पञ्चाङ्ग — Gorakhpur, Uttar Pradesh · September 1, 2018 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 8.21 · Chapter 8 · अक्षरब्रह्मयोग · Akṣara-Brahma-Yoga
अव्यक्तोऽक्षर इत्युक्तस्तमाहुः परमां गतिम्।

यं प्राप्य न निवर्तन्ते तद्धाम परमं मम।।8.21।।
"8.21 The wise say that the Unmanifest and Indestructible is the highest goal of all; when once That is reached, there is no return. That is My Blessed Home." — Shri Purohit Swami
→ Enter BG 8.21's full darśana · all 5 English translations + classical ācārya commentaries

तिथि-निर्णय — Calendar Conversions

Lunar Month: Bhādrapada (Bhādrapada Kṛṣṇa Pakṣa)
Vikram Saṁvat: 2075 Virodhakṛt
Śaka Saṁvat: 1940 Vilambī
Bengali Saṁvat: 1425
Malayalam Era: 1194
Nanakshahi: 549
Solar Month: Siṃha (Āvaṇi)
Ṛtu (Season): Varṣā (Monsoon)

पञ्चाङ्ग — Five Limbs

तिथि (Tithi)Kṛṣṇa Ṣaṣṭhī (21/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)Bharaṇī Pada 3
योग (Yoga)Dhruva
करण (Karaṇa)Vaṇija
वार (Vāra)Śanivāra (Saturday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

GrahaLongitudeRāśiNakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya134.46°SiṃhaPūrva Phalgunī P1
चन्द्र Candra18.69°MeṣaBharaṇī P2
मङ्गल Maṅgala274.37°MakaraUttara Āṣāḍhā P3
बुध Budha117.32°KarkaAśleṣā P4
गुरु Bṛhaspati202.97°TulāViśākhā P1
शुक्र Śukra179.20°KanyāCitrā P2
शनि Śani248.34°DhanuMūla P3

Gorakhpur, Uttar Pradesh — सूर्य/चन्द्र समय (Solar & Lunar Timings · IST)

Sūryodaya (Sunrise)05:35 IST
Sūryāsta (Sunset)18:17 IST
Madhyāhna (Solar Noon)11:56 IST
Candrodaya (Moonrise)21:38 IST
Candrāsta (Moonset)10:48 IST
Dinamāna (Day Duration)12 Hours 41 Mins 32 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)11 Hours 18 Mins 28 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta03:54 – 04:44
Prātaḥ Sandhyā04:32 – 05:35
Abhijit Muhūrta11:31 – 12:21
Vijaya Muhūrta14:03 – 14:54
Godhūli Muhūrta18:05 – 18:29
Sāyāhna Sandhyā18:17 – 18:49
Amṛta Kāla18:02 – 19:47
Niśīta Muhūrta23:31 – 00:21

अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)

Rāhu Kāla08:46 – 10:21
Yamaganda13:31 – 15:06
Gulika Kāla05:35 – 07:10
Varjyam06:07 – 06:27
Dur Muhūrta 08:33 – 08:58

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 Kāla05:35 – 07:10 (inauspicious)
Day-2 Śubha07:10 – 08:46 (auspicious)
Day-3 Roga08:46 – 10:21 (inauspicious)
Day-4 Udveg10:21 – 11:56 (inauspicious)
Day-5 Chala11:56 – 13:31 (neutral)
Day-6 Labha13:31 – 15:06 (auspicious)
Day-7 Amṛta15:06 – 16:42 (auspicious)
Day-8 Kāla16:42 – 18:17 (inauspicious)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Labha18:17 – 19:42 (auspicious)
Night-2 Amṛta19:42 – 21:06 (auspicious)
Night-3 Kāla21:06 – 22:31 (inauspicious)
Night-4 Śubha22:31 – 23:56 (auspicious)
Night-5 Roga23:56 – 01:21 (inauspicious)
Night-6 Udveg01:21 – 02:46 (inauspicious)
Night-7 Chala02:46 – 04:10 (neutral)
Night-8 Labha04:10 – 05:35 (auspicious)

Coordinates

Latitude: 26.7606°
Longitude: 83.3732°
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 Year5120
Ahargaṇa (days from Kali epoch)1869897.27
Julian Day2458362.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)24.1138°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)247.02°
🪷 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 (24.1138°), declination 8.35°, EoT 0.48 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: 2018-09-01 (deterministic · request-time stamp removed for cache-friendliness)