पञ्चाङ्ग — Coimbatore, Tamil Nadu · August 20, 2026 CE

🪷 आज: राधाष्टमी — Rādhāṣṭamī
Manifestation of Śrī Rādhā at Barsānā — Krishna's ādi-śakti.

Also observed today

🪷 Today's Bhagavad-Gītā · The Daily Darśana
BG 11.23 · Chapter 11 · विश्वरूपदर्शनयोग · Viśvarūpa-Darśana-Yoga
रूपं महत्ते बहुवक्त्रनेत्रं

महाबाहो बहुबाहूरुपादम्।

बहूदरं बहुदंष्ट्राकरालं

दृष्ट्वा लोकाः प्रव्यथितास्तथाऽहम्।।11.23।।
"11.23 Seeing Thy stupendous Form, O Most Mighty, with its myriad faces, its innumerable eyes and limbs and terrible jaws, I myself and all the worlds are overwhelmed with awe." — Shri Purohit Swami
→ Enter BG 11.23's full darśana · all 5 English translations + classical ācārya commentaries

तिथि-निर्णय — Calendar Conversions

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

पञ्चाङ्ग — Five Limbs

तिथि (Tithi)Śukla Aṣṭamī (8/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)Viśākhā Pada 4
योग (Yoga)Brahma
करण (Karaṇa)Viṣṭi
वार (Vāra)Guruvāra (Thursday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

GrahaLongitudeRāśiNakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya122.84°SiṃhaMaghā P1
चन्द्र Candra212.00°VṛścikaViśākhā P4
मङ्गल Maṅgala71.14°MithunaĀrdrā P2
बुध Budha114.55°KarkaAśleṣā P3
गुरु Bṛhaspati106.72°KarkaAśleṣā P1
शुक्र Śukra168.27°KanyāHasta P3
शनि Śani350.08°MīnaRevatī P2

Coimbatore, Tamil Nadu — सूर्य/चन्द्र समय (Solar & Lunar Timings · IST)

Sūryodaya (Sunrise)06:12 IST
Sūryāsta (Sunset)18:39 IST
Madhyāhna (Solar Noon)12:25 IST
Candrodaya (Moonrise)12:35 IST
Candrāsta (Moonset)00:09 IST
Dinamāna (Day Duration)12 Hours 26 Mins 44 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)11 Hours 33 Mins 16 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta04:32 – 05:22
Prātaḥ Sandhyā05:10 – 06:12
Abhijit Muhūrta12:00 – 12:50
Vijaya Muhūrta14:30 – 15:19
Godhūli Muhūrta18:27 – 18:51
Sāyāhna Sandhyā18:39 – 19:10
Amṛta Kāla18:24 – 20:09
Niśīta Muhūrta00:00 – 00:50

अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)

Rāhu Kāla13:59 – 15:32
Yamaganda06:12 – 07:45
Gulika Kāla09:19 – 10:52
Varjyam06:43 – 07:03
Dur Muhūrta 09:06 – 09:31

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

Diśā Śūla (avoid travel): South (Dakṣiṇa)
Candra Vāsa: North-East
Rāhu Vāsa: North-West
Ānandādi Yoga: Prajāpati (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 · Kṛttikā · Puṣya · Aśleṣā · Maghā · Pūrva Phalgunī · Uttara Phalgunī · Anurādhā · Jyeṣṭhā · Mūla · Pūrva Āṣāḍhā · Uttara Āṣāḍhā · Uttara Bhādrapadā · Revatī
Favorable Rāśis (Chandra Bala, 6/12):
Meṣa · Vṛṣabha · Siṃha · Kanyā · Vṛścika · Makara

चौघड़िया — Choghaḍiyā Day Windows

Day-1 Śubha06:12 – 07:45 (auspicious)
Day-2 Roga07:45 – 09:19 (inauspicious)
Day-3 Udveg09:19 – 10:52 (inauspicious)
Day-4 Chala10:52 – 12:25 (neutral)
Day-5 Labha12:25 – 13:59 (auspicious)
Day-6 Amṛta13:59 – 15:32 (auspicious)
Day-7 Kāla15:32 – 17:05 (inauspicious)
Day-8 Śubha17:05 – 18:39 (auspicious)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Amṛta18:39 – 20:05 (auspicious)
Night-2 Kāla20:05 – 21:32 (inauspicious)
Night-3 Śubha21:32 – 22:59 (auspicious)
Night-4 Roga22:59 – 00:25 (inauspicious)
Night-5 Udveg00:25 – 01:52 (inauspicious)
Night-6 Chala01:52 – 03:19 (neutral)
Night-7 Labha03:19 – 04:45 (auspicious)
Night-8 Amṛta04:45 – 06:12 (auspicious)

Coordinates

Latitude: 11.0168°
Longitude: 76.9558°
Timezone: UTC+5.5

आज की यात्रा — Today's Walk

8 steps · graha walk
Guruvāra (Thursday) — its presiding graha's walk.
Wisdom transmission + BG 4.34.

🌌 Cosmic-Historical Resonance

Today's Śukla Aṣṭamī + Viśākhā alignment also occurred on:
-3137-12-25Bhīṣma's Mahaprasthan (same Śukla Aṣṭamī)
-0562-04-11Bhagavān Buddha's birth at Lumbinī (same Viśākhā)

Cosmic Time

Kali Year5128
Ahargaṇa (days from Kali epoch)1872807.27
Julian Day2461272.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)24.2251°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)88.53°
🪷 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 (24.2251°), declination 12.49°, 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: 2026-08-20 (deterministic · request-time stamp removed for cache-friendliness)