पञ्चाङ्ग — Ajmer, Rajasthan · August 29, 2017 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 18.41 · Chapter 18 · मोक्षसंन्यासयोग · Mokṣa-Sannyāsa-Yoga
ब्राह्मणक्षत्रियविशां शूद्राणां च परंतप।कर्माणि प्रविभक्तानि स्वभावप्रभवैर्गुणैः।।18.41।।
"18.41 O Arjuna! The duties of spiritual teachers, the soldiers, the traders and the servants have all been fixed according to the dominant Quality in their nature." — Shri Purohit Swami
→ Enter BG 18.41's full darśana · all 5 English translations + classical ācārya commentaries

तिथि-निर्णय — Calendar Conversions

Lunar Month: Bhādrapada (Bhādrapada Śukla Pakṣa)
Vikram Saṁvat: 2074 Sādhāraṇa
Śaka Saṁvat: 1939 Hemalambī
Bengali Saṁvat: 1424
Malayalam Era: 1193
Nanakshahi: 548
Solar Month: Siṃha (Āvaṇi)
Ṛtu (Season): Varṣā (Monsoon)

पञ्चाङ्ग — Five Limbs

तिथि (Tithi)Śukla Aṣṭamī (8/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)Anurādhā Pada 2
योग (Yoga)Vaidhṛti
करण (Karaṇa)Viṣṭi
वार (Vāra)Maṅgalavāra (Tuesday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

GrahaLongitudeRāśiNakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya131.81°SiṃhaMaghā P4
चन्द्र Candra218.49°VṛścikaAnurādhā P2
मङ्गल Maṅgala120.97°SiṃhaMaghā P1
बुध Budha127.64°SiṃhaMaghā P3
गुरु Bṛhaspati177.04°KanyāCitrā P2
शुक्र Śukra99.07°KarkaPuṣya P2
शनि Śani236.94°VṛścikaJyeṣṭhā P4

Ajmer, Rajasthan — सूर्य/चन्द्र समय (Solar & Lunar Timings · IST)

Sūryodaya (Sunrise)06:09 IST
Sūryāsta (Sunset)18:55 IST
Madhyāhna (Solar Noon)12:32 IST
Candrodaya (Moonrise)12:59 IST
Candrāsta (Moonset)23:38 IST
Dinamāna (Day Duration)12 Hours 45 Mins 08 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)11 Hours 14 Mins 52 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta04:27 – 05:18
Prātaḥ Sandhyā05:06 – 06:09
Abhijit Muhūrta12:06 – 12:57
Vijaya Muhūrta14:39 – 15:30
Godhūli Muhūrta18:43 – 19:07
Sāyāhna Sandhyā18:55 – 19:26
Amṛta Kāla18:40 – 20:25
Niśīta Muhūrta00:06 – 00:57

अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)

Rāhu Kāla15:43 – 17:19
Yamaganda09:21 – 10:56
Gulika Kāla12:32 – 14:08
Varjyam06:41 – 07:02
Dur Muhūrta 09:08 – 09:33

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

Diśā Śūla (avoid travel): North (Uttara)
Candra Vāsa: North-East
Rāhu Vāsa: North
Ānandādi Yoga: Rākṣasa (Inauspicious)
Drik Ṛtu: Varṣā (Monsoon) (Drik)
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 · Rohiṇī · Aśleṣā · Maghā · Pūrva Phalgunī · Uttara Phalgunī · Hasta · Jyeṣṭhā · Mūla · Pūrva Āṣāḍhā · Uttara Āṣāḍhā · Śravaṇa · Revatī
Favorable Rāśis (Chandra Bala, 6/12):
Meṣa · Vṛṣabha · Siṃha · Kanyā · Vṛścika · Makara

चौघड़िया — Choghaḍiyā Day Windows

Day-1 Roga06:09 – 07:45 (inauspicious)
Day-2 Udveg07:45 – 09:21 (inauspicious)
Day-3 Chala09:21 – 10:56 (neutral)
Day-4 Labha10:56 – 12:32 (auspicious)
Day-5 Amṛta12:32 – 14:08 (auspicious)
Day-6 Kāla14:08 – 15:43 (inauspicious)
Day-7 Śubha15:43 – 17:19 (auspicious)
Day-8 Roga17:19 – 18:55 (inauspicious)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Kāla18:55 – 20:19 (inauspicious)
Night-2 Śubha20:19 – 21:43 (auspicious)
Night-3 Roga21:43 – 23:08 (inauspicious)
Night-4 Udveg23:08 – 00:32 (inauspicious)
Night-5 Chala00:32 – 01:56 (neutral)
Night-6 Labha01:56 – 03:21 (auspicious)
Night-7 Amṛta03:21 – 04:45 (auspicious)
Night-8 Kāla04:45 – 06:09 (inauspicious)

Coordinates

Latitude: 26.4499°
Longitude: 74.6399°
Timezone: UTC+5.5

आज की यात्रा — Today's Walk

7 steps · graha walk
Maṅgalavāra (Tuesday) — its presiding graha's walk.
Right action + BG 2.31-38 (kṣatriya-dharma).

🌌 Cosmic-Historical Resonance

Today's Śukla Aṣṭamī + Anurādhā alignment also occurred on:
-3137-12-25Bhīṣma's Mahaprasthan (same Śukla Aṣṭamī)

Cosmic Time

Kali Year5119
Ahargaṇa (days from Kali epoch)1869529.27
Julian Day2457994.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)24.0997°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)86.88°
🪷 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 (24.0997°), declination 9.34°, EoT -0.50 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: 2017-08-29 (deterministic · request-time stamp removed for cache-friendliness)