पञ्चाङ्ग — Ayodhyā · September 9, 2016 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 7.30 · Chapter 7 · ज्ञानविज्ञानयोग · Jñāna-Vijñāna-Yoga
साधिभूताधिदैवं मां साधियज्ञं च ये विदुः।

प्रयाणकालेऽपि च मां ते विदुर्युक्तचेतसः।।7.30।।
"7.30 Those who see Me in the life of the world, in the universal sacrifice, and as pure Divinity, keeping their minds steady, they live in Me, even in the crucial hour of death."" — Shri Purohit Swami
→ Enter BG 7.30'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 Aṣṭamī (8/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)Jyeṣṭhā Pada 1
योग (Yoga)Viṣkambha
करण (Karaṇa)Viṣṭi
वार (Vāra)Śukravāra (Friday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

GrahaLongitudeRāśiNakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya142.71°SiṃhaPūrva Phalgunī P3
चन्द्र Candra227.57°VṛścikaJyeṣṭhā P1
मङ्गल Maṅgala234.34°VṛścikaJyeṣṭhā P3
बुध Budha150.42°KanyāUttara Phalgunī P2
गुरु Bṛhaspati155.24°KanyāUttara Phalgunī P3
शुक्र Śukra167.88°KanyāHasta P3
शनि Śani226.07°VṛścikaAnurādhā P4

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

Sūryodaya (Sunrise)05:44 IST
Sūryāsta (Sunset)18:12 IST
Madhyāhna (Solar Noon)11:58 IST
Candrodaya (Moonrise)12:22 IST
Candrāsta (Moonset)22:53 IST
Dinamāna (Day Duration)12 Hours 28 Mins 38 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)11 Hours 31 Mins 22 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta04:04 – 04:54
Prātaḥ Sandhyā04:41 – 05:44
Abhijit Muhūrta11:33 – 12:23
Vijaya Muhūrta14:03 – 14:53
Godhūli Muhūrta18:00 – 18:24
Sāyāhna Sandhyā18:12 – 18:43
Amṛta Kāla17:57 – 19:42
Niśīta Muhūrta23:33 – 00:23

अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)

Rāhu Kāla10:24 – 11:58
Yamaganda15:05 – 16:39
Gulika Kāla07:17 – 08:51
Varjyam06:15 – 06:35
Dur Muhūrta 08:38 – 09:03

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

Diśā Śūla (avoid travel): West (Paścim)
Candra Vāsa: North-East
Rāhu Vāsa: South-East
Ānandādi Yoga: Mudgara (Inauspicious)
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):
Aśvinī · Bharaṇī · Kṛttikā · Rohiṇī · Mṛgaśirā · Maghā · Pūrva Phalgunī · Uttara Phalgunī · Hasta · Citrā · Mūla · Pūrva Āṣāḍhā · Uttara Āṣāḍhā · Śravaṇa · Dhaniṣṭhā
Favorable Rāśis (Chandra Bala, 6/12):
Meṣa · Vṛṣabha · Siṃha · Kanyā · Vṛścika · Makara

चौघड़िया — Choghaḍiyā Day Windows

Day-1 Chala05:44 – 07:17 (neutral)
Day-2 Labha07:17 – 08:51 (auspicious)
Day-3 Amṛta08:51 – 10:24 (auspicious)
Day-4 Kāla10:24 – 11:58 (inauspicious)
Day-5 Śubha11:58 – 13:31 (auspicious)
Day-6 Roga13:31 – 15:05 (inauspicious)
Day-7 Udveg15:05 – 16:39 (inauspicious)
Day-8 Chala16:39 – 18:12 (neutral)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Roga18:12 – 19:39 (inauspicious)
Night-2 Udveg19:39 – 21:05 (inauspicious)
Night-3 Chala21:05 – 22:31 (neutral)
Night-4 Labha22:31 – 23:58 (auspicious)
Night-5 Amṛta23:58 – 01:24 (auspicious)
Night-6 Kāla01:24 – 02:51 (inauspicious)
Night-7 Śubha02:51 – 04:17 (auspicious)
Night-8 Roga04:17 – 05:44 (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 + Jyeṣṭhā alignment also occurred on:
-3137-10-20Karṇa-Vadha (Mahābhārata Day 17) (same Jyeṣṭhā)
-3137-12-25Bhīṣma's Mahaprasthan (same Śukla Aṣṭamī)

Cosmic Time

Kali Year5118
Ahargaṇa (days from Kali epoch)1869175.27
Julian Day2457640.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)24.0861°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)87.97°
🪷 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 (24.0861°), declination 5.21°, EoT 3.28 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: 2016-09-09 (deterministic · request-time stamp removed for cache-friendliness)