Pañcāṅga · daily almanac
Panchang — Wednesday, 13 January 2027
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.
2027-01-13 · Ayanāṃśa 24.2347° (Lahiri) · sidereal
tithi · Lunar Day
Panchami
shukla pakṣa
nakshatra · Lunar Mansion
yoga · Sun–Moon Yoga
Variyana
karana · Half-Tithi
Balava
vara · Weekday
Budhavara
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
28.59° Dhanu
Chandra
28.10° Kumbha
Mangala
16.15° Simha
Budha
5.79° Makara
Guru
1.25° Simha
Shukra
12.01° Vrishchika
Shani
14.69° Meena
Rahu
27.96° Makara
Ketu
27.96° Karka
Sidereal longitudes (Lahiri ayanāṃśa) computed for this date from the JPL ephemeris — the same numbers every other reading here is built on.