पञ्चाङ्ग — Ayodhyā · August 17, 2016 CE

🪷 आज: ओणम् (वामन-बलि स्मरण) — Onam (Vāmana / King Bali)
Kerala festival; King Bali's annual return to Kerala. Aligned with Thiru-Onam (Śravaṇa nakshatra in Bhādrapada).

Also observed today

🪷 Today's Bhagavad-Gītā · The Daily Darśana
BG 7.7 · Chapter 7 · ज्ञानविज्ञानयोग · Jñāna-Vijñāna-Yoga🪷 Mattaḥ Parataraṁ Nānyat · Krishna IS the thread
मत्तः परतरं नान्यत्किञ्चिदस्ति धनञ्जय।

मयि सर्वमिदं प्रोतं सूत्रे मणिगणा इव।।7.7।।
"7.7 O Arjuna! There is nothing higher than Me; all is strung upon Me as rows of pearls upon a thread." — Shri Purohit Swami
→ Enter BG 7.7's full darśana · all 5 English translations + classical ācārya commentaries

तिथि-निर्णय — Calendar Conversions

Lunar Month: Bhādrapada (Bhādrapada Śukla Pakṣa)
Vikram Saṁvat: 2073 Saumya
Śaka Saṁvat: 1938 Durmukhi
Bengali Saṁvat: 1423
Malayalam Era: 1192
Nanakshahi: 547
Solar Month: Siṃha (Āvaṇi)
Ṛtu (Season): Varṣā (Monsoon)

पञ्चाङ्ग — Five Limbs

तिथि (Tithi)Śukla Caturdaśī (14/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)Śravaṇa Pada 1
योग (Yoga)Saubhāgya
करण (Karaṇa)Gara
वार (Vāra)Budhavāra (Wednesday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

GrahaLongitudeRāśiNakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya120.49°SiṃhaMaghā P1
चन्द्र Candra283.12°MakaraŚravaṇa P1
मङ्गल Maṅgala221.93°VṛścikaAnurādhā P3
बुध Budha147.69°SiṃhaUttara Phalgunī P1
गुरु Bṛhaspati150.47°KanyāUttara Phalgunī P2
शुक्र Śukra139.70°SiṃhaPūrva Phalgunī P2
शनि Śani225.51°VṛścikaAnurādhā P4

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

Sūryodaya (Sunrise)05:34 IST
Sūryāsta (Sunset)18:36 IST
Madhyāhna (Solar Noon)12:05 IST
Candrodaya (Moonrise)17:32 IST
Candrāsta (Moonset)04:19 IST
Dinamāna (Day Duration)13 Hours 02 Mins 43 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)10 Hours 57 Mins 17 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta03:49 – 04:41
Prātaḥ Sandhyā04:28 – 05:34
Abhijit Muhūrta11:39 – 12:31
Vijaya Muhūrta14:15 – 15:08
Godhūli Muhūrta18:24 – 18:48
Sāyāhna Sandhyā18:36 – 19:09
Amṛta Kāla18:21 – 20:06
Niśīta Muhūrta23:39 – 00:31

अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)

Rāhu Kāla12:05 – 13:43
Yamaganda07:11 – 08:49
Gulika Kāla10:27 – 12:05
Varjyam06:06 – 06:27
Dur Muhūrta 08:36 – 09:02

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

Diśā Śūla (avoid travel): North (Uttara)
Candra Vāsa: South-East
Rāhu Vāsa: South-West
Ānandādi Yoga: Dhvānkṣa (Inauspicious)
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):
Mṛgaśirā · Ārdrā · Punarvasu · Puṣya · Aśleṣā · Citrā · Svātī · Viśākhā · Anurādhā · Jyeṣṭhā · Dhaniṣṭhā · Śatabhiṣaj · Pūrva Bhādrapadā · Uttara Bhādrapadā · Revatī
Favorable Rāśis (Chandra Bala, 6/12):
Mithuna · Karka · Tulā · Vṛścika · Makara · Mīna

चौघड़िया — Choghaḍiyā Day Windows

Day-1 Labha05:34 – 07:11 (auspicious)
Day-2 Amṛta07:11 – 08:49 (auspicious)
Day-3 Kāla08:49 – 10:27 (inauspicious)
Day-4 Śubha10:27 – 12:05 (auspicious)
Day-5 Roga12:05 – 13:43 (inauspicious)
Day-6 Udveg13:43 – 15:21 (inauspicious)
Day-7 Chala15:21 – 16:58 (neutral)
Day-8 Labha16:58 – 18:36 (auspicious)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Udveg18:36 – 19:58 (inauspicious)
Night-2 Chala19:58 – 21:21 (neutral)
Night-3 Labha21:21 – 22:43 (auspicious)
Night-4 Amṛta22:43 – 00:05 (auspicious)
Night-5 Kāla00:05 – 01:27 (inauspicious)
Night-6 Śubha01:27 – 02:49 (auspicious)
Night-7 Roga02:49 – 04:11 (inauspicious)
Night-8 Udveg04:11 – 05:34 (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 Year5118
Ahargaṇa (days from Kali epoch)1869152.27
Julian Day2457617.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)24.0853°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)161.92°
🪷 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 (24.0853°), declination 13.33°, EoT -3.75 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: 2016-08-17 (deterministic · request-time stamp removed for cache-friendliness)