पञ्चाङ्ग — Ayodhyā · September 13, 2013 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 17.25 · Chapter 17 · श्रद्धात्रयविभागयोग · Śraddhā-Traya-Vibhāga-Yoga
तदित्यनभिसन्धाय फलं यज्ञतपःक्रियाः।

दानक्रियाश्च विविधाः क्रियन्ते मोक्षकाङ्क्षिभि:।।17.25।।
"17.25 Those who desire deliverance begin their acts of sacrifice, austerity or gift with the word Tat' (meaning That'), without thought of reward." — Shri Purohit Swami
→ Enter BG 17.25's full darśana · all 5 English translations + classical ācārya commentaries

तिथि-निर्णय — Calendar Conversions

Lunar Month: Bhādrapada (Bhādrapada Śukla Pakṣa)
Vikram Saṁvat: 2070 Parābhava
Śaka Saṁvat: 1935 Vijaya
Bengali Saṁvat: 1420
Malayalam Era: 1189
Nanakshahi: 544
Solar Month: Siṃha (Āvaṇi)
Ṛtu (Season): Varṣā (Monsoon)

पञ्चाङ्ग — Five Limbs

तिथि (Tithi)Śukla Aṣṭamī (8/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)Mūla Pada 1
योग (Yoga)Āyuṣmān
करण (Karaṇa)Bava
वार (Vāra)Śukravāra (Friday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

GrahaLongitudeRāśiNakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya146.38°SiṃhaPūrva Phalgunī P4
चन्द्र Candra240.69°DhanuMūla P1
मङ्गल Maṅgala105.91°KarkaPuṣya P4
बुध Budha161.80°KanyāHasta P1
गुरु Bṛhaspati81.36°MithunaPunarvasu P1
शुक्र Śukra187.84°TulāSvātī P1
शनि Śani193.89°TulāSvātī P3

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

Sūryodaya (Sunrise)05:45 IST
Sūryāsta (Sunset)18:08 IST
Madhyāhna (Solar Noon)11:56 IST
Candrodaya (Moonrise)13:01 IST
Candrāsta (Moonset)23:26 IST
Dinamāna (Day Duration)12 Hours 22 Mins 51 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)11 Hours 37 Mins 09 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta04:06 – 04:55
Prātaḥ Sandhyā04:43 – 05:45
Abhijit Muhūrta11:32 – 12:21
Vijaya Muhūrta14:00 – 14:50
Godhūli Muhūrta17:56 – 18:20
Sāyāhna Sandhyā18:08 – 18:39
Amṛta Kāla17:53 – 19:38
Niśīta Muhūrta23:32 – 00:21

अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)

Rāhu Kāla10:24 – 11:56
Yamaganda15:02 – 16:35
Gulika Kāla07:18 – 08:51
Varjyam06:16 – 06:36
Dur Muhūrta 08:38 – 09:03

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

Diśā Śūla (avoid travel): West (Paścim)
Candra Vāsa: East
Rāhu Vāsa: South-East
Ānandādi Yoga: Chatra (Auspicious)
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):
Bharaṇī · Kṛttikā · Rohiṇī · Mṛgaśirā · Ārdrā · Pūrva Phalgunī · Uttara Phalgunī · Hasta · Citrā · Svātī · Pūrva Āṣāḍhā · Uttara Āṣāḍhā · Śravaṇa · Dhaniṣṭhā · Śatabhiṣaj
Favorable Rāśis (Chandra Bala, 6/12):
Vṛṣabha · Mithuna · Kanyā · Tulā · Dhanu · Kumbha

चौघड़िया — Choghaḍiyā Day Windows

Day-1 Chala05:45 – 07:18 (neutral)
Day-2 Labha07:18 – 08:51 (auspicious)
Day-3 Amṛta08:51 – 10:24 (auspicious)
Day-4 Kāla10:24 – 11:56 (inauspicious)
Day-5 Śubha11:56 – 13:29 (auspicious)
Day-6 Roga13:29 – 15:02 (inauspicious)
Day-7 Udveg15:02 – 16:35 (inauspicious)
Day-8 Chala16:35 – 18:08 (neutral)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Roga18:08 – 19:35 (inauspicious)
Night-2 Udveg19:35 – 21:02 (inauspicious)
Night-3 Chala21:02 – 22:29 (neutral)
Night-4 Labha22:29 – 23:56 (auspicious)
Night-5 Amṛta23:56 – 01:24 (auspicious)
Night-6 Kāla01:24 – 02:51 (inauspicious)
Night-7 Śubha02:51 – 04:18 (auspicious)
Night-8 Roga04:18 – 05:45 (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 + Mūla alignment also occurred on:
-3137-12-25Bhīṣma's Mahaprasthan (same Śukla Aṣṭamī)

Cosmic Time

Kali Year5115
Ahargaṇa (days from Kali epoch)1868083.27
Julian Day2456548.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)24.0444°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)95.81°
🪷 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 (24.0444°), declination 3.79°, EoT 4.75 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: 2013-09-13 (deterministic · request-time stamp removed for cache-friendliness)