पञ्चाङ्ग — Aligarh, Uttar Pradesh · August 17, 2027 CE

🪷 आज: रक्षा बन्धन — Rakṣā Bandhana / Śrāvaṇa Pūrṇimā
Sister-brother bond; Brāhmaṇa Upākarma.

Also observed today

🪷 Today's Bhagavad-Gītā · The Daily Darśana
BG 2.51 · Chapter 2 · सांख्ययोग · Sāṅkhya-Yoga
कर्मजं बुद्धियुक्ता हि फलं त्यक्त्वा मनीषिणः।

जन्मबन्धविनिर्मुक्ताः पदं गच्छन्त्यनामयम्।।2.51।।
"2.51 The sages guided by Pure Intellect renounce the fruit of action; and, freed from the chains of rebirth, they reach the highest bliss." — Shri Purohit Swami
→ Enter BG 2.51's full darśana · all 5 English translations + classical ācārya commentaries

तिथि-निर्णय — Calendar Conversions

Lunar Month: Śrāvaṇa (Śrāvaṇa Śukla Pakṣa)
Vikram Saṁvat: 2084 Raudra
Śaka Saṁvat: 1949 Plavaṅga
Bengali Saṁvat: 1434
Malayalam Era: 1203
Nanakshahi: 558
Solar Month: Karkaṭa (Āḍi)
Ṛtu (Season): Varṣā (Monsoon)

पञ्चाङ्ग — Five Limbs

तिथि (Tithi)Śukla Pūrṇimā (15/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)Dhaniṣṭhā Pada 2
योग (Yoga)Śobhana
करण (Karaṇa)Bava
वार (Vāra)Maṅgalavāra (Tuesday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

GrahaLongitudeRāśiNakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya119.71°KarkaAśleṣā P4
चन्द्र Candra296.64°MakaraDhaniṣṭhā P1
मङ्गल Maṅgala175.14°KanyāCitrā P1
बुध Budha125.07°SiṃhaMaghā P2
गुरु Bṛhaspati130.15°SiṃhaMaghā P4
शुक्र Śukra120.74°SiṃhaMaghā P1
शनि Śani3.61°MeṣaAśvinī P2

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

Sūryodaya (Sunrise)05:48 IST
Sūryāsta (Sunset)18:55 IST
Madhyāhna (Solar Noon)12:21 IST
Candrodaya (Moonrise)18:38 IST
Candrāsta (Moonset)05:40 IST
Dinamāna (Day Duration)13 Hours 06 Mins 25 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)10 Hours 53 Mins 35 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta04:03 – 04:56
Prātaḥ Sandhyā04:43 – 05:48
Abhijit Muhūrta11:55 – 12:48
Vijaya Muhūrta14:32 – 15:25
Godhūli Muhūrta18:43 – 19:07
Sāyāhna Sandhyā18:55 – 19:27
Amṛta Kāla18:40 – 20:25
Niśīta Muhūrta23:55 – 00:48

अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)

Rāhu Kāla15:38 – 17:16
Yamaganda09:05 – 10:43
Gulika Kāla12:21 – 14:00
Varjyam06:21 – 06:42
Dur Muhūrta 08:52 – 09:18

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

Diśā Śūla (avoid travel): North (Uttara)
Candra Vāsa: South-East
Rāhu Vāsa: North
Ānandādi Yoga: Dhūmra (Inauspicious)
Drik Ṛtu: Varṣā (Monsoon) (Drik)
Vedic Ṛtu: Grīṣma (Summer)
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 Roga05:48 – 07:26 (inauspicious)
Day-2 Udveg07:26 – 09:05 (inauspicious)
Day-3 Chala09:05 – 10:43 (neutral)
Day-4 Labha10:43 – 12:21 (auspicious)
Day-5 Amṛta12:21 – 14:00 (auspicious)
Day-6 Kāla14:00 – 15:38 (inauspicious)
Day-7 Śubha15:38 – 17:16 (auspicious)
Day-8 Roga17:16 – 18:55 (inauspicious)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Kāla18:55 – 20:16 (inauspicious)
Night-2 Śubha20:16 – 21:38 (auspicious)
Night-3 Roga21:38 – 23:00 (inauspicious)
Night-4 Udveg23:00 – 00:21 (inauspicious)
Night-5 Chala00:21 – 01:43 (neutral)
Night-6 Labha01:43 – 03:05 (auspicious)
Night-7 Amṛta03:05 – 04:26 (auspicious)
Night-8 Kāla04:26 – 05:48 (inauspicious)

Coordinates

Latitude: 27.8974°
Longitude: 78.088°
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 Pūrṇimā + Dhaniṣṭhā alignment also occurred on:
-3137-10-04Mahābhārata Day 1 (Bhagavad Gītā delivered) (same Śukla Pūrṇimā)
-0562-04-11Bhagavān Buddha's birth at Lumbinī (same Śukla Pūrṇimā)

Cosmic Time

Kali Year5129
Ahargaṇa (days from Kali epoch)1873169.27
Julian Day2461634.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)24.2389°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)177.68°
🪷 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 (24.2389°), declination 13.54°, EoT -3.75 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: 2027-08-17 (deterministic · request-time stamp removed for cache-friendliness)