पञ्चाङ्ग — Gurugram (Gurgaon), Haryana · 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

Gurugram (Gurgaon), Haryana — सूर्य/चन्द्र समय (Solar & Lunar Timings · IST)

Sūryodaya (Sunrise)05:58 IST
Sūryāsta (Sunset)18:48 IST
Madhyāhna (Solar Noon)12:23 IST
Candrodaya (Moonrise)22:08 IST
Candrāsta (Moonset)11:20 IST
Dinamāna (Day Duration)12 Hours 50 Mins 12 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)11 Hours 09 Mins 48 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta04:15 – 05:06
Prātaḥ Sandhyā04:53 – 05:58
Abhijit Muhūrta11:57 – 12:48
Vijaya Muhūrta14:31 – 15:22
Godhūli Muhūrta18:36 – 19:00
Sāyāhna Sandhyā18:48 – 19:20
Amṛta Kāla18:33 – 20:18
Niśīta Muhūrta23:57 – 00:48

अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)

Rāhu Kāla09:10 – 10:46
Yamaganda13:59 – 15:35
Gulika Kāla05:58 – 07:34
Varjyam06:30 – 06:50
Dur Muhūrta 08:57 – 09:23

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 Kāla05:58 – 07:34 (inauspicious)
Day-2 Śubha07:34 – 09:10 (auspicious)
Day-3 Roga09:10 – 10:46 (inauspicious)
Day-4 Udveg10:46 – 12:23 (inauspicious)
Day-5 Chala12:23 – 13:59 (neutral)
Day-6 Labha13:59 – 15:35 (auspicious)
Day-7 Amṛta15:35 – 17:12 (auspicious)
Day-8 Kāla17:12 – 18:48 (inauspicious)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Labha18:48 – 20:12 (auspicious)
Night-2 Amṛta20:12 – 21:35 (auspicious)
Night-3 Kāla21:35 – 22:59 (inauspicious)
Night-4 Śubha22:59 – 00:23 (auspicious)
Night-5 Roga00:23 – 01:46 (inauspicious)
Night-6 Udveg01:46 – 03:10 (inauspicious)
Night-7 Chala03:10 – 04:34 (neutral)
Night-8 Labha04:34 – 05:58 (auspicious)

Coordinates

Latitude: 28.4595°
Longitude: 77.0266°
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)