Pañcāṅga · daily almanac
Panchang — Tuesday, 8 August 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.
2028-08-08 · Ayanāṃśa 24.2567° (Lahiri) · sidereal
tithi · Lunar Day
Tritiya
krishna pakṣa
nakshatra · Lunar Mansion
yoga · Sun–Moon Yoga
Atiganda
karana · Half-Tithi
Vishti
vara · Weekday
Mangalavara
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
21.99° Karka
Chandra
24.13° Kumbha
Mangala
18.06° Mithuna
Budha
5.84° Simha
Guru
2.64° Kanya
Shukra
6.33° Mithuna
Shani
16.87° Mesha
Rahu
27.59° Dhanu
Ketu
27.59° Mithuna
Sidereal longitudes (Lahiri ayanāṃśa) computed for this date from the JPL ephemeris — the same numbers every other reading here is built on.