Pañcāṅga · daily almanac
Panchang — Thursday, 18 May 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.
2028-05-18 · Ayanāṃśa 24.2535° (Lahiri) · sidereal
tithi · Lunar Day
Dashami
krishna pakṣa
nakshatra · Lunar Mansion
yoga · Sun–Moon Yoga
Vaidhriti
karana · Half-Tithi
Vanija
vara · Weekday
Guruvara
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
3.59° Vrishabha
Chandra
23.44° Kumbha
Mangala
20.87° Mesha
Budha
21.68° Vrishabha
Guru
23.32° Simha
Shukra
24.36° Vrishabha
Shani
10.16° Mesha
Rahu
1.94° Makara
Ketu
1.94° Karka
Sidereal longitudes (Lahiri ayanāṃśa) computed for this date from the JPL ephemeris — the same numbers every other reading here is built on.