पञ्चाङ्ग — Dvārakā · August 18, 2021 CE

🪷 आज: पार्श्व एकादशी — Pārśva (Parivartinī) Ekādaśī
Viṣṇu turns from one side to another in yoga-nidrā (mid-Cāturmāsya).

Also observed today

🪷 Today's Bhagavad-Gītā · The Daily Darśana
BG 1.11 · Chapter 1 · अर्जुनविषादयोग · Arjuna-Viṣāda-Yoga
अयनेषु च सर्वेषु यथाभागमवस्थिताः।

भीष्ममेवाभिरक्षन्तु भवन्तः सर्व एव हि।।1.11।।
"1.11 Therefore in the rank and file, let stand firm in their posts, according to battalions; and all you generals about Bheeshma." — Shri Purohit Swami
→ Enter BG 1.11's full darśana · all 5 English translations + classical ācārya commentaries

तिथि-निर्णय — Calendar Conversions

Lunar Month: Bhādrapada (Bhādrapada Śukla Pakṣa)
Vikram Saṁvat: 2078 Ānanda
Śaka Saṁvat: 1943 Plava
Bengali Saṁvat: 1428
Malayalam Era: 1197
Nanakshahi: 552
Solar Month: Siṃha (Āvaṇi)
Ṛtu (Season): Varṣā (Monsoon)

पञ्चाङ्ग — Five Limbs

तिथि (Tithi)Śukla Ekādaśī (11/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)Mūla Pada 2
योग (Yoga)Viṣkambha
करण (Karaṇa)Vaṇija
वार (Vāra)Budhavāra (Wednesday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

GrahaLongitudeRāśiNakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya121.18°SiṃhaMaghā P1
चन्द्र Candra242.99°DhanuMūla P1
मङ्गल Maṅgala137.62°SiṃhaPūrva Phalgunī P2
बुध Budha136.44°SiṃhaPūrva Phalgunī P1
गुरु Bṛhaspati303.30°KumbhaDhaniṣṭhā P3
शुक्र Śukra157.73°KanyāUttara Phalgunī P4
शनि Śani284.91°MakaraŚravaṇa P2

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

Sūryodaya (Sunrise)06:32 IST
Sūryāsta (Sunset)19:23 IST
Madhyāhna (Solar Noon)12:58 IST
Candrodaya (Moonrise)15:43 IST
Candrāsta (Moonset)02:27 IST
Dinamāna (Day Duration)12 Hours 51 Mins 01 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)11 Hours 08 Mins 59 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta04:49 – 05:41
Prātaḥ Sandhyā05:28 – 06:32
Abhijit Muhūrta12:32 – 13:23
Vijaya Muhūrta15:06 – 15:58
Godhūli Muhūrta19:11 – 19:35
Sāyāhna Sandhyā19:23 – 19:55
Amṛta Kāla19:08 – 20:53
Niśīta Muhūrta00:32 – 01:23

अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)

Rāhu Kāla12:58 – 14:34
Yamaganda08:09 – 09:45
Gulika Kāla11:21 – 12:58
Varjyam07:04 – 07:25
Dur Muhūrta 09:32 – 09:58

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

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

तारा-चन्द्र बल — Tara & Chandra Bala

Favorable Nakshatras (Tara Bala, 15/27):
Bharaṇī · Kṛttikā · Rohiṇī · Mṛgaśirā · Ārdrā · Pūrva Phalgunī · Uttara Phalgunī · Hasta · Citrā · Svātī · Pūrva Āṣāḍhā · Uttara Āṣāḍhā · Śravaṇa · Dhaniṣṭhā · Śatabhiṣaj
Favorable Rāśis (Chandra Bala, 6/12):
Vṛṣabha · Mithuna · Kanyā · Tulā · Dhanu · Kumbha

चौघड़िया — Choghaḍiyā Day Windows

Day-1 Labha06:32 – 08:09 (auspicious)
Day-2 Amṛta08:09 – 09:45 (auspicious)
Day-3 Kāla09:45 – 11:21 (inauspicious)
Day-4 Śubha11:21 – 12:58 (auspicious)
Day-5 Roga12:58 – 14:34 (inauspicious)
Day-6 Udveg14:34 – 16:10 (inauspicious)
Day-7 Chala16:10 – 17:47 (neutral)
Day-8 Labha17:47 – 19:23 (auspicious)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Udveg19:23 – 20:47 (inauspicious)
Night-2 Chala20:47 – 22:10 (neutral)
Night-3 Labha22:10 – 23:34 (auspicious)
Night-4 Amṛta23:34 – 00:58 (auspicious)
Night-5 Kāla00:58 – 02:21 (inauspicious)
Night-6 Śubha02:21 – 03:45 (auspicious)
Night-7 Roga03:45 – 05:09 (inauspicious)
Night-8 Udveg05:09 – 06:32 (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 Year5123
Ahargaṇa (days from Kali epoch)1870979.27
Julian Day2459444.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)24.1551°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)123.04°
🪷 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 (24.1551°), declination 13.07°, EoT -3.53 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: 2021-08-18 (deterministic · request-time stamp removed for cache-friendliness)