Pañcāṅga · daily almanac
Panchang — Wednesday, 8 August 2029
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.
2029-08-08 · Ayanāṃśa 24.2706° (Lahiri) · sidereal
tithi · Lunar Day
Chaturdashi
krishna pakṣa
nakshatra · Lunar Mansion
yoga · Sun–Moon Yoga
Siddhi
karana · Half-Tithi
Vishti
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
21.74° Karka
Chandra
28.60° Mithuna
Mangala
6.08° Tula
Budha
16.55° Simha
Guru
27.43° Kanya
Shukra
26.92° Simha
Shani
0.00° Vrishabha
Rahu
8.25° Dhanu
Ketu
8.25° 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 ॥