 2025
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.
2025-05-03 · Ayanāṃśa 24.211° (Lahiri) · sidereal
tithi · Lunar Day
Saptami
shukla pakṣa
nakshatra · Lunar Mansion
yoga · Sun–Moon Yoga
Shula
karana · Half-Tithi
Gara
vara · Weekday
Shanivara
What Punarvasu is said to favour
an open day: the chapter puts no fence around itPunarvasu is named as commended for all acts — Agni Purāṇa 126.11–16
Suited to what the chapter gives this face: the chapter gives it building, planting, raising a banner.Punarvasu is lateral-faced — Agni Purāṇa 126.17–28
Where the grahas stood
Surya
18.87° Mesha
Chandra
3.02° Karka
Mangala
12.43° Karka
Budha
24.48° Meena
Guru
27.62° Vrishabha
Shukra
7.27° Meena
Shani
3.87° Meena
Rahu
0.81° Meena
Ketu
0.81° 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 Punarvasu
garp_1,59.2 । punarvasustathādityastiṣyaśca gurudaivataḥ । aśleṣāḥ sarpadevatyā maghāśca pitṛdevatāḥ ॥
garp_1,59.14 । aśvinīmaitrarevatyo mṛgamūlapunarvasu । puṣyā hastā tathā jyeṣṭhā prasthāne śreṣṭhamucyate ॥