पञ्चाङ्ग — Ayodhyā · May 20, 2009 CE

🪷 आज: अपरा एकादशी — Aparā Ekādaśī
Boundless (aparā) merit; removes brahma-hatyā even.

Also observed today

🪷 Today's Bhagavad-Gītā · The Daily Darśana
BG 11.31 · Chapter 11 · विश्वरूपदर्शनयोग · Viśvarūpa-Darśana-Yoga
आख्याहि मे को भवानुग्ररूपो

नमोऽस्तु ते देववर प्रसीद।

विज्ञातुमिच्छामि भवन्तमाद्यं

न हि प्रजानामि तव प्रवृत्तिम्।।11.31।।
"11.31 Tell me then who Thou art, that wearest this dreadful Form? I bow before Thee, O Mighty One! Have mercy, I pray, and let me see Thee as Thou wert at first. I do not know what Thou intendest." — Shri Purohit Swami
→ Enter BG 11.31's full darśana · all 5 English translations + classical ācārya commentaries

तिथि-निर्णय — Calendar Conversions

Lunar Month: Jyeṣṭha (Jyeṣṭha Kṛṣṇa Pakṣa)
Vikram Saṁvat: 2066 Śubhakṛt
Śaka Saṁvat: 1931 Virodhi
Bengali Saṁvat: 1416
Malayalam Era: 1185
Nanakshahi: 540
Solar Month: Vṛṣabha (Vaikāsi)
Ṛtu (Season): Grīṣma (Summer)

पञ्चाङ्ग — Five Limbs

तिथि (Tithi)Kṛṣṇa Ekādaśī (26/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)Uttara Bhādrapadā Pada 2
योग (Yoga)Prīti
करण (Karaṇa)Bava
वार (Vāra)Budhavāra (Wednesday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

GrahaLongitudeRāśiNakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya35.19°VṛṣabhaKṛttikā P3
चन्द्र Candra336.86°MīnaUttara Bhādrapadā P2
मङ्गल Maṅgala356.97°MīnaRevatī P4
बुध Budha32.62°VṛṣabhaKṛttikā P2
गुरु Bṛhaspati302.35°KumbhaDhaniṣṭhā P3
शुक्र Śukra350.45°MīnaRevatī P2
शनि Śani140.71°SiṃhaPūrva Phalgunī P3

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

Sūryodaya (Sunrise)05:11 IST
Sūryāsta (Sunset)18:44 IST
Madhyāhna (Solar Noon)11:58 IST
Candrodaya (Moonrise)02:01 IST
Candrāsta (Moonset)14:08 IST
Dinamāna (Day Duration)13 Hours 32 Mins 42 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)10 Hours 27 Mins 18 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta03:23 – 04:17
Prātaḥ Sandhyā04:04 – 05:11
Abhijit Muhūrta11:30 – 12:25
Vijaya Muhūrta14:13 – 15:07
Godhūli Muhūrta18:32 – 18:56
Sāyāhna Sandhyā18:44 – 19:18
Amṛta Kāla18:29 – 20:14
Niśīta Muhūrta23:30 – 00:25

अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)

Rāhu Kāla11:58 – 13:39
Yamaganda06:53 – 08:34
Gulika Kāla10:16 – 11:58
Varjyam05:45 – 06:07
Dur Muhūrta 08:21 – 08:48

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

Diśā Śūla (avoid travel): North (Uttara)
Candra Vāsa: South-West
Rāhu Vāsa: South-West
Ānandādi Yoga: Mudgara (Inauspicious)
Drik Ṛtu: Vasanta (Spring)
Vedic Ṛtu: Vasanta (Spring)
Drik Ayana: Uttarāyaṇa
Vedic Ayana: Uttarāyaṇa

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):
Vṛṣabha · Siṃha · Kanyā · Dhanu · Makara · Mīna

चौघड़िया — Choghaḍiyā Day Windows

Day-1 Labha05:11 – 06:53 (auspicious)
Day-2 Amṛta06:53 – 08:34 (auspicious)
Day-3 Kāla08:34 – 10:16 (inauspicious)
Day-4 Śubha10:16 – 11:58 (auspicious)
Day-5 Roga11:58 – 13:39 (inauspicious)
Day-6 Udveg13:39 – 15:21 (inauspicious)
Day-7 Chala15:21 – 17:02 (neutral)
Day-8 Labha17:02 – 18:44 (auspicious)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Udveg18:44 – 20:02 (inauspicious)
Night-2 Chala20:02 – 21:21 (neutral)
Night-3 Labha21:21 – 22:39 (auspicious)
Night-4 Amṛta22:39 – 23:58 (auspicious)
Night-5 Kāla23:58 – 01:16 (inauspicious)
Night-6 Śubha01:16 – 02:34 (auspicious)
Night-7 Roga02:34 – 03:53 (inauspicious)
Night-8 Udveg03:53 – 05:11 (inauspicious)

Coordinates

Latitude: 26.799°
Longitude: 82.204°
Timezone: UTC+5.5

आज की यात्रा — Today's Walk

6 steps · graha walk
Budhavāra (Wednesday) — its presiding graha's walk.
Discrimination + BG 2.41 (vyavasāyātmikā buddhi).

Cosmic Time

Kali Year5111
Ahargaṇa (days from Kali epoch)1866506.27
Julian Day2454971.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)23.9841°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)303.19°
🪷 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 (23.9841°), declination 19.97°, EoT 3.60 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: 2009-05-20 (deterministic · request-time stamp removed for cache-friendliness)