Pañcāṅga · daily almanac
Panchang — Wednesday, 12 December 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.
2029-12-12 · Ayanāṃśa 24.2754° (Lahiri) · sidereal
tithi · Lunar Day
Ashtami
shukla pakṣa
nakshatra · Lunar Mansion
yoga · Sun–Moon Yoga
Vajra
karana · Half-Tithi
Vishti
vara · Weekday
Budhavara
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
26.24° Vrishchika
Chandra
20.88° Kumbha
Mangala
4.98° Makara
Budha
16.62° Dhanu
Guru
22.57° Tula
Shukra
29.31° Dhanu
Shani
25.09° Mesha
Rahu
1.57° Dhanu
Ketu
1.57° Mithuna
Sidereal longitudes (Lahiri ayanāṃśa) computed for this date from the JPL ephemeris — the same numbers every other reading here is built on.