Pañcāṅga · daily almanac
Panchang — Monday, 2 October 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.
2028-10-02 · Ayanāṃśa 24.2588° (Lahiri) · sidereal
tithi · Lunar Day
Chaturdashi
shukla pakṣa
nakshatra · Lunar Mansion
yoga · Sun–Moon Yoga
Vriddhi
karana · Half-Tithi
Vanija
vara · Weekday
Somavara
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
15.34° Kanya
Chandra
29.90° Kumbha
Mangala
22.88° Karka
Budha
15.70° Kanya
Guru
14.01° Kanya
Shukra
5.56° Simha
Shani
15.70° Mesha
Rahu
24.68° Dhanu
Ketu
24.68° Mithuna
Sidereal longitudes (Lahiri ayanāṃśa) computed for this date from the JPL ephemeris — the same numbers every other reading here is built on.