पञ्चाङ्ग — Dvārakā · September 13, 2017 CE

🪷 आज: कृष्ण जन्माष्टमी — Krishna Janmāṣṭamī
Bhagavān Krishna manifested at Mathurā midnight on this exact tithi-nakshatra alignment in 3227 BCE.
Historical anchor: Bhagavān Krishna's birth at Mathurā (Mathurā) — -3226-07-09 →

Also observed today

🪷 Today's Bhagavad-Gītā · The Daily Darśana
BG 18.56 · Chapter 18 · मोक्षसंन्यासयोग · Mokṣa-Sannyāsa-Yoga
सर्वकर्माण्यपि सदा कुर्वाणो मद्व्यपाश्रयः।मत्प्रसादादवाप्नोति शाश्वतं पदमव्ययम्।।18.56।।
"18.56 Relying on Me in all his action and doing them for My sake, he attains, by My Grace, Eternal and Unchangeable Life." — Shri Purohit Swami
→ Enter BG 18.56's full darśana · all 5 English translations + classical ācārya commentaries

तिथि-निर्णय — Calendar Conversions

Lunar Month: Bhādrapada (Bhādrapada Kṛṣṇa Pakṣa)
Vikram Saṁvat: 2074 Sādhāraṇa
Śaka Saṁvat: 1939 Hemalambī
Bengali Saṁvat: 1424
Malayalam Era: 1193
Nanakshahi: 548
Solar Month: Siṃha (Āvaṇi)
Ṛtu (Season): Varṣā (Monsoon)

पञ्चाङ्ग — Five Limbs

तिथि (Tithi)Kṛṣṇa Aṣṭamī (23/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)Rohiṇī Pada 4
योग (Yoga)Vajra
करण (Karaṇa)Bālava
वार (Vāra)Budhavāra (Wednesday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

GrahaLongitudeRāśiNakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya146.35°SiṃhaPūrva Phalgunī P4
चन्द्र Candra53.35°VṛṣabhaMr̥gaśirā P1
मङ्गल Maṅgala130.49°SiṃhaMaghā P4
बुध Budha128.26°SiṃhaMaghā P3
गुरु Bṛhaspati179.89°KanyāCitrā P2
शुक्र Śukra117.14°KarkaAśleṣā P4
शनि Śani237.21°VṛścikaJyeṣṭhā P4

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

Sūryodaya (Sunrise)06:40 IST
Sūryāsta (Sunset)18:59 IST
Madhyāhna (Solar Noon)12:49 IST
Candrodaya (Moonrise)23:55 IST
Candrāsta (Moonset)13:20 IST
Dinamāna (Day Duration)12 Hours 19 Mins 37 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)11 Hours 40 Mins 23 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta05:01 – 05:50
Prātaḥ Sandhyā05:38 – 06:40
Abhijit Muhūrta12:25 – 13:14
Vijaya Muhūrta14:53 – 15:42
Godhūli Muhūrta18:47 – 19:11
Sāyāhna Sandhyā18:59 – 19:30
Amṛta Kāla18:44 – 20:29
Niśīta Muhūrta00:25 – 01:14

अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)

Rāhu Kāla12:49 – 14:22
Yamaganda08:12 – 09:44
Gulika Kāla11:17 – 12:49
Varjyam07:10 – 07:30
Dur Muhūrta 09:32 – 09:57

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

Diśā Śūla (avoid travel): North (Uttara)
Candra Vāsa: South-East
Rāhu Vāsa: South-West
Ānandādi Yoga: Utpāta (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):
Vṛṣabha · Karka · Tulā · Vṛścika · Kumbha · Mīna

चौघड़िया — Choghaḍiyā Day Windows

Day-1 Labha06:40 – 08:12 (auspicious)
Day-2 Amṛta08:12 – 09:44 (auspicious)
Day-3 Kāla09:44 – 11:17 (inauspicious)
Day-4 Śubha11:17 – 12:49 (auspicious)
Day-5 Roga12:49 – 14:22 (inauspicious)
Day-6 Udveg14:22 – 15:54 (inauspicious)
Day-7 Chala15:54 – 17:27 (neutral)
Day-8 Labha17:27 – 18:59 (auspicious)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Udveg18:59 – 20:27 (inauspicious)
Night-2 Chala20:27 – 21:54 (neutral)
Night-3 Labha21:54 – 23:22 (auspicious)
Night-4 Amṛta23:22 – 00:49 (auspicious)
Night-5 Kāla00:49 – 02:17 (inauspicious)
Night-6 Śubha02:17 – 03:44 (auspicious)
Night-7 Roga03:44 – 05:12 (inauspicious)
Night-8 Udveg05:12 – 06:40 (inauspicious)

Coordinates

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

आज की यात्रा — Today's Walk

11 steps · festival walk
Today is Krishna Janmāṣṭamī — its dedicated walk.
Bhāgavata 10.3 (birth at Mathurā) + BG 4.7-8 + 10.8 (Krishna as svayaṁ bhagavān).

🌌 Cosmic-Historical Resonance

Today's Kṛṣṇa Aṣṭamī + Rohiṇī alignment also occurred on:
-3226-07-09Bhagavān Krishna's birth at Mathurā (same Kṛṣṇa Aṣṭamī + Rohiṇī)

Cosmic Time

Kali Year5119
Ahargaṇa (days from Kali epoch)1869544.27
Julian Day2458009.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)24.1003°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)266.91°
🪷 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 (24.1003°), declination 3.78°, EoT 4.75 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: 2017-09-13 (deterministic · request-time stamp removed for cache-friendliness)