Pañcāṅga · daily almanac
Panchang — Friday, 21 April 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.
2028-04-21 · Ayanāṃśa 24.2525° (Lahiri) · sidereal
tithi · Lunar Day
Dwadashi
krishna pakṣa
nakshatra · Lunar Mansion
yoga · Sun–Moon Yoga
Indra
karana · Half-Tithi
Taitila
vara · Weekday
Shukravara
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
7.43° Mesha
Chandra
27.27° Kumbha
Mangala
0.72° Mesha
Budha
17.83° Mesha
Guru
24.06° Simha
Shukra
18.88° Vrishabha
Shani
6.78° Mesha
Rahu
3.37° Makara
Ketu
3.37° Karka
Sidereal longitudes (Lahiri ayanāṃśa) computed for this date from the JPL ephemeris — the same numbers every other reading here is built on.