पञ्चाङ्ग — Gwalior, Madhya Pradesh · August 29, 2026 CE

🪷 आज: पितृ पक्ष आरम्भ — Pitṛ-Pakṣa Start
Begin 16-day śrāddha period for ancestors. Bhādrapada Pūrṇimā next-day.

Also observed today

🪷 Today's Bhagavad-Gītā · The Daily Darśana
BG 11.32 · Chapter 11 · विश्वरूपदर्शनयोग · Viśvarūpa-Darśana-Yoga🪷 Kālo 'smi Loka-Kṣaya-Kṛt · I am Time, the Destroyer
श्री भगवानुवाच

कालोऽस्मि लोकक्षयकृत्प्रवृद्धो

लोकान्समाहर्तुमिह प्रवृत्तः।

ऋतेऽपि त्वां न भविष्यन्ति सर्वे

येऽवस्थिताः प्रत्यनीकेषु योधाः।।11.32।।
"11.32 Lord Shri Krishna replied: I have shown myself to thee as the Destroyer who lays waste the world and whose purpose is destruction. In spite of thy efforts, all these warriors gathered for battle shall not escape death." — Shri Purohit Swami
→ Enter BG 11.32's full darśana · all 5 English translations + classical ācārya commentaries

तिथि-निर्णय — Calendar Conversions

Lunar Month: Bhādrapada (Bhādrapada Kṛṣṇa Pakṣa)
Vikram Saṁvat: 2083 Siddhārthī
Śaka Saṁvat: 1948 Parābhava
Bengali Saṁvat: 1433
Malayalam Era: 1202
Nanakshahi: 557
Solar Month: Siṃha (Āvaṇi)
Ṛtu (Season): Varṣā (Monsoon)

पञ्चाङ्ग — Five Limbs

तिथि (Tithi)Kṛṣṇa Pratipada (16/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)Pūrva Bhādrapadā Pada 1
योग (Yoga)Sukarma
करण (Karaṇa)Kaulava
वार (Vāra)Śanivāra (Saturday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

GrahaLongitudeRāśiNakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya131.51°SiṃhaMaghā P4
चन्द्र Candra321.61°KumbhaPūrva Bhādrapadā P1
मङ्गल Maṅgala76.95°MithunaĀrdrā P4
बुध Budha132.45°SiṃhaMaghā P4
गुरु Bṛhaspati108.65°KarkaAśleṣā P1
शुक्र Śukra176.21°KanyāCitrā P1
शनि Śani349.66°MīnaRevatī P1

Gwalior, Madhya Pradesh — सूर्य/चन्द्र समय (Solar & Lunar Timings · IST)

Sūryodaya (Sunrise)05:55 IST
Sūryāsta (Sunset)18:40 IST
Madhyāhna (Solar Noon)12:18 IST
Candrodaya (Moonrise)19:07 IST
Candrāsta (Moonset)06:50 IST
Dinamāna (Day Duration)12 Hours 45 Mins 00 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)11 Hours 15 Mins 00 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta04:13 – 05:04
Prātaḥ Sandhyā04:52 – 05:55
Abhijit Muhūrta11:52 – 12:43
Vijaya Muhūrta14:25 – 15:16
Godhūli Muhūrta18:28 – 18:52
Sāyāhna Sandhyā18:40 – 19:12
Amṛta Kāla18:25 – 20:10
Niśīta Muhūrta23:52 – 00:43

अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)

Rāhu Kāla09:07 – 10:42
Yamaganda13:53 – 15:29
Gulika Kāla05:55 – 07:31
Varjyam06:27 – 06:48
Dur Muhūrta 08:54 – 09:19

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

Diśā Śūla (avoid travel): East (Pūrva)
Candra Vāsa: South
Rāhu Vāsa: East
Ānandādi Yoga: Amṛta (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):
Aśvinī · Bharaṇī · Kṛttikā · Puṣya · Aśleṣā · Maghā · Pūrva Phalgunī · Uttara Phalgunī · Anurādhā · Jyeṣṭhā · Mūla · Pūrva Āṣāḍhā · Uttara Āṣāḍhā · Uttara Bhādrapadā · Revatī
Favorable Rāśis (Chandra Bala, 6/12):
Meṣa · Karka · Siṃha · Vṛścika · Dhanu · Kumbha

चौघड़िया — Choghaḍiyā Day Windows

Day-1 Kāla05:55 – 07:31 (inauspicious)
Day-2 Śubha07:31 – 09:07 (auspicious)
Day-3 Roga09:07 – 10:42 (inauspicious)
Day-4 Udveg10:42 – 12:18 (inauspicious)
Day-5 Chala12:18 – 13:53 (neutral)
Day-6 Labha13:53 – 15:29 (auspicious)
Day-7 Amṛta15:29 – 17:05 (auspicious)
Day-8 Kāla17:05 – 18:40 (inauspicious)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Labha18:40 – 20:05 (auspicious)
Night-2 Amṛta20:05 – 21:29 (auspicious)
Night-3 Kāla21:29 – 22:53 (inauspicious)
Night-4 Śubha22:53 – 00:18 (auspicious)
Night-5 Roga00:18 – 01:42 (inauspicious)
Night-6 Udveg01:42 – 03:07 (inauspicious)
Night-7 Chala03:07 – 04:31 (neutral)
Night-8 Labha04:31 – 05:55 (auspicious)

Coordinates

Latitude: 26.2183°
Longitude: 78.1828°
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 Year5128
Ahargaṇa (days from Kali epoch)1872816.27
Julian Day2461281.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)24.2254°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)190.12°
🪷 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 (24.2254°), declination 9.41°, EoT -0.50 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: 2026-08-29 (deterministic · request-time stamp removed for cache-friendliness)