Pañcāṅga · daily almanac
Panchang — Wednesday, 8 November 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.
2028-11-08 · Ayanāṃśa 24.2602° (Lahiri) · sidereal
tithi · Lunar Day
Shashthi
krishna pakṣa
nakshatra · Lunar Mansion
yoga · Sun–Moon Yoga
Shubha
karana · Half-Tithi
Vanija
vara · Weekday
Budhavara
What Punarvasu is said to favour
an open day: the chapter puts no fence around itPunarvasu is named as commended for all acts — Agni Purāṇa 126.11–16
Suited to what the chapter gives this face: the chapter gives it building, planting, raising a banner.Punarvasu is lateral-faced — Agni Purāṇa 126.17–28
Where the grahas stood
Surya
22.12° Tula
Chandra
1.62° Karka
Mangala
14.31° Simha
Budha
15.01° Tula
Guru
21.82° Kanya
Shukra
20.00° Kanya
Shani
12.88° Mesha
Rahu
22.72° Dhanu
Ketu
22.72° Mithuna
Sidereal longitudes (Lahiri ayanāṃśa) computed for this date from the JPL ephemeris — the same numbers every other reading here is built on.
What the texts say of Punarvasu
garp_1,59.2 । punarvasustathādityastiṣyaśca gurudaivataḥ । aśleṣāḥ sarpadevatyā maghāśca pitṛdevatāḥ ॥
garp_1,59.14 । aśvinīmaitrarevatyo mṛgamūlapunarvasu । puṣyā hastā tathā jyeṣṭhā prasthāne śreṣṭhamucyate ॥