पञ्चाङ्ग — Ayodhyā · March 21, 2028 CE

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

Also observed today

🪷 Today's Bhagavad-Gītā · The Daily Darśana
BG 8.5 · Chapter 8 · अक्षरब्रह्मयोग · Akṣara-Brahma-Yoga
अन्तकाले च मामेव स्मरन्मुक्त्वा कलेवरम्।

यः प्रयाति स मद्भावं याति नास्त्यत्र संशयः।।8.5।।
"8.5 Whosoever at the time of death thinks only of Me, and thinking thus leaves the body and goes forth, assuredly he will know Me." — Shri Purohit Swami
→ Enter BG 8.5's full darśana · all 5 English translations + classical ācārya commentaries

तिथि-निर्णय — Calendar Conversions

Lunar Month: Caitra (Caitra Kṛṣṇa Pakṣa)
Vikram Saṁvat: 2085 Durmati
Śaka Saṁvat: 1950 Kīlaka
Bengali Saṁvat: 1435
Malayalam Era: 1204
Nanakshahi: 559
Solar Month: Mīna (Paṅkuṇi)
Ṛtu (Season): Vasanta (Spring)

पञ्चाङ्ग — Five Limbs

तिथि (Tithi)Kṛṣṇa Ekādaśī (26/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)Uttara Āṣāḍhā Pada 4
योग (Yoga)Śiva
करण (Karaṇa)Bava
वार (Vāra)Maṅgalavāra (Tuesday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

GrahaLongitudeRāśiNakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya336.70°MīnaUttara Bhādrapadā P2
चन्द्र Candra280.63°MakaraŚravaṇa P1
मङ्गल Maṅgala336.28°MīnaUttara Bhādrapadā P1
बुध Budha317.23°KumbhaŚatabhiṣā P4
गुरु Bṛhaspati147.10°SiṃhaUttara Phalgunī P1
शुक्र Śukra22.40°MeṣaBharaṇī P3
शनि Śani2.92°MeṣaAśvinī P1

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

Sūryodaya (Sunrise)06:05 IST
Sūryāsta (Sunset)18:14 IST
Madhyāhna (Solar Noon)12:09 IST
Candrodaya (Moonrise)03:02 IST
Candrāsta (Moonset)13:47 IST
Dinamāna (Day Duration)12 Hours 08 Mins 59 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)11 Hours 51 Mins 01 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta04:27 – 05:16
Prātaḥ Sandhyā05:04 – 06:05
Abhijit Muhūrta11:45 – 12:33
Vijaya Muhūrta14:11 – 14:59
Godhūli Muhūrta18:02 – 18:26
Sāyāhna Sandhyā18:14 – 18:44
Amṛta Kāla17:59 – 19:44
Niśīta Muhūrta23:45 – 00:33

अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)

Rāhu Kāla15:11 – 16:42
Yamaganda09:07 – 10:38
Gulika Kāla12:09 – 13:40
Varjyam06:35 – 06:54
Dur Muhūrta 08:55 – 09:19

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

Diśā Śūla (avoid travel): North (Uttara)
Candra Vāsa: South-East
Rāhu Vāsa: North
Ānandādi Yoga: Ānanda (Auspicious)
Drik Ṛtu: Vasanta (Spring) (Drik)
Vedic Ṛtu: Śiśira (Winter)
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 · Tulā · Vṛścika · Makara · Mīna

चौघड़िया — Choghaḍiyā Day Windows

Day-1 Roga06:05 – 07:36 (inauspicious)
Day-2 Udveg07:36 – 09:07 (inauspicious)
Day-3 Chala09:07 – 10:38 (neutral)
Day-4 Labha10:38 – 12:09 (auspicious)
Day-5 Amṛta12:09 – 13:40 (auspicious)
Day-6 Kāla13:40 – 15:11 (inauspicious)
Day-7 Śubha15:11 – 16:42 (auspicious)
Day-8 Roga16:42 – 18:14 (inauspicious)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Kāla18:14 – 19:42 (inauspicious)
Night-2 Śubha19:42 – 21:11 (auspicious)
Night-3 Roga21:11 – 22:40 (inauspicious)
Night-4 Udveg22:40 – 00:09 (inauspicious)
Night-5 Chala00:09 – 01:38 (neutral)
Night-6 Labha01:38 – 03:07 (auspicious)
Night-7 Amṛta03:07 – 04:36 (auspicious)
Night-8 Kāla04:36 – 06:05 (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 Year5129
Ahargaṇa (days from Kali epoch)1873386.27
Julian Day2461851.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)24.2472°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)301.60°
🪷 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 (24.2472°), declination 0.38°, EoT -7.84 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: 2028-03-21 (deterministic · request-time stamp removed for cache-friendliness)