Pañcāṅga · daily almanac
Panchang — Sunday, 29 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.
2028-10-29 · Ayanāṃśa 24.2598° (Lahiri) · sidereal
tithi · Lunar Day
Dwadashi
shukla pakṣa
nakshatra · Lunar Mansion
yoga · Sun–Moon Yoga
Dhruva
karana · Half-Tithi
Bava
vara · Weekday
Ravivara
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
12.11° Tula
Chandra
26.66° Kumbha
Mangala
8.72° Simha
Budha
28.62° Kanya
Guru
19.77° Kanya
Shukra
7.79° Kanya
Shani
13.69° Mesha
Rahu
23.25° Dhanu
Ketu
23.25° Mithuna
Sidereal longitudes (Lahiri ayanāṃśa) computed for this date from the JPL ephemeris — the same numbers every other reading here is built on.