Pañcāṅga · daily almanac
Panchang — Saturday, 23 December 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.
2028-12-23 · Ayanāṃśa 24.2619° (Lahiri) · sidereal
tithi · Lunar Day
Saptami
shukla pakṣa
nakshatra · Lunar Mansion
yoga · Sun–Moon Yoga
Vyatipata
karana · Half-Tithi
Vanija
vara · Weekday
Shanivara
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
7.70° Dhanu
Chandra
0.80° Meena
Mangala
6.55° Kanya
Budha
25.28° Dhanu
Guru
29.60° Kanya
Shukra
15.89° Vrishchika
Shani
10.32° Mesha
Rahu
20.33° Dhanu
Ketu
20.33° Mithuna
Sidereal longitudes (Lahiri ayanāṃśa) computed for this date from the JPL ephemeris — the same numbers every other reading here is built on.