पञ्चाङ्ग — Ayodhyā · August 19, 2025 CE

🪷 आज: इन्दिरा एकादशी — Indirā Ekādaśī
Falls in Pitṛ Pakṣa; liberates ancestors from naraka.

Also observed today

🪷 Today's Bhagavad-Gītā · The Daily Darśana
BG 2.24 · Chapter 2 · सांख्ययोग · Sāṅkhya-Yoga
अच्छेद्योऽयमदाह्योऽयमक्लेद्योऽशोष्य एव च।

नित्यः सर्वगतः स्थाणुरचलोऽयं सनातनः।।2.24।।
"2.24 It is impenetrable; It can be neither drowned nor scorched nor dried. It is Eternal, All-pervading, Unchanging, Immovable and Most Ancient." — Shri Purohit Swami
→ Enter BG 2.24's full darśana · all 5 English translations + classical ācārya commentaries

तिथि-निर्णय — Calendar Conversions

Lunar Month: Bhādrapada (Bhādrapada Kṛṣṇa Pakṣa)
Vikram Saṁvat: 2082 Kālayukta
Śaka Saṁvat: 1947 Viśvāvasu
Bengali Saṁvat: 1432
Malayalam Era: 1201
Nanakshahi: 556
Solar Month: Siṃha (Āvaṇi)
Ṛtu (Season): Varṣā (Monsoon)

पञ्चाङ्ग — Five Limbs

तिथि (Tithi)Kṛṣṇa Ekādaśī (26/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)Ārdrā Pada 1
योग (Yoga)Vajra
करण (Karaṇa)Bālava
वार (Vāra)Maṅgalavāra (Tuesday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

GrahaLongitudeRāśiNakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya122.12°SiṃhaMaghā P1
चन्द्र Candra69.21°MithunaĀrdrā P1
मङ्गल Maṅgala163.00°KanyāHasta P1
बुध Budha103.21°KarkaPuṣya P3
गुरु Bṛhaspati81.12°MithunaPunarvasu P1
शुक्र Śukra87.54°MithunaPunarvasu P3
शनि Śani336.70°MīnaUttara Bhādrapadā P2

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

Sūryodaya (Sunrise)05:34 IST
Sūryāsta (Sunset)18:35 IST
Madhyāhna (Solar Noon)12:04 IST
Candrodaya (Moonrise)01:39 IST
Candrāsta (Moonset)15:26 IST
Dinamāna (Day Duration)13 Hours 00 Mins 10 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)10 Hours 59 Mins 50 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta03:50 – 04:42
Prātaḥ Sandhyā04:29 – 05:34
Abhijit Muhūrta11:38 – 12:30
Vijaya Muhūrta14:15 – 15:07
Godhūli Muhūrta18:23 – 18:47
Sāyāhna Sandhyā18:35 – 19:07
Amṛta Kāla18:20 – 20:05
Niśīta Muhūrta23:38 – 00:30

अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)

Rāhu Kāla15:20 – 16:57
Yamaganda08:49 – 10:27
Gulika Kāla12:04 – 13:42
Varjyam06:07 – 06:28
Dur Muhūrta 08:36 – 09:02

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

Diśā Śūla (avoid travel): North (Uttara)
Candra Vāsa: South
Rāhu Vāsa: North
Ānandādi Yoga: Padma (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):
Aśvinī · Bharaṇī · Punarvasu · Puṣya · Aśleṣā · Maghā · Pūrva Phalgunī · Viśākhā · Anurādhā · Jyeṣṭhā · Mūla · Pūrva Āṣāḍhā · Pūrva Bhādrapadā · Uttara Bhādrapadā · Revatī
Favorable Rāśis (Chandra Bala, 6/12):
Meṣa · Mithuna · Siṃha · Vṛścika · Dhanu · Mīna

चौघड़िया — Choghaḍiyā Day Windows

Day-1 Roga05:34 – 07:12 (inauspicious)
Day-2 Udveg07:12 – 08:49 (inauspicious)
Day-3 Chala08:49 – 10:27 (neutral)
Day-4 Labha10:27 – 12:04 (auspicious)
Day-5 Amṛta12:04 – 13:42 (auspicious)
Day-6 Kāla13:42 – 15:20 (inauspicious)
Day-7 Śubha15:20 – 16:57 (auspicious)
Day-8 Roga16:57 – 18:35 (inauspicious)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Kāla18:35 – 19:57 (inauspicious)
Night-2 Śubha19:57 – 21:20 (auspicious)
Night-3 Roga21:20 – 22:42 (inauspicious)
Night-4 Udveg22:42 – 00:04 (inauspicious)
Night-5 Chala00:04 – 01:27 (neutral)
Night-6 Labha01:27 – 02:49 (auspicious)
Night-7 Amṛta02:49 – 04:12 (auspicious)
Night-8 Kāla04:12 – 05:34 (inauspicious)

Coordinates

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

आज की यात्रा — Today's Walk

7 steps · graha walk
Maṅgalavāra (Tuesday) — its presiding graha's walk.
Right action + BG 2.31-38 (kṣatriya-dharma).

Cosmic Time

Kali Year5127
Ahargaṇa (days from Kali epoch)1872441.27
Julian Day2460906.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)24.2111°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)307.43°
🪷 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 (24.2111°), declination 12.74°, EoT -3.29 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: 2025-08-19 (deterministic · request-time stamp removed for cache-friendliness)