पञ्चाङ्ग — Agra, Uttar Pradesh · September 25, 2015 CE

🪷 आज: कन्या सङ्क्रान्ति — Kanyā Saṅkrānti (Mahālaya begins)
Sun enters Virgo; Mahālaya / Pitṛ-Pakṣa solar marker.
🪷 Today's Bhagavad-Gītā · The Daily Darśana
BG 18.38 · Chapter 18 · मोक्षसंन्यासयोग · Mokṣa-Sannyāsa-Yoga
विषयेन्द्रियसंयोगाद्यत्तदग्रेऽमृतोपमम्।परिणामे विषमिव तत्सुखं राजसं स्मृतम्।।18.38।।
"18.38 That which as first is like nectar, because the senses revel in their objects, but in the end acts like poison - that pleasure arises from Passion." — Shri Purohit Swami
→ Enter BG 18.38's full darśana · all 5 English translations + classical ācārya commentaries

तिथि-निर्णय — Calendar Conversions

Lunar Month: Āśvina (Āśvina Śukla Pakṣa)
Vikram Saṁvat: 2072 Kīlaka
Śaka Saṁvat: 1937 Manmatha
Bengali Saṁvat: 1422
Malayalam Era: 1191
Nanakshahi: 546
Solar Month: Kanyā (Puraṭṭāsi)
Ṛtu (Season): Śarad (Autumn)

पञ्चाङ्ग — Five Limbs

तिथि (Tithi)Śukla Dvādaśī (12/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)Dhaniṣṭhā Pada 1
योग (Yoga)Sukarma
करण (Karaṇa)Bālava
वार (Vāra)Śukravāra (Friday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

GrahaLongitudeRāśiNakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya157.60°KanyāUttara Phalgunī P4
चन्द्र Candra294.37°MakaraDhaniṣṭhā P1
मङ्गल Maṅgala125.71°SiṃhaMaghā P2
बुध Budha168.85°KanyāHasta P3
गुरु Bṛhaspati134.79°SiṃhaPūrva Phalgunī P1
शुक्र Śukra115.93°KarkaAśleṣā P3
शनि Śani216.22°VṛścikaAnurādhā P1

Agra, Uttar Pradesh — सूर्य/चन्द्र समय (Solar & Lunar Timings · IST)

Sūryodaya (Sunrise)06:06 IST
Sūryāsta (Sunset)18:11 IST
Madhyāhna (Solar Noon)12:09 IST
Candrodaya (Moonrise)15:45 IST
Candrāsta (Moonset)02:46 IST
Dinamāna (Day Duration)12 Hours 04 Mins 46 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)11 Hours 55 Mins 14 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta04:30 – 05:18
Prātaḥ Sandhyā05:06 – 06:06
Abhijit Muhūrta11:45 – 12:33
Vijaya Muhūrta14:10 – 14:58
Godhūli Muhūrta17:59 – 18:23
Sāyāhna Sandhyā18:11 – 18:41
Amṛta Kāla17:56 – 19:41
Niśīta Muhūrta23:45 – 00:33

अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)

Rāhu Kāla10:38 – 12:09
Yamaganda15:10 – 16:41
Gulika Kāla07:37 – 09:08
Varjyam06:37 – 06:56
Dur Muhūrta 08:56 – 09:20

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

Diśā Śūla (avoid travel): West (Paścim)
Candra Vāsa: South-East
Rāhu Vāsa: South-East
Ānandādi Yoga: Lumba (Auspicious)
Drik Ṛtu: Śarad (Autumn) (Drik)
Vedic Ṛtu: Varṣā (Monsoon)
Drik Ayana: Dakṣiṇāyana
Vedic Ayana: Dakṣiṇāyana

तारा-चन्द्र बल — Tara & Chandra Bala

Favorable Nakshatras (Tara Bala, 15/27):
Aśvinī · Ārdrā · Punarvasu · Puṣya · Aśleṣā · Maghā · Svātī · Viśākhā · Anurādhā · Jyeṣṭhā · Mūla · Śatabhiṣaj · Pūrva Bhādrapadā · Uttara Bhādrapadā · Revatī
Favorable Rāśis (Chandra Bala, 6/12):
Mithuna · Karka · Tulā · Vṛścika · Makara · Mīna

चौघड़िया — Choghaḍiyā Day Windows

Day-1 Chala06:06 – 07:37 (neutral)
Day-2 Labha07:37 – 09:08 (auspicious)
Day-3 Amṛta09:08 – 10:38 (auspicious)
Day-4 Kāla10:38 – 12:09 (inauspicious)
Day-5 Śubha12:09 – 13:39 (auspicious)
Day-6 Roga13:39 – 15:10 (inauspicious)
Day-7 Udveg15:10 – 16:41 (inauspicious)
Day-8 Chala16:41 – 18:11 (neutral)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Roga18:11 – 19:41 (inauspicious)
Night-2 Udveg19:41 – 21:10 (inauspicious)
Night-3 Chala21:10 – 22:39 (neutral)
Night-4 Labha22:39 – 00:09 (auspicious)
Night-5 Amṛta00:09 – 01:38 (auspicious)
Night-6 Kāla01:38 – 03:08 (inauspicious)
Night-7 Śubha03:08 – 04:37 (auspicious)
Night-8 Roga04:37 – 06:06 (inauspicious)

Coordinates

Latitude: 27.1767°
Longitude: 78.0081°
Timezone: UTC+5.5

आज की यात्रा — Today's Walk

5 steps · graha walk
Śukravāra (Friday) — its presiding graha's walk.
Beauty + creativity in dharma + BG 10.36.

Cosmic Time

Kali Year5117
Ahargaṇa (days from Kali epoch)1868825.27
Julian Day2457290.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)24.0728°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)138.94°
🪷 Provenance & Methodology
Substrate: Vidhyamitra Sūrya-Siddhānta
Method: Sūrya Siddhānta + Bhāskara-II iterative manda + Kerala-school (Mādhava-Nīlakaṇṭha) evection + variation + annual equation
Tier-2 city localization: spherical astronomy + Lahiri ayanamsa (24.0728°), declination -0.66°, EoT 9.15 min · verified ±1 min vs Drikpanchang
Lineage: Bhṛgu → Vyāsa → Āryabhaṭa → Brahmagupta → Bhāskara II → Mādhava → Parameśvara → Nīlakaṇṭha → Vidhyamitra Sūrya-Siddhānta substrate
Access: Self-hosted substrate · the deployed website IS the public offering · source not distributed
Computed for: 2015-09-25 (deterministic · request-time stamp removed for cache-friendliness)