पञ्चाङ्ग — Dvārakā · August 21, 2040 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 18.22 · Chapter 18 · मोक्षसंन्यासयोग · Mokṣa-Sannyāsa-Yoga
यत्तु कृत्स्नवदेकस्मिन्कार्ये सक्तमहैतुकम्।अतत्त्वार्थवदल्पं च तत्तामसमुदाहृतम्।।18.22।।
"18.22 But that which clings blindly to one idea as if it were all, without logic, truth or insight, that has its origin in Darkness." — Shri Purohit Swami
→ Enter BG 18.22's full darśana · all 5 English translations + classical ācārya commentaries

तिथि-निर्णय — Calendar Conversions

Lunar Month: Bhādrapada (Bhādrapada Śukla Pakṣa)
Vikram Saṁvat: 2097 Śrīmukha
Śaka Saṁvat: 1962 Raudra
Bengali Saṁvat: 1447
Malayalam Era: 1216
Nanakshahi: 571
Solar Month: Siṃha (Āvaṇi)
Ṛtu (Season): Varṣā (Monsoon)

पञ्चाङ्ग — Five Limbs

तिथि (Tithi)Śukla Caturdaśī (14/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)Śravaṇa Pada 2
योग (Yoga)Saubhāgya
करण (Karaṇa)Vaṇija
वार (Vāra)Maṅgalavāra (Tuesday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

GrahaLongitudeRāśiNakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya124.20°SiṃhaMaghā P2
चन्द्र Candra285.18°MakaraŚravaṇa P2
मङ्गल Maṅgala159.15°KanyāUttara Phalgunī P4
बुध Budha131.37°SiṃhaMaghā P4
गुरु Bṛhaspati157.86°KanyāUttara Phalgunī P4
शुक्र Śukra145.90°SiṃhaPūrva Phalgunī P4
शनि Śani164.34°KanyāHasta P2

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

Sūryodaya (Sunrise)06:33 IST
Sūryāsta (Sunset)19:20 IST
Madhyāhna (Solar Noon)12:57 IST
Candrodaya (Moonrise)18:08 IST
Candrāsta (Moonset)05:13 IST
Dinamāna (Day Duration)12 Hours 47 Mins 07 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)11 Hours 12 Mins 53 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta04:51 – 05:42
Prātaḥ Sandhyā05:29 – 06:33
Abhijit Muhūrta12:31 – 13:22
Vijaya Muhūrta15:05 – 15:56
Godhūli Muhūrta19:08 – 19:32
Sāyāhna Sandhyā19:20 – 19:52
Amṛta Kāla19:05 – 20:50
Niśīta Muhūrta00:31 – 01:22

अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)

Rāhu Kāla16:09 – 17:45
Yamaganda09:45 – 11:21
Gulika Kāla12:57 – 14:33
Varjyam07:05 – 07:26
Dur Muhūrta 09:32 – 09:58

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

Diśā Śūla (avoid travel): North (Uttara)
Candra Vāsa: South-East
Rāhu Vāsa: North
Ānandādi Yoga: Kāladaṇḍa (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):
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 Roga06:33 – 08:09 (inauspicious)
Day-2 Udveg08:09 – 09:45 (inauspicious)
Day-3 Chala09:45 – 11:21 (neutral)
Day-4 Labha11:21 – 12:57 (auspicious)
Day-5 Amṛta12:57 – 14:33 (auspicious)
Day-6 Kāla14:33 – 16:09 (inauspicious)
Day-7 Śubha16:09 – 17:45 (auspicious)
Day-8 Roga17:45 – 19:20 (inauspicious)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Kāla19:20 – 20:45 (inauspicious)
Night-2 Śubha20:45 – 22:09 (auspicious)
Night-3 Roga22:09 – 23:33 (inauspicious)
Night-4 Udveg23:33 – 00:57 (inauspicious)
Night-5 Chala00:57 – 02:21 (neutral)
Night-6 Labha02:21 – 03:45 (auspicious)
Night-7 Amṛta03:45 – 05:09 (auspicious)
Night-8 Kāla05:09 – 06:33 (inauspicious)

Coordinates

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

आज की यात्रा — Today's Walk

7 steps · graha walk
Maṅgalavāra (Tuesday) — its presiding graha's walk.
Right action + BG 2.31-38 (kṣatriya-dharma).

Cosmic Time

Kali Year5142
Ahargaṇa (days from Kali epoch)1877922.27
Julian Day2466387.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)24.4207°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)162.73°
🪷 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 (24.4207°), declination 11.95°, EoT -2.80 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: 2040-08-21 (deterministic · request-time stamp removed for cache-friendliness)