Pañcāṅga · daily almanac
Panchang — Monday, 3 January 2028
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.
2028-01-03 · Ayanāṃśa 24.2483° (Lahiri) · sidereal
tithi · Lunar Day
Shashthi
shukla pakṣa
nakshatra · Lunar Mansion
yoga · Sun–Moon Yoga
Vyatipata
karana · Half-Tithi
Taitila
vara · Weekday
Somavara
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
18.14° Dhanu
Chandra
28.23° Kumbha
Mangala
5.44° Makara
Budha
1.01° Makara
Guru
3.13° Kanya
Shukra
23.54° Makara
Shani
26.87° Meena
Rahu
9.14° Makara
Ketu
9.14° Karka
Sidereal longitudes (Lahiri ayanāṃśa) computed for this date from the JPL ephemeris — the same numbers every other reading here is built on.