पञ्चाङ्ग — Dvārakā · August 28, 2021 CE

🪷 आज: बलराम जयन्ती — Balarāma Jayantī (Hala-Ṣaṣṭhī)
Birth of Bala-deva, Krishna's elder brother and Saṅkarṣaṇa.

Also observed today

🪷 Today's Bhagavad-Gītā · The Daily Darśana
BG 1.21 · Chapter 1 · अर्जुनविषादयोग · Arjuna-Viṣāda-Yoga
अर्जुन उवाच

हृषीकेशं तदा वाक्यमिदमाह महीपते।

सेनयोरुभयोर्मध्ये रथं स्थापय मेऽच्युत।।1.21।।
"1.21 Raising his bow, spoke this to the Lord Shri Krishna: O Infallible! Lord of the earth! Please draw up my chariot betwixt the two armies," — Shri Purohit Swami
→ Enter BG 1.21's full darśana · all 5 English translations + classical ācārya commentaries

तिथि-निर्णय — Calendar Conversions

Lunar Month: Bhādrapada (Bhādrapada Kṛṣṇa 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)Kṛṣṇa Ṣaṣṭhī (21/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)Bharaṇī Pada 2
योग (Yoga)Dhruva
करण (Karaṇa)Vaṇija
वार (Vāra)Śanivāra (Saturday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

GrahaLongitudeRāśiNakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya130.82°SiṃhaMaghā P4
चन्द्र Candra16.18°MeṣaBharaṇī P1
मङ्गल Maṅgala143.98°SiṃhaPūrva Phalgunī P4
बुध Budha152.34°KanyāUttara Phalgunī P2
गुरु Bṛhaspati301.99°KumbhaDhaniṣṭhā P3
शुक्र Śukra169.49°KanyāHasta P3
शनि Śani284.24°MakaraŚravaṇa P2

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

Sūryodaya (Sunrise)06:35 IST
Sūryāsta (Sunset)19:15 IST
Madhyāhna (Solar Noon)12:55 IST
Candrodaya (Moonrise)22:49 IST
Candrāsta (Moonset)11:44 IST
Dinamāna (Day Duration)12 Hours 39 Mins 20 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)11 Hours 20 Mins 40 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta04:54 – 05:45
Prātaḥ Sandhyā05:32 – 06:35
Abhijit Muhūrta12:30 – 13:20
Vijaya Muhūrta15:01 – 15:52
Godhūli Muhūrta19:03 – 19:27
Sāyāhna Sandhyā19:15 – 19:46
Amṛta Kāla19:00 – 20:45
Niśīta Muhūrta00:30 – 01:20

अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)

Rāhu Kāla09:45 – 11:20
Yamaganda14:30 – 16:05
Gulika Kāla06:35 – 08:10
Varjyam07:07 – 07:27
Dur Muhūrta 09:32 – 09:58

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

Diśā Śūla (avoid travel): East (Pūrva)
Candra Vāsa: East
Rāhu Vāsa: East
Ānandādi Yoga: Cara (Auspicious)
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):
Kṛttikā · Rohiṇī · Mṛgaśirā · Ārdrā · Punarvasu · Uttara Phalgunī · Hasta · Citrā · Svātī · Viśākhā · Uttara Āṣāḍhā · Śravaṇa · Dhaniṣṭhā · Śatabhiṣaj · Pūrva Bhādrapadā
Favorable Rāśis (Chandra Bala, 6/12):
Meṣa · Mithuna · Kanyā · Tulā · Makara · Kumbha

चौघड़िया — Choghaḍiyā Day Windows

Day-1 Kāla06:35 – 08:10 (inauspicious)
Day-2 Śubha08:10 – 09:45 (auspicious)
Day-3 Roga09:45 – 11:20 (inauspicious)
Day-4 Udveg11:20 – 12:55 (inauspicious)
Day-5 Chala12:55 – 14:30 (neutral)
Day-6 Labha14:30 – 16:05 (auspicious)
Day-7 Amṛta16:05 – 17:40 (auspicious)
Day-8 Kāla17:40 – 19:15 (inauspicious)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Labha19:15 – 20:40 (auspicious)
Night-2 Amṛta20:40 – 22:05 (auspicious)
Night-3 Kāla22:05 – 23:30 (inauspicious)
Night-4 Śubha23:30 – 00:55 (auspicious)
Night-5 Roga00:55 – 02:20 (inauspicious)
Night-6 Udveg02:20 – 03:45 (inauspicious)
Night-7 Chala03:45 – 05:10 (neutral)
Night-8 Labha05:10 – 06:35 (auspicious)

Coordinates

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

आज की यात्रा — Today's Walk

7 steps · graha walk
Śanivāra (Saturday) — its presiding graha's walk.
Tapas + endurance + BG 17.14-19.

Cosmic Time

Kali Year5123
Ahargaṇa (days from Kali epoch)1870989.27
Julian Day2459454.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)24.1555°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)246.95°
🪷 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 (24.1555°), declination 9.69°, EoT -0.81 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: 2021-08-28 (deterministic · request-time stamp removed for cache-friendliness)