पञ्चाङ्ग — Birmingham, UK · July 29, 2026 CE

🪷 आज: रक्षा बन्धन — Rakṣā Bandhana / Śrāvaṇa Pūrṇimā
Sister-brother bond; Brāhmaṇa Upākarma.

Also observed today

🪷 Today's Bhagavad-Gītā · The Daily Darśana
BG 11.1 · Chapter 11 · विश्वरूपदर्शनयोग · Viśvarūpa-Darśana-Yoga
अर्जुन उवाच

मदनुग्रहाय परमं गुह्यमध्यात्मसंज्ञितम्।

यत्त्वयोक्तं वचस्तेन मोहोऽयं विगतो मम।।11.1।।
"11.1 "Arjuna said: My Lord! Thy words concerning the Supreme Secret of Self, given for my blessing, have dispelled the illusions which surrounded me." — Shri Purohit Swami
→ Enter BG 11.1's full darśana · all 5 English translations + classical ācārya commentaries

तिथि-निर्णय — Calendar Conversions

Lunar Month: Śrāvaṇa (Śrāvaṇa Śukla Pakṣa)
Vikram Saṁvat: 2083 Siddhārthī
Śaka Saṁvat: 1948 Parābhava
Bengali Saṁvat: 1433
Malayalam Era: 1202
Nanakshahi: 557
Solar Month: Karkaṭa (Āḍi)
Ṛtu (Season): Varṣā (Monsoon)

पञ्चाङ्ग — Five Limbs

तिथि (Tithi)Śukla Pūrṇimā (15/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)Uttara Āṣāḍhā Pada 3
योग (Yoga)Prīti
करण (Karaṇa)Viṣṭi
वार (Vāra)Budhavāra (Wednesday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

GrahaLongitudeRāśiNakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya101.74°KarkaPuṣya P3
चन्द्र Candra275.29°MakaraUttara Āṣāḍhā P3
मङ्गल Maṅgala56.49°VṛṣabhaMr̥gaśirā P1
बुध Budha82.87°MithunaPunarvasu P1
गुरु Bṛhaspati101.88°KarkaPuṣya P3
शुक्र Śukra146.37°SiṃhaPūrva Phalgunī P4
शनि Śani350.57°MīnaRevatī P2

Birmingham, UK — सूर्य/चन्द्र समय (Solar & Lunar Timings · UTC)

Sūryodaya (Sunrise)04:22 UTC
Sūryāsta (Sunset)20:05 UTC
Madhyāhna (Solar Noon)12:14 UTC
Candrodaya (Moonrise)19:38 UTC
Candrāsta (Moonset)03:58 UTC
Dinamāna (Day Duration)15 Hours 43 Mins 17 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)8 Hours 16 Mins 43 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta02:16 – 03:19
Prātaḥ Sandhyā03:03 – 04:22
Abhijit Muhūrta11:42 – 12:45
Vijaya Muhūrta14:51 – 15:54
Godhūli Muhūrta19:53 – 20:17
Sāyāhna Sandhyā20:05 – 20:45
Amṛta Kāla19:50 – 21:35
Niśīta Muhūrta23:42 – 00:45

अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)

Rāhu Kāla12:14 – 14:12
Yamaganda06:20 – 08:18
Gulika Kāla10:16 – 12:14
Varjyam05:01 – 05:27
Dur Muhūrta 08:02 – 08:34

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

Diśā Śūla (avoid travel): North (Uttara)
Candra Vāsa: South-East
Rāhu Vāsa: South-West
Ānandādi Yoga: Saumya (Auspicious)
Drik Ṛtu: Varṣā (Monsoon) (Drik)
Vedic Ṛtu: Grīṣma (Summer)
Drik Ayana: Dakṣiṇāyana
Vedic Ayana: Dakṣiṇāyana

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 Labha04:22 – 06:20 (auspicious)
Day-2 Amṛta06:20 – 08:18 (auspicious)
Day-3 Kāla08:18 – 10:16 (inauspicious)
Day-4 Śubha10:16 – 12:14 (auspicious)
Day-5 Roga12:14 – 14:12 (inauspicious)
Day-6 Udveg14:12 – 16:10 (inauspicious)
Day-7 Chala16:10 – 18:07 (neutral)
Day-8 Labha18:07 – 20:05 (auspicious)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Udveg20:05 – 21:07 (inauspicious)
Night-2 Chala21:07 – 22:10 (neutral)
Night-3 Labha22:10 – 23:12 (auspicious)
Night-4 Amṛta23:12 – 00:14 (auspicious)
Night-5 Kāla00:14 – 01:16 (inauspicious)
Night-6 Śubha01:16 – 02:18 (auspicious)
Night-7 Roga02:18 – 03:20 (inauspicious)
Night-8 Udveg03:20 – 04:22 (inauspicious)

Coordinates

Latitude: 52.4862°
Longitude: -1.8904°
Timezone: UTC+0

आज की यात्रा — Today's Walk

6 steps · graha walk
Budhavāra (Wednesday) — its presiding graha's walk.
Discrimination + BG 2.41 (vyavasāyātmikā buddhi).

🌌 Cosmic-Historical Resonance

Today's Śukla Pūrṇimā + Uttara Āṣāḍhā alignment also occurred on:
-3137-10-04Mahābhārata Day 1 (Bhagavad Gītā delivered) (same Śukla Pūrṇimā)
-0562-04-11Bhagavān Buddha's birth at Lumbinī (same Śukla Pūrṇimā)

Cosmic Time

Kali Year5128
Ahargaṇa (days from Kali epoch)1872785.27
Julian Day2461250.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)24.2242°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)173.50°
🪷 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 (24.2242°), declination 18.78°, EoT -6.15 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: 2026-07-29 (deterministic · request-time stamp removed for cache-friendliness)