पञ्चाङ्ग — Dvārakā · July 9, 2018 CE

🪷 आज: कामिका एकादशी — Kāmikā Ekādaśī
First Ekādaśī of Cāturmāsya; equivalent to gift of cow + svarṇa.

Also observed today

🪷 Today's Bhagavad-Gītā · The Daily Darśana
BG 6.44 · Chapter 6 · ध्यानयोग · Dhyāna-Yoga
पूर्वाभ्यासेन तेनैव ह्रियते ह्यवशोऽपि सः।

जिज्ञासुरपि योगस्य शब्दब्रह्मातिवर्तते।।6.44।।
"6.44 Unconsciously he will return to the practices of his old life; so that he who tries to realise spiritual consciousness is certainly superior to one who only talks of it." — Shri Purohit Swami
→ Enter BG 6.44's full darśana · all 5 English translations + classical ācārya commentaries

तिथि-निर्णय — Calendar Conversions

Lunar Month: Āṣāḍha (Āṣāḍha Kṛṣṇa Pakṣa)
Vikram Saṁvat: 2075 Virodhakṛt
Śaka Saṁvat: 1940 Vilambī
Bengali Saṁvat: 1425
Malayalam Era: 1194
Nanakshahi: 549
Solar Month: Mithuna (Āni)
Ṛtu (Season): Grīṣma (Summer)

पञ्चाङ्ग — Five Limbs

तिथि (Tithi)Kṛṣṇa Ekādaśī (26/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)Kṛttikā Pada 1
योग (Yoga)Śūla
करण (Karaṇa)Bālava
वार (Vāra)Somavāra (Monday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

GrahaLongitudeRāśiNakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya82.70°MithunaPunarvasu P1
चन्द्र Candra26.44°MeṣaBharaṇī P4
मङ्गल Maṅgala283.92°MakaraŚravaṇa P2
बुध Budha108.69°KarkaAśleṣā P1
गुरु Bṛhaspati199.11°TulāSvātī P4
शुक्र Śukra124.45°SiṃhaMaghā P2
शनि Śani250.79°DhanuMūla P4

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

Sūryodaya (Sunrise)06:16 IST
Sūryāsta (Sunset)19:42 IST
Madhyāhna (Solar Noon)12:59 IST
Candrodaya (Moonrise)02:41 IST
Candrāsta (Moonset)15:47 IST
Dinamāna (Day Duration)13 Hours 25 Mins 27 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)10 Hours 34 Mins 33 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta04:29 – 05:23
Prātaḥ Sandhyā05:09 – 06:16
Abhijit Muhūrta12:32 – 13:26
Vijaya Muhūrta15:13 – 16:07
Godhūli Muhūrta19:30 – 19:54
Sāyāhna Sandhyā19:42 – 20:15
Amṛta Kāla19:27 – 21:12
Niśīta Muhūrta00:32 – 01:26

अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)

Rāhu Kāla07:57 – 09:38
Yamaganda11:18 – 12:59
Gulika Kāla14:40 – 16:20
Varjyam06:50 – 07:11
Dur Muhūrta 09:24 – 09:51

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

Diśā Śūla (avoid travel): East (Pūrva)
Candra Vāsa: East
Rāhu Vāsa: North-East
Ānandādi Yoga: Dhvaja (Auspicious)
Drik Ṛtu: Grīṣma (Summer) (Drik)
Vedic Ṛtu: Grīṣma (Summer)
Drik Ayana: Dakṣiṇāyana
Vedic Ayana: Uttarāyaṇa

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):
Meṣa · Mithuna · Kanyā · Tulā · Makara · Kumbha

चौघड़िया — Choghaḍiyā Day Windows

Day-1 Amṛta06:16 – 07:57 (auspicious)
Day-2 Kāla07:57 – 09:38 (inauspicious)
Day-3 Śubha09:38 – 11:18 (auspicious)
Day-4 Roga11:18 – 12:59 (inauspicious)
Day-5 Udveg12:59 – 14:40 (inauspicious)
Day-6 Chala14:40 – 16:20 (neutral)
Day-7 Labha16:20 – 18:01 (auspicious)
Day-8 Amṛta18:01 – 19:42 (auspicious)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Chala19:42 – 21:01 (neutral)
Night-2 Labha21:01 – 22:20 (auspicious)
Night-3 Amṛta22:20 – 23:40 (auspicious)
Night-4 Kāla23:40 – 00:59 (inauspicious)
Night-5 Śubha00:59 – 02:18 (auspicious)
Night-6 Roga02:18 – 03:38 (inauspicious)
Night-7 Udveg03:38 – 04:57 (inauspicious)
Night-8 Chala04:57 – 06:16 (neutral)

Coordinates

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

आज की यात्रा — Today's Walk

5 steps · graha walk
Somavāra (Monday) — its presiding graha's walk.
Manas-control + BG 6.5-7.

🌌 Cosmic-Historical Resonance

Today's Kṛṣṇa Ekādaśī + Kṛttikā alignment also occurred on:
-3137-10-04Mahābhārata Day 1 (Bhagavad Gītā delivered) (same Kṛttikā)
-3137-12-25Bhīṣma's Mahaprasthan (same Kṛttikā)

Cosmic Time

Kali Year5120
Ahargaṇa (days from Kali epoch)1869843.27
Julian Day2458308.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)24.1117°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)306.21°
🪷 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 (24.1117°), declination 22.38°, EoT -4.83 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: 2018-07-09 (deterministic · request-time stamp removed for cache-friendliness)