Pañcāṅga · daily almanac
Panchang — Saturday, 26 February 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.
2028-02-26 · Ayanāṃśa 24.2504° (Lahiri) · sidereal
tithi · Lunar Day
Pratipada
shukla pakṣa
nakshatra · Lunar Mansion
yoga · Sun–Moon Yoga
Siddha
karana · Half-Tithi
Bava
vara · Weekday
Shanivara
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
12.93° Kumbha
Chandra
21.91° Kumbha
Mangala
18.06° Kumbha
Budha
16.08° Makara
Guru
0.28° Kanya
Shukra
27.39° Meena
Shani
0.27° Mesha
Rahu
6.28° Makara
Ketu
6.28° Karka
Sidereal longitudes (Lahiri ayanāṃśa) computed for this date from the JPL ephemeris — the same numbers every other reading here is built on.