पञ्चाङ्ग — Dvārakā · July 18, 2008 CE

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

Also observed today

🪷 Today's Bhagavad-Gītā · The Daily Darśana
BG 3.20 · Chapter 3 · कर्मयोग · Karma-Yoga
कर्मणैव हि संसिद्धिमास्थिता जनकादयः।

लोकसंग्रहमेवापि संपश्यन्कर्तुमर्हसि।।3.20।।
"3.20 King Janaka and others attained perfection through action alone. Even for the sake of enlightening the world, it is thy duty to act;" — Shri Purohit Swami
→ Enter BG 3.20's full darśana · all 5 English translations + classical ācārya commentaries

तिथि-निर्णय — Calendar Conversions

Lunar Month: Śrāvaṇa (Śrāvaṇa Śukla Pakṣa)
Vikram Saṁvat: 2065 Plava
Śaka Saṁvat: 1930 Sarvadhāri
Bengali Saṁvat: 1415
Malayalam Era: 1184
Nanakshahi: 539
Solar Month: Karkaṭa (Āḍi)
Ṛtu (Season): Varṣā (Monsoon)

पञ्चाङ्ग — Five Limbs

तिथि (Tithi)Śukla Pūrṇimā (15/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)Uttara Āṣāḍhā Pada 1
योग (Yoga)Vaidhṛti
करण (Karaṇa)Bava
वार (Vāra)Śukravāra (Friday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

GrahaLongitudeRāśiNakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya91.82°KarkaPunarvasu P4
चन्द्र Candra268.45°DhanuUttara Āṣāḍhā P1
मङ्गल Maṅgala135.76°SiṃhaPūrva Phalgunī P1
बुध Budha78.48°MithunaĀrdrā P4
गुरु Bṛhaspati262.98°DhanuPūrva Āṣāḍhā P3
शुक्र Śukra102.40°KarkaPuṣya P3
शनि Śani132.00°SiṃhaMaghā P4

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

Sūryodaya (Sunrise)06:20 IST
Sūryāsta (Sunset)19:40 IST
Madhyāhna (Solar Noon)13:00 IST
Candrodaya (Moonrise)19:21 IST
Candrāsta (Moonset)06:12 IST
Dinamāna (Day Duration)13 Hours 20 Mins 00 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)10 Hours 40 Mins 00 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta04:33 – 05:27
Prātaḥ Sandhyā05:13 – 06:20
Abhijit Muhūrta12:33 – 13:27
Vijaya Muhūrta15:13 – 16:07
Godhūli Muhūrta19:28 – 19:52
Sāyāhna Sandhyā19:40 – 20:13
Amṛta Kāla19:25 – 21:10
Niśīta Muhūrta00:33 – 01:27

अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)

Rāhu Kāla11:20 – 13:00
Yamaganda16:20 – 18:00
Gulika Kāla08:00 – 09:40
Varjyam06:53 – 07:15
Dur Muhūrta 09:27 – 09:53

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

Diśā Śūla (avoid travel): West (Paścim)
Candra Vāsa: East
Rāhu Vāsa: South-East
Ānandādi Yoga: Mānasa (Auspicious)
Drik Ṛtu: Grīṣma (Summer)
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):
Vṛṣabha · Mithuna · Kanyā · Tulā · Dhanu · Kumbha

चौघड़िया — Choghaḍiyā Day Windows

Day-1 Chala06:20 – 08:00 (neutral)
Day-2 Labha08:00 – 09:40 (auspicious)
Day-3 Amṛta09:40 – 11:20 (auspicious)
Day-4 Kāla11:20 – 13:00 (inauspicious)
Day-5 Śubha13:00 – 14:40 (auspicious)
Day-6 Roga14:40 – 16:20 (inauspicious)
Day-7 Udveg16:20 – 18:00 (inauspicious)
Day-8 Chala18:00 – 19:40 (neutral)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Roga19:40 – 21:00 (inauspicious)
Night-2 Udveg21:00 – 22:20 (inauspicious)
Night-3 Chala22:20 – 23:40 (neutral)
Night-4 Labha23:40 – 01:00 (auspicious)
Night-5 Amṛta01:00 – 02:20 (auspicious)
Night-6 Kāla02:20 – 03:40 (inauspicious)
Night-7 Śubha03:40 – 05:00 (auspicious)
Night-8 Roga05:00 – 06:20 (inauspicious)

Coordinates

Latitude: 22.2393°
Longitude: 68.9686°
Timezone: UTC+5.5

आज की यात्रा — Today's Walk

5 steps · graha walk
Śukravāra (Friday) — its presiding graha's walk.
Beauty + creativity in dharma + BG 10.36.

🌌 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 Year5110
Ahargaṇa (days from Kali epoch)1866200.27
Julian Day2454665.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)23.9724°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)176.65°
🪷 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 (23.9724°), declination 20.98°, EoT -5.86 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: 2008-07-18 (deterministic · request-time stamp removed for cache-friendliness)