पञ्चाङ्ग — Ayodhyā · March 19, 2016 CE

🪷 आज: कामदा एकादशी — Kāmadā Ekādaśī
Fulfills righteous desires; removes brahma-hatyā.

Also observed today

🪷 Today's Bhagavad-Gītā · The Daily Darśana
BG 3.17 · Chapter 3 · कर्मयोग · Karma-Yoga
यस्त्वात्मरतिरेव स्यादात्मतृप्तश्च मानवः।

आत्मन्येव च सन्तुष्टस्तस्य कार्यं न विद्यते।।3.17।।
"3.17 On the other hand, the soul who meditates on the Self is content to serve the Self and rests satisfied within the Self; there remains nothing more for him to accomplish." — Shri Purohit Swami
→ Enter BG 3.17's full darśana · all 5 English translations + classical ācārya commentaries

तिथि-निर्णय — Calendar Conversions

Lunar Month: Caitra (Caitra Śukla Pakṣa)
Vikram Saṁvat: 2073 Saumya
Śaka Saṁvat: 1938 Durmukhi
Bengali Saṁvat: 1423
Malayalam Era: 1192
Nanakshahi: 547
Solar Month: Mīna (Paṅkuṇi)
Ṛtu (Season): Vasanta (Spring)

पञ्चाङ्ग — Five Limbs

तिथि (Tithi)Śukla Ekādaśī (11/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)Puṣya Pada 3
योग (Yoga)Atigaṇḍa
करण (Karaṇa)Viṣṭi
वार (Vāra)Śanivāra (Saturday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

GrahaLongitudeRāśiNakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya334.79°MīnaUttara Bhādrapadā P1
चन्द्र Candra104.92°KarkaPuṣya P4
मङ्गल Maṅgala219.96°VṛścikaAnurādhā P2
बुध Budha329.85°KumbhaPūrva Bhādrapadā P3
गुरु Bṛhaspati142.16°SiṃhaPūrva Phalgunī P3
शुक्र Śukra313.91°KumbhaŚatabhiṣā P3
शनि Śani232.08°VṛścikaJyeṣṭhā P2

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

Sūryodaya (Sunrise)06:07 IST
Sūryāsta (Sunset)18:12 IST
Madhyāhna (Solar Noon)12:10 IST
Candrodaya (Moonrise)14:10 IST
Candrāsta (Moonset)03:31 IST
Dinamāna (Day Duration)12 Hours 05 Mins 39 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)11 Hours 54 Mins 21 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta04:30 – 05:18
Prātaḥ Sandhyā05:06 – 06:07
Abhijit Muhūrta11:45 – 12:34
Vijaya Muhūrta14:11 – 14:59
Godhūli Muhūrta18:00 – 18:24
Sāyāhna Sandhyā18:12 – 18:43
Amṛta Kāla17:57 – 19:42
Niśīta Muhūrta23:45 – 00:34

अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)

Rāhu Kāla09:08 – 10:39
Yamaganda13:40 – 15:11
Gulika Kāla06:07 – 07:38
Varjyam06:37 – 06:56
Dur Muhūrta 08:56 – 09:20

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

Diśā Śūla (avoid travel): East (Pūrva)
Candra Vāsa: South-West
Rāhu Vāsa: East
Ānandādi Yoga: Prajāpati (Auspicious)
Drik Ṛtu: Śiśira (Winter)
Vedic Ṛtu: Śiśira (Winter)
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):
Meṣa · Vṛṣabha · Karka · Kanyā · Dhanu · Makara

चौघड़िया — Choghaḍiyā Day Windows

Day-1 Kāla06:07 – 07:38 (inauspicious)
Day-2 Śubha07:38 – 09:08 (auspicious)
Day-3 Roga09:08 – 10:39 (inauspicious)
Day-4 Udveg10:39 – 12:10 (inauspicious)
Day-5 Chala12:10 – 13:40 (neutral)
Day-6 Labha13:40 – 15:11 (auspicious)
Day-7 Amṛta15:11 – 16:42 (auspicious)
Day-8 Kāla16:42 – 18:12 (inauspicious)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Labha18:12 – 19:42 (auspicious)
Night-2 Amṛta19:42 – 21:11 (auspicious)
Night-3 Kāla21:11 – 22:40 (inauspicious)
Night-4 Śubha22:40 – 00:10 (auspicious)
Night-5 Roga00:10 – 01:39 (inauspicious)
Night-6 Udveg01:39 – 03:08 (inauspicious)
Night-7 Chala03:08 – 04:38 (neutral)
Night-8 Labha04:38 – 06:07 (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 Time

Kali Year5117
Ahargaṇa (days from Kali epoch)1869001.27
Julian Day2457466.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)24.0795°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)128.24°
🪷 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 (24.0795°), declination -0.45°, EoT -8.46 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: 2016-03-19 (deterministic · request-time stamp removed for cache-friendliness)