पञ्चाङ्ग — Ayodhyā · July 24, 3227 BCE

🪷 आज: महाष्टमी — Mahā-Aṣṭamī (Durgā-Aṣṭamī)
8th day of Śāradīya Navrātri; Mahiṣāsura-mardinī kṣaṇa.

Also observed today

🪷 Today's Bhagavad-Gītā · The Daily Darśana
BG 2.19 · Chapter 2 · सांख्ययोग · Sāṅkhya-Yoga
य एनं वेत्ति हन्तारं यश्चैनं मन्यते हतम्।

उभौ तौ न विजानीतो नायं हन्ति न हन्यते।।2.19।।
"2.19 He who thinks that the Spirit kills, and he who thinks of It as killed, are both ignorant. The Spirit kills not, nor is It killed." — Shri Purohit Swami
→ Enter BG 2.19's full darśana · all 5 English translations + classical ācārya commentaries

तिथि-निर्णय — Calendar Conversions

Lunar Month: Āśvina (Āśvina Śukla Pakṣa)
Vikram Saṁvat: -3169
Śaka Saṁvat: -3304
Bengali Saṁvat: -3819
Malayalam Era: -4050
Nanakshahi: -4695
Solar Month: Kanyā (Puraṭṭāsi)
Ṛtu (Season): Śarad (Autumn)

पञ्चाङ्ग — Five Limbs

तिथि (Tithi)Śukla Aṣṭamī (8/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)Jyeṣṭhā Pada 4
योग (Yoga)Āyuṣmān
करण (Karaṇa)Viṣṭi
वार (Vāra)Śukravāra (Friday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

GrahaLongitudeRāśiNakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya153.05°KanyāUttara Phalgunī P2
चन्द्र Candra239.04°VṛścikaJyeṣṭhā P4
मङ्गल Maṅgala229.71°VṛścikaJyeṣṭhā P1
बुध Budha180.25°TulāCitrā P3
गुरु Bṛhaspati173.35°KanyāCitrā P1
शुक्र Śukra165.72°KanyāHasta P2
शनि Śani267.21°DhanuUttara Āṣāḍhā P1

Ayodhyā — सूर्य/चन्द्र समय (Solar & Lunar Timings · IST)

Sūryodaya (Sunrise)05:14 IST
Sūryāsta (Sunset)19:00 IST
Madhyāhna (Solar Noon)12:07 IST
Candrodaya (Moonrise)11:57 IST
Candrāsta (Moonset)23:46 IST
Dinamāna (Day Duration)13 Hours 45 Mins 56 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)10 Hours 14 Mins 04 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta03:24 – 04:19
Prātaḥ Sandhyā04:06 – 05:14
Abhijit Muhūrta11:40 – 12:35
Vijaya Muhūrta14:25 – 15:20
Godhūli Muhūrta18:48 – 19:12
Sāyāhna Sandhyā19:00 – 19:35
Amṛta Kāla18:45 – 20:30
Niśīta Muhūrta23:40 – 00:35

अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)

Rāhu Kāla10:24 – 12:07
Yamaganda15:34 – 17:17
Gulika Kāla06:58 – 08:41
Varjyam05:49 – 06:11
Dur Muhūrta 08:27 – 08:55

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

Diśā Śūla (avoid travel): West (Paścim)
Candra Vāsa: North-East
Rāhu Vāsa: South-East
Ānandādi Yoga: Mudgara (Inauspicious)
Drik Ṛtu: Grīṣma (Summer) (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 · Mṛgaśirā · Maghā · Pūrva Phalgunī · Uttara Phalgunī · Hasta · Citrā · Mūla · Pūrva Āṣāḍhā · Uttara Āṣāḍhā · Śravaṇa · Dhaniṣṭhā
Favorable Rāśis (Chandra Bala, 6/12):
Meṣa · Vṛṣabha · Siṃha · Kanyā · Vṛścika · Makara

चौघड़िया — Choghaḍiyā Day Windows

Day-1 Chala05:14 – 06:58 (neutral)
Day-2 Labha06:58 – 08:41 (auspicious)
Day-3 Amṛta08:41 – 10:24 (auspicious)
Day-4 Kāla10:24 – 12:07 (inauspicious)
Day-5 Śubha12:07 – 13:51 (auspicious)
Day-6 Roga13:51 – 15:34 (inauspicious)
Day-7 Udveg15:34 – 17:17 (inauspicious)
Day-8 Chala17:17 – 19:00 (neutral)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Roga19:00 – 20:17 (inauspicious)
Night-2 Udveg20:17 – 21:34 (inauspicious)
Night-3 Chala21:34 – 22:51 (neutral)
Night-4 Labha22:51 – 00:07 (auspicious)
Night-5 Amṛta00:07 – 01:24 (auspicious)
Night-6 Kāla01:24 – 02:41 (inauspicious)
Night-7 Śubha02:41 – 03:58 (auspicious)
Night-8 Roga03:58 – 05:14 (inauspicious)

Coordinates

Latitude: 26.799°
Longitude: 82.204°
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-Historical Resonance

Today's Śukla Aṣṭamī + Jyeṣṭhā alignment also occurred on:
-3137-10-20Karṇa-Vadha (Mahābhārata Day 17) (same Jyeṣṭhā)
-3137-12-25Bhīṣma's Mahaprasthan (same Śukla Aṣṭamī)

Cosmic Time

Kali Year-124
Ahargaṇa (days from Kali epoch)-45499.73
Julian Day542965.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)-49.1430°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)85.99°
🪷 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 (-49.1430°), declination 22.71°, EoT -6.16 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: -3226-07-24 (deterministic · request-time stamp removed for cache-friendliness)