पञ्चाङ्ग — Ayodhyā · March 20, 2020 CE

🪷 आज: पापमोचनी एकादशी — Pāpamocanī Ekādaśī
Removes mahā-pātakas (great sins).

Also observed today

🪷 Today's Bhagavad-Gītā · The Daily Darśana
BG 4.34 · Chapter 4 · ज्ञानकर्मसंन्यासयोग · Jñāna-Karma-Sannyāsa-Yoga🪷 Tad Viddhi Praṇipātena · the Paramparā verse
तद्विद्धि प्रणिपातेन परिप्रश्नेन सेवया।

उपदेक्ष्यन्ति ते ज्ञानं ज्ञानिनस्तत्त्वदर्शिनः।।4.34।।
"4.34 This shalt thou learn by prostrating thyself at the Master's feet, by questioning Him and by serving Him. The wise who have realised the Truth will teach thee wisdom." — Shri Purohit Swami
→ Enter BG 4.34's full darśana · all 5 English translations + classical ācārya commentaries

तिथि-निर्णय — Calendar Conversions

Lunar Month: Caitra (Caitra Kṛṣṇa Pakṣa)
Vikram Saṁvat: 2077 Pramādī
Śaka Saṁvat: 1942 Śārvarī
Bengali Saṁvat: 1427
Malayalam Era: 1196
Nanakshahi: 551
Solar Month: Mīna (Paṅkuṇi)
Ṛtu (Season): Vasanta (Spring)

पञ्चाङ्ग — Five Limbs

तिथि (Tithi)Kṛṣṇa Ekādaśī (26/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)Śravaṇa Pada 2
योग (Yoga)Śiva
करण (Karaṇa)Bālava
वार (Vāra)Śukravāra (Friday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

GrahaLongitudeRāśiNakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya335.76°MīnaUttara Bhādrapadā P1
चन्द्र Candra287.87°MakaraŚravaṇa P3
मङ्गल Maṅgala268.14°DhanuUttara Āṣāḍhā P1
बुध Budha308.14°KumbhaŚatabhiṣā P1
गुरु Bṛhaspati268.63°DhanuUttara Āṣāḍhā P1
शुक्र Śukra21.46°MeṣaBharaṇī P3
शनि Śani275.67°MakaraUttara Āṣāḍhā P3

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

Sūryodaya (Sunrise)06:06 IST
Sūryāsta (Sunset)18:13 IST
Madhyāhna (Solar Noon)12:09 IST
Candrodaya (Moonrise)03:31 IST
Candrāsta (Moonset)14:25 IST
Dinamāna (Day Duration)12 Hours 07 Mins 18 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)11 Hours 52 Mins 42 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta04:29 – 05:17
Prātaḥ Sandhyā05:05 – 06:06
Abhijit Muhūrta11:45 – 12:34
Vijaya Muhūrta14:11 – 14:59
Godhūli Muhūrta18:01 – 18:25
Sāyāhna Sandhyā18:13 – 18:43
Amṛta Kāla17:58 – 19:43
Niśīta Muhūrta23:45 – 00:34

अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)

Rāhu Kāla10:38 – 12:09
Yamaganda15:11 – 16:42
Gulika Kāla07:37 – 09:08
Varjyam06:36 – 06:55
Dur Muhūrta 08:55 – 09:20

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

Diśā Śūla (avoid travel): West (Paścim)
Candra Vāsa: South-East
Rāhu Vāsa: South-East
Ānandādi Yoga: Padma (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):
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 Chala06:06 – 07:37 (neutral)
Day-2 Labha07:37 – 09:08 (auspicious)
Day-3 Amṛta09:08 – 10:38 (auspicious)
Day-4 Kāla10:38 – 12:09 (inauspicious)
Day-5 Śubha12:09 – 13:40 (auspicious)
Day-6 Roga13:40 – 15:11 (inauspicious)
Day-7 Udveg15:11 – 16:42 (inauspicious)
Day-8 Chala16:42 – 18:13 (neutral)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Roga18:13 – 19:42 (inauspicious)
Night-2 Udveg19:42 – 21:11 (inauspicious)
Night-3 Chala21:11 – 22:40 (neutral)
Night-4 Labha22:40 – 00:09 (auspicious)
Night-5 Amṛta00:09 – 01:38 (auspicious)
Night-6 Kāla01:38 – 03:08 (inauspicious)
Night-7 Śubha03:08 – 04:37 (auspicious)
Night-8 Roga04:37 – 06:06 (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 Time

Kali Year5121
Ahargaṇa (days from Kali epoch)1870463.27
Julian Day2458928.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)24.1354°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)310.18°
🪷 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 (24.1354°), declination -0.04°, EoT -8.15 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: 2020-03-20 (deterministic · request-time stamp removed for cache-friendliness)