पञ्चाङ्ग — Dvārakā · August 29, 2012 CE

🪷 आज: ओणम् (वामन-बलि स्मरण) — Onam (Vāmana / King Bali)
Kerala festival; King Bali's annual return to Kerala. Aligned with Thiru-Onam (Śravaṇa nakshatra in Bhādrapada).

Also observed today

🪷 Today's Bhagavad-Gītā · The Daily Darśana
BG 6.7 · Chapter 6 · ध्यानयोग · Dhyāna-Yoga
जितात्मनः प्रशान्तस्य परमात्मा समाहितः।

शीतोष्णसुखदुःखेषु तथा मानापमानयोः।।6.7।।
"6.7 The Self of him who is self-controlled, and has attained peace is equally unmoved by heat or cold, pleasure or pain, honour or dishonour." — Shri Purohit Swami
→ Enter BG 6.7's full darśana · all 5 English translations + classical ācārya commentaries

तिथि-निर्णय — Calendar Conversions

Lunar Month: Bhādrapada (Bhādrapada Śukla Pakṣa)
Vikram Saṁvat: 2069 Viśvāvasu
Śaka Saṁvat: 1934 Nandana
Bengali Saṁvat: 1419
Malayalam Era: 1188
Nanakshahi: 543
Solar Month: Siṃha (Āvaṇi)
Ṛtu (Season): Varṣā (Monsoon)

पञ्चाङ्ग — Five Limbs

तिथि (Tithi)Śukla Trayodaśī (13/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)Śravaṇa Pada 1
योग (Yoga)Saubhāgya
करण (Karaṇa)Kaulava
वार (Vāra)Budhavāra (Wednesday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

GrahaLongitudeRāśiNakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya132.08°SiṃhaMaghā P4
चन्द्र Candra280.27°MakaraŚravaṇa P1
मङ्गल Maṅgala189.28°TulāSvātī P1
बुध Budha119.98°KarkaAśleṣā P4
गुरु Bṛhaspati49.93°VṛṣabhaRohiṇī P3
शुक्र Śukra86.66°MithunaPunarvasu P2
शनि Śani181.67°TulāCitrā P3

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

Sūryodaya (Sunrise)06:36 IST
Sūryāsta (Sunset)19:14 IST
Madhyāhna (Solar Noon)12:55 IST
Candrodaya (Moonrise)17:17 IST
Candrāsta (Moonset)04:17 IST
Dinamāna (Day Duration)12 Hours 37 Mins 55 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)11 Hours 22 Mins 05 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta04:55 – 05:45
Prātaḥ Sandhyā05:33 – 06:36
Abhijit Muhūrta12:29 – 13:20
Vijaya Muhūrta15:01 – 15:51
Godhūli Muhūrta19:02 – 19:26
Sāyāhna Sandhyā19:14 – 19:45
Amṛta Kāla18:59 – 20:44
Niśīta Muhūrta00:29 – 01:20

अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)

Rāhu Kāla12:55 – 14:29
Yamaganda08:10 – 09:45
Gulika Kāla11:20 – 12:55
Varjyam07:07 – 07:27
Dur Muhūrta 09:33 – 09:58

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

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

तारा-चन्द्र बल — Tara & Chandra Bala

Favorable Nakshatras (Tara Bala, 15/27):
Mṛgaśirā · Ārdrā · Punarvasu · Puṣya · Aśleṣā · Citrā · Svātī · Viśākhā · Anurādhā · Jyeṣṭhā · Dhaniṣṭhā · Śatabhiṣaj · Pūrva Bhādrapadā · Uttara Bhādrapadā · Revatī
Favorable Rāśis (Chandra Bala, 6/12):
Mithuna · Karka · Tulā · Vṛścika · Makara · Mīna

चौघड़िया — Choghaḍiyā Day Windows

Day-1 Labha06:36 – 08:10 (auspicious)
Day-2 Amṛta08:10 – 09:45 (auspicious)
Day-3 Kāla09:45 – 11:20 (inauspicious)
Day-4 Śubha11:20 – 12:55 (auspicious)
Day-5 Roga12:55 – 14:29 (inauspicious)
Day-6 Udveg14:29 – 16:04 (inauspicious)
Day-7 Chala16:04 – 17:39 (neutral)
Day-8 Labha17:39 – 19:14 (auspicious)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Udveg19:14 – 20:39 (inauspicious)
Night-2 Chala20:39 – 22:04 (neutral)
Night-3 Labha22:04 – 23:29 (auspicious)
Night-4 Amṛta23:29 – 00:55 (auspicious)
Night-5 Kāla00:55 – 02:20 (inauspicious)
Night-6 Śubha02:20 – 03:45 (auspicious)
Night-7 Roga03:45 – 05:10 (inauspicious)
Night-8 Udveg05:10 – 06:36 (inauspicious)

Coordinates

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

आज की यात्रा — Today's Walk

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

Cosmic Time

Kali Year5114
Ahargaṇa (days from Kali epoch)1867703.27
Julian Day2456168.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)24.0298°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)149.37°
🪷 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 (24.0298°), declination 9.27°, EoT -0.50 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: 2012-08-29 (deterministic · request-time stamp removed for cache-friendliness)