पञ्चाङ्ग — Dvārakā · August 12, 2003 CE

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

Also observed today

🪷 Today's Bhagavad-Gītā · The Daily Darśana
BG 11.26 · Chapter 11 · विश्वरूपदर्शनयोग · Viśvarūpa-Darśana-Yoga
अमी च त्वां धृतराष्ट्रस्य पुत्राः

सर्वे सहैवावनिपालसङ्घैः।

भीष्मो द्रोणः सूतपुत्रस्तथाऽसौ

सहास्मदीयैरपि योधमुख्यैः।।11.26।।
"11.26 All these sons of Dhritarashtra, with the hosts of princes, Bheeshma, Drona and Karna, as well as the other warrior chiefs belonging to our side;" — Shri Purohit Swami
→ Enter BG 11.26's full darśana · all 5 English translations + classical ācārya commentaries

तिथि-निर्णय — Calendar Conversions

Lunar Month: Śrāvaṇa (Śrāvaṇa Śukla Pakṣa)
Vikram Saṁvat: 2060 Durmukhi
Śaka Saṁvat: 1925 Subhānu
Bengali Saṁvat: 1410
Malayalam Era: 1179
Nanakshahi: 534
Solar Month: Karkaṭa (Āḍi)
Ṛtu (Season): Varṣā (Monsoon)

पञ्चाङ्ग — Five Limbs

तिथि (Tithi)Śukla Pūrṇimā (15/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)Dhaniṣṭhā Pada 1
योग (Yoga)Saubhāgya
करण (Karaṇa)Bava
वार (Vāra)Maṅgalavāra (Tuesday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

GrahaLongitudeRāśiNakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya115.05°KarkaAśleṣā P3
चन्द्र Candra293.03°MakaraŚravaṇa P4
मङ्गल Maṅgala314.88°KumbhaŚatabhiṣā P3
बुध Budha142.26°SiṃhaPūrva Phalgunī P3
गुरु Bṛhaspati122.75°SiṃhaMaghā P1
शुक्र Śukra113.18°KarkaAśleṣā P2
शनि Śani74.64°MithunaĀrdrā P3

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

Sūryodaya (Sunrise)06:30 IST
Sūryāsta (Sunset)19:28 IST
Madhyāhna (Solar Noon)12:59 IST
Candrodaya (Moonrise)19:15 IST
Candrāsta (Moonset)06:27 IST
Dinamāna (Day Duration)12 Hours 58 Mins 20 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)11 Hours 01 Mins 40 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta04:46 – 05:38
Prātaḥ Sandhyā05:25 – 06:30
Abhijit Muhūrta12:33 – 13:25
Vijaya Muhūrta15:09 – 16:00
Godhūli Muhūrta19:16 – 19:40
Sāyāhna Sandhyā19:28 – 20:00
Amṛta Kāla19:13 – 20:58
Niśīta Muhūrta00:33 – 01:25

अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)

Rāhu Kāla16:13 – 17:51
Yamaganda09:44 – 11:22
Gulika Kāla12:59 – 14:36
Varjyam07:02 – 07:23
Dur Muhūrta 09:31 – 09:57

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

Diśā Śūla (avoid travel): North (Uttara)
Candra Vāsa: South-East
Rāhu Vāsa: North
Ānandādi Yoga: Dhūmra (Inauspicious)
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):
Aśvinī · Ārdrā · Punarvasu · Puṣya · Aśleṣā · Maghā · Svātī · Viśākhā · Anurādhā · Jyeṣṭhā · Mūla · Śatabhiṣaj · Pūrva Bhādrapadā · Uttara Bhādrapadā · Revatī
Favorable Rāśis (Chandra Bala, 6/12):
Mithuna · Karka · Tulā · Vṛścika · Makara · Mīna

चौघड़िया — Choghaḍiyā Day Windows

Day-1 Roga06:30 – 08:07 (inauspicious)
Day-2 Udveg08:07 – 09:44 (inauspicious)
Day-3 Chala09:44 – 11:22 (neutral)
Day-4 Labha11:22 – 12:59 (auspicious)
Day-5 Amṛta12:59 – 14:36 (auspicious)
Day-6 Kāla14:36 – 16:13 (inauspicious)
Day-7 Śubha16:13 – 17:51 (auspicious)
Day-8 Roga17:51 – 19:28 (inauspicious)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Kāla19:28 – 20:51 (inauspicious)
Night-2 Śubha20:51 – 22:13 (auspicious)
Night-3 Roga22:13 – 23:36 (inauspicious)
Night-4 Udveg23:36 – 00:59 (inauspicious)
Night-5 Chala00:59 – 02:22 (neutral)
Night-6 Labha02:22 – 03:44 (auspicious)
Night-7 Amṛta03:44 – 05:07 (auspicious)
Night-8 Kāla05:07 – 06:30 (inauspicious)

Coordinates

Latitude: 22.2393°
Longitude: 68.9686°
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-Historical Resonance

Today's Śukla Pūrṇimā + Dhaniṣṭhā 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 Year5105
Ahargaṇa (days from Kali epoch)1864398.27
Julian Day2452863.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)23.9034°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)179.88°
🪷 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 (23.9034°), declination 15.14°, EoT -4.74 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: 2003-08-12 (deterministic · request-time stamp removed for cache-friendliness)