पञ्चाङ्ग — Ayodhyā · May 22, 2021 CE

🪷 आज: निर्जला एकादशी — Nirjalā Ekādaśī
Strictest Ekādaśī (no water for 24 hours); Bhīma's vrata. Confers fruit of all 24 Ekādaśīs.

Also observed today

🪷 Today's Bhagavad-Gītā · The Daily Darśana
BG 18.1 · Chapter 18 · मोक्षसंन्यासयोग · Mokṣa-Sannyāsa-Yoga
अर्जुन उवाच

संन्यासस्य महाबाहो तत्त्वमिच्छामि वेदितुम्।

त्यागस्य च हृषीकेश पृथक्केशिनिषूदन।।18.1।।
"18.1 "Arjuna asked: O mighty One! I desire to know how relinquishment is distinguished from renunciation." — Shri Purohit Swami
→ Enter BG 18.1's full darśana · all 5 English translations + classical ācārya commentaries

तिथि-निर्णय — Calendar Conversions

Lunar Month: Jyeṣṭha (Jyeṣṭha Śukla Pakṣa)
Vikram Saṁvat: 2078 Ānanda
Śaka Saṁvat: 1943 Plava
Bengali Saṁvat: 1428
Malayalam Era: 1197
Nanakshahi: 552
Solar Month: Vṛṣabha (Vaikāsi)
Ṛtu (Season): Grīṣma (Summer)

पञ्चाङ्ग — Five Limbs

तिथि (Tithi)Śukla Ekādaśī (11/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)Uttara Phalgunī Pada 4
योग (Yoga)Vajra
करण (Karaṇa)Vaṇija
वार (Vāra)Śanivāra (Saturday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

GrahaLongitudeRāśiNakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya37.04°VṛṣabhaKṛttikā P4
चन्द्र Candra155.51°KanyāUttara Phalgunī P3
मङ्गल Maṅgala82.97°MithunaPunarvasu P1
बुध Budha58.02°VṛṣabhaMr̥gaśirā P2
गुरु Bṛhaspati306.64°KumbhaDhaniṣṭhā P4
शुक्र Śukra51.49°VṛṣabhaRohiṇī P4
शनि Śani289.38°MakaraŚravaṇa P3

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

Sūryodaya (Sunrise)05:10 IST
Sūryāsta (Sunset)18:45 IST
Madhyāhna (Solar Noon)11:58 IST
Candrodaya (Moonrise)13:49 IST
Candrāsta (Moonset)01:54 IST
Dinamāna (Day Duration)13 Hours 34 Mins 43 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)10 Hours 25 Mins 17 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta03:22 – 04:16
Prātaḥ Sandhyā04:02 – 05:10
Abhijit Muhūrta11:31 – 12:25
Vijaya Muhūrta14:13 – 15:08
Godhūli Muhūrta18:33 – 18:57
Sāyāhna Sandhyā18:45 – 19:19
Amṛta Kāla18:30 – 20:15
Niśīta Muhūrta23:31 – 00:25

अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)

Rāhu Kāla08:34 – 10:16
Yamaganda13:40 – 15:21
Gulika Kāla05:10 – 06:52
Varjyam05:44 – 06:06
Dur Muhūrta 08:20 – 08:48

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

Diśā Śūla (avoid travel): East (Pūrva)
Candra Vāsa: North-West
Rāhu Vāsa: East
Ānandādi Yoga: Śrīvatsa (Auspicious)
Drik Ṛtu: Grīṣma (Summer) (Drik)
Vedic Ṛtu: Vasanta (Spring)
Drik Ayana: Uttarāyaṇa
Vedic Ayana: Uttarāyaṇa

तारा-चन्द्र बल — Tara & Chandra Bala

Favorable Nakshatras (Tara Bala, 15/27):
Rohiṇī · Mṛgaśirā · Ārdrā · Punarvasu · Puṣya · Hasta · Citrā · Svātī · Viśākhā · Anurādhā · Śravaṇa · Dhaniṣṭhā · Śatabhiṣaj · Pūrva Bhādrapadā · Uttara Bhādrapadā
Favorable Rāśis (Chandra Bala, 6/12):
Mithuna · Karka · Kanyā · Vṛścika · Kumbha · Mīna

चौघड़िया — Choghaḍiyā Day Windows

Day-1 Kāla05:10 – 06:52 (inauspicious)
Day-2 Śubha06:52 – 08:34 (auspicious)
Day-3 Roga08:34 – 10:16 (inauspicious)
Day-4 Udveg10:16 – 11:58 (inauspicious)
Day-5 Chala11:58 – 13:40 (neutral)
Day-6 Labha13:40 – 15:21 (auspicious)
Day-7 Amṛta15:21 – 17:03 (auspicious)
Day-8 Kāla17:03 – 18:45 (inauspicious)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Labha18:45 – 20:03 (auspicious)
Night-2 Amṛta20:03 – 21:21 (auspicious)
Night-3 Kāla21:21 – 22:40 (inauspicious)
Night-4 Śubha22:40 – 23:58 (auspicious)
Night-5 Roga23:58 – 01:16 (inauspicious)
Night-6 Udveg01:16 – 02:34 (inauspicious)
Night-7 Chala02:34 – 03:52 (neutral)
Night-8 Labha03:52 – 05:10 (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 Year5123
Ahargaṇa (days from Kali epoch)1870891.27
Julian Day2459356.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)24.1518°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)121.37°
🪷 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 (24.1518°), declination 20.40°, EoT 3.47 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: 2021-05-22 (deterministic · request-time stamp removed for cache-friendliness)