पञ्चाङ्ग — Ayodhyā · August 22, 2015 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 18.4 · Chapter 18 · मोक्षसंन्यासयोग · Mokṣa-Sannyāsa-Yoga
निश्चयं श्रृणु मे तत्र त्यागे भरतसत्तम।त्यागो हि पुरुषव्याघ्र त्रिविधः संप्रकीर्तितः।।18.4।।
"18.4 O best of Indians! Listen to my judgment as regards this problem. It has a threefold aspect." — Shri Purohit Swami
→ Enter BG 18.4's full darśana · all 5 English translations + classical ācārya commentaries

तिथि-निर्णय — Calendar Conversions

Lunar Month: Bhādrapada (Bhādrapada Śukla Pakṣa)
Vikram Saṁvat: 2072 Kīlaka
Śaka Saṁvat: 1937 Manmatha
Bengali Saṁvat: 1422
Malayalam Era: 1191
Nanakshahi: 546
Solar Month: Siṃha (Āvaṇi)
Ṛtu (Season): Varṣā (Monsoon)

पञ्चाङ्ग — Five Limbs

तिथि (Tithi)Śukla Aṣṭamī (8/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)Viśākhā Pada 3
योग (Yoga)Brahma
करण (Karaṇa)Viṣṭi
वार (Vāra)Śanivāra (Saturday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

GrahaLongitudeRāśiNakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya124.59°SiṃhaMaghā P2
चन्द्र Candra205.72°TulāViśākhā P2
मङ्गल Maṅgala104.16°KarkaPuṣya P4
बुध Budha148.25°SiṃhaUttara Phalgunī P1
गुरु Bṛhaspati127.47°SiṃhaMaghā P3
शुक्र Śukra114.53°KarkaAśleṣā P3
शनि Śani214.31°VṛścikaAnurādhā P1

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

Sūryodaya (Sunrise)05:35 IST
Sūryāsta (Sunset)18:32 IST
Madhyāhna (Solar Noon)12:04 IST
Candrodaya (Moonrise)12:03 IST
Candrāsta (Moonset)22:54 IST
Dinamāna (Day Duration)12 Hours 56 Mins 44 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)11 Hours 03 Mins 16 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta03:52 – 04:44
Prātaḥ Sandhyā04:31 – 05:35
Abhijit Muhūrta11:38 – 12:30
Vijaya Muhūrta14:13 – 15:05
Godhūli Muhūrta18:20 – 18:44
Sāyāhna Sandhyā18:32 – 19:04
Amṛta Kāla18:17 – 20:02
Niśīta Muhūrta23:38 – 00:30

अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)

Rāhu Kāla08:50 – 10:27
Yamaganda13:41 – 15:18
Gulika Kāla05:35 – 07:12
Varjyam06:08 – 06:28
Dur Muhūrta 08:37 – 09:02

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

Diśā Śūla (avoid travel): East (Pūrva)
Candra Vāsa: North
Rāhu Vāsa: East
Ānandādi Yoga: Maitra (Auspicious)
Drik Ṛtu: Varṣā (Monsoon)
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 · Puṣya · Aśleṣā · Maghā · Pūrva Phalgunī · Uttara Phalgunī · Anurādhā · Jyeṣṭhā · Mūla · Pūrva Āṣāḍhā · Uttara Āṣāḍhā · Uttara Bhādrapadā · Revatī
Favorable Rāśis (Chandra Bala, 6/12):
Meṣa · Karka · Siṃha · Tulā · Dhanu · Mīna

चौघड़िया — Choghaḍiyā Day Windows

Day-1 Kāla05:35 – 07:12 (inauspicious)
Day-2 Śubha07:12 – 08:50 (auspicious)
Day-3 Roga08:50 – 10:27 (inauspicious)
Day-4 Udveg10:27 – 12:04 (inauspicious)
Day-5 Chala12:04 – 13:41 (neutral)
Day-6 Labha13:41 – 15:18 (auspicious)
Day-7 Amṛta15:18 – 16:55 (auspicious)
Day-8 Kāla16:55 – 18:32 (inauspicious)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Labha18:32 – 19:55 (auspicious)
Night-2 Amṛta19:55 – 21:18 (auspicious)
Night-3 Kāla21:18 – 22:41 (inauspicious)
Night-4 Śubha22:41 – 00:04 (auspicious)
Night-5 Roga00:04 – 01:27 (inauspicious)
Night-6 Udveg01:27 – 02:50 (inauspicious)
Night-7 Chala02:50 – 04:12 (neutral)
Night-8 Labha04:12 – 05:35 (auspicious)

Coordinates

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

आज की यात्रा — Today's Walk

7 steps · graha walk
Śanivāra (Saturday) — its presiding graha's walk.
Tapas + endurance + BG 17.14-19.

🌌 Cosmic-Historical Resonance

Today's Śukla Aṣṭamī + Viśākhā alignment also occurred on:
-3137-12-25Bhīṣma's Mahaprasthan (same Śukla Aṣṭamī)
-0562-04-11Bhagavān Buddha's birth at Lumbinī (same Viśākhā)

Cosmic Time

Kali Year5117
Ahargaṇa (days from Kali epoch)1868791.27
Julian Day2457256.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)24.0715°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)85.18°
🪷 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 (24.0715°), declination 11.94°, EoT -2.54 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: 2015-08-22 (deterministic · request-time stamp removed for cache-friendliness)