पञ्चाङ्ग — Ayodhyā · August 20, 2023 CE

🪷 आज: गणेश चतुर्थी — Gaṇeśa Caturthī
Gaṇeśa's birth day; 11-day festival in Maharashtra.

Also observed today

🪷 Today's Bhagavad-Gītā · The Daily Darśana
BG 1.42 · Chapter 1 · अर्जुनविषादयोग · Arjuna-Viṣāda-Yoga
सङ्करो नरकायैव कुलघ्नानां कुलस्य च।

पतन्ति पितरो ह्येषां लुप्तपिण्डोदकक्रियाः।।1.42।।
"1.42 Promiscuity ruins both the family and those who defile it; while the souls of our ancestors droop, through lack of the funeral cakes and ablutions." — Shri Purohit Swami
→ Enter BG 1.42's full darśana · all 5 English translations + classical ācārya commentaries

तिथि-निर्णय — Calendar Conversions

Lunar Month: Bhādrapada (Bhādrapada Śukla Pakṣa)
Vikram Saṁvat: 2080 Nala
Śaka Saṁvat: 1945 Śobhana
Bengali Saṁvat: 1430
Malayalam Era: 1199
Nanakshahi: 554
Solar Month: Siṃha (Āvaṇi)
Ṛtu (Season): Varṣā (Monsoon)

पञ्चाङ्ग — Five Limbs

तिथि (Tithi)Śukla Caturthī (4/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)Hasta Pada 2
योग (Yoga)Sādhya
करण (Karaṇa)Viṣṭi
वार (Vāra)Ravivāra (Sunday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

GrahaLongitudeRāśiNakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya122.62°SiṃhaMaghā P1
चन्द्र Candra162.43°KanyāHasta P1
मङ्गल Maṅgala150.71°KanyāUttara Phalgunī P2
बुध Budha146.83°SiṃhaUttara Phalgunī P1
गुरु Bṛhaspati21.02°MeṣaBharaṇī P3
शुक्र Śukra111.92°KarkaAśleṣā P2
शनि Śani310.28°KumbhaŚatabhiṣā P2

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

Sūryodaya (Sunrise)05:34 IST
Sūryāsta (Sunset)18:34 IST
Madhyāhna (Solar Noon)12:04 IST
Candrodaya (Moonrise)08:46 IST
Candrāsta (Moonset)20:41 IST
Dinamāna (Day Duration)12 Hours 59 Mins 29 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)11 Hours 00 Mins 31 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta03:51 – 04:43
Prātaḥ Sandhyā04:30 – 05:34
Abhijit Muhūrta11:38 – 12:30
Vijaya Muhūrta14:14 – 15:06
Godhūli Muhūrta18:22 – 18:46
Sāyāhna Sandhyā18:34 – 19:06
Amṛta Kāla18:19 – 20:04
Niśīta Muhūrta23:38 – 00:30

अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)

Rāhu Kāla16:57 – 18:34
Yamaganda12:04 – 13:42
Gulika Kāla15:19 – 16:57
Varjyam06:07 – 06:28
Dur Muhūrta 08:36 – 09:02

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

Diśā Śūla (avoid travel): West (Paścim)
Candra Vāsa: North-West
Rāhu Vāsa: North-East
Ānandādi Yoga: Mānasa (Auspicious)
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 · Kanyā · Vṛścika · Kumbha · Mīna

चौघड़िया — Choghaḍiyā Day Windows

Day-1 Udveg05:34 – 07:12 (inauspicious)
Day-2 Chala07:12 – 08:49 (neutral)
Day-3 Labha08:49 – 10:27 (auspicious)
Day-4 Amṛta10:27 – 12:04 (auspicious)
Day-5 Kāla12:04 – 13:42 (inauspicious)
Day-6 Śubha13:42 – 15:19 (auspicious)
Day-7 Roga15:19 – 16:57 (inauspicious)
Day-8 Udveg16:57 – 18:34 (inauspicious)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Śubha18:34 – 19:57 (auspicious)
Night-2 Roga19:57 – 21:19 (inauspicious)
Night-3 Udveg21:19 – 22:42 (inauspicious)
Night-4 Chala22:42 – 00:04 (neutral)
Night-5 Labha00:04 – 01:27 (auspicious)
Night-6 Amṛta01:27 – 02:49 (auspicious)
Night-7 Kāla02:49 – 04:12 (inauspicious)
Night-8 Śubha04:12 – 05:34 (auspicious)

Coordinates

Latitude: 26.799°
Longitude: 82.204°
Timezone: UTC+5.5

आज की यात्रा — Today's Walk

6 steps · graha walk
Ravivāra (Sunday) — its presiding graha's walk.
Self-illumination + BG 4.1 (Sun-lineage of Gītā transmission).

Cosmic Time

Kali Year5125
Ahargaṇa (days from Kali epoch)1871711.27
Julian Day2460176.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)24.1831°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)43.18°
🪷 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 (24.1831°), declination 12.58°, EoT -3.05 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: 2023-08-20 (deterministic · request-time stamp removed for cache-friendliness)