पञ्चाङ्ग — Agra, Uttar Pradesh · August 20, 2026 CE

🪷 आज: राधाष्टमी — Rādhāṣṭamī
Manifestation of Śrī Rādhā at Barsānā — Krishna's ādi-śakti.

Also observed today

🪷 Today's Bhagavad-Gītā · The Daily Darśana
BG 11.23 · Chapter 11 · विश्वरूपदर्शनयोग · Viśvarūpa-Darśana-Yoga
रूपं महत्ते बहुवक्त्रनेत्रं

महाबाहो बहुबाहूरुपादम्।

बहूदरं बहुदंष्ट्राकरालं

दृष्ट्वा लोकाः प्रव्यथितास्तथाऽहम्।।11.23।।
"11.23 Seeing Thy stupendous Form, O Most Mighty, with its myriad faces, its innumerable eyes and limbs and terrible jaws, I myself and all the worlds are overwhelmed with awe." — Shri Purohit Swami
→ Enter BG 11.23's full darśana · all 5 English translations + classical ācārya commentaries

तिथि-निर्णय — Calendar Conversions

Lunar Month: Bhādrapada (Bhādrapada Śukla Pakṣa)
Vikram Saṁvat: 2083 Siddhārthī
Śaka Saṁvat: 1948 Parābhava
Bengali Saṁvat: 1433
Malayalam Era: 1202
Nanakshahi: 557
Solar Month: Siṃha (Āvaṇi)
Ṛtu (Season): Varṣā (Monsoon)

पञ्चाङ्ग — Five Limbs

तिथि (Tithi)Śukla Aṣṭamī (8/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)Viśākhā Pada 4
योग (Yoga)Brahma
करण (Karaṇa)Viṣṭi
वार (Vāra)Guruvāra (Thursday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

GrahaLongitudeRāśiNakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya122.84°SiṃhaMaghā P1
चन्द्र Candra212.00°VṛścikaViśākhā P4
मङ्गल Maṅgala71.14°MithunaĀrdrā P2
बुध Budha114.55°KarkaAśleṣā P3
गुरु Bṛhaspati106.72°KarkaAśleṣā P1
शुक्र Śukra168.27°KanyāHasta P3
शनि Śani350.08°MīnaRevatī P2

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

Sūryodaya (Sunrise)05:51 IST
Sūryāsta (Sunset)18:51 IST
Madhyāhna (Solar Noon)12:21 IST
Candrodaya (Moonrise)12:56 IST
Candrāsta (Moonset)23:39 IST
Dinamāna (Day Duration)12 Hours 59 Mins 58 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)11 Hours 00 Mins 02 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta04:07 – 04:59
Prātaḥ Sandhyā04:46 – 05:51
Abhijit Muhūrta11:55 – 12:47
Vijaya Muhūrta14:31 – 15:23
Godhūli Muhūrta18:39 – 19:03
Sāyāhna Sandhyā18:51 – 19:24
Amṛta Kāla18:36 – 20:21
Niśīta Muhūrta23:55 – 00:47

अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)

Rāhu Kāla13:59 – 15:36
Yamaganda05:51 – 07:29
Gulika Kāla09:06 – 10:44
Varjyam06:24 – 06:44
Dur Muhūrta 08:53 – 09:19

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

Diśā Śūla (avoid travel): South (Dakṣiṇa)
Candra Vāsa: North-East
Rāhu Vāsa: North-West
Ānandādi Yoga: Prajāpati (Auspicious)
Drik Ṛtu: Varṣā (Monsoon)
Vedic Ṛtu: Varṣā (Monsoon)
Drik Ayana: Dakṣiṇāyana
Vedic Ayana: Dakṣiṇāyana

तारा-चन्द्र बल — Tara & Chandra Bala

Favorable Nakshatras (Tara Bala, 15/27):
Aśvinī · Bharaṇī · Kṛttikā · Puṣya · Aśleṣā · Maghā · Pūrva Phalgunī · Uttara Phalgunī · Anurādhā · Jyeṣṭhā · Mūla · Pūrva Āṣāḍhā · Uttara Āṣāḍhā · Uttara Bhādrapadā · Revatī
Favorable Rāśis (Chandra Bala, 6/12):
Meṣa · Vṛṣabha · Siṃha · Kanyā · Vṛścika · Makara

चौघड़िया — Choghaḍiyā Day Windows

Day-1 Śubha05:51 – 07:29 (auspicious)
Day-2 Roga07:29 – 09:06 (inauspicious)
Day-3 Udveg09:06 – 10:44 (inauspicious)
Day-4 Chala10:44 – 12:21 (neutral)
Day-5 Labha12:21 – 13:59 (auspicious)
Day-6 Amṛta13:59 – 15:36 (auspicious)
Day-7 Kāla15:36 – 17:14 (inauspicious)
Day-8 Śubha17:14 – 18:51 (auspicious)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Amṛta18:51 – 20:14 (auspicious)
Night-2 Kāla20:14 – 21:36 (inauspicious)
Night-3 Śubha21:36 – 22:59 (auspicious)
Night-4 Roga22:59 – 00:21 (inauspicious)
Night-5 Udveg00:21 – 01:44 (inauspicious)
Night-6 Chala01:44 – 03:06 (neutral)
Night-7 Labha03:06 – 04:29 (auspicious)
Night-8 Amṛta04:29 – 05:51 (auspicious)

Coordinates

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

आज की यात्रा — Today's Walk

8 steps · graha walk
Guruvāra (Thursday) — its presiding graha's walk.
Wisdom transmission + BG 4.34.

🌌 Cosmic-Historical Resonance

Today's Śukla Aṣṭamī + Viśākhā alignment also occurred on:
-3137-12-25Bhīṣma's Mahaprasthan (same Śukla Aṣṭamī)
-0562-04-11Bhagavān Buddha's birth at Lumbinī (same Viśākhā)

Cosmic Time

Kali Year5128
Ahargaṇa (days from Kali epoch)1872807.27
Julian Day2461272.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)24.2251°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)88.53°
🪷 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 (24.2251°), declination 12.49°, EoT -3.05 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: 2026-08-20 (deterministic · request-time stamp removed for cache-friendliness)