Pañcāṅga · daily almanac
Panchang — Tuesday, 5 September 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.
2028-09-05 · Ayanāṃśa 24.2577° (Lahiri) · sidereal
tithi · Lunar Day
Dwitiya
krishna pakṣa
nakshatra · Lunar Mansion
yoga · Sun–Moon Yoga
Shula
karana · Half-Tithi
Taitila
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
18.97° Simha
Chandra
2.90° Meena
Mangala
6.16° Karka
Budha
15.90° Kanya
Guru
8.22° Kanya
Shukra
4.98° Karka
Shani
16.90° Mesha
Rahu
26.11° Dhanu
Ketu
26.11° Mithuna
Sidereal longitudes (Lahiri ayanāṃśa) computed for this date from the JPL ephemeris — the same numbers every other reading here is built on.