पञ्चाङ्ग — Haridwār · September 26, 2016 CE

🪷 आज: रमा एकादशी — Ramā Ekādaśī
Lakṣmī (Ramā) granted boon to King Mucukunda.

Also observed today

🪷 Today's Bhagavad-Gītā · The Daily Darśana
BG 8.17 · Chapter 8 · अक्षरब्रह्मयोग · Akṣara-Brahma-Yoga
सहस्रयुगपर्यन्तमहर्यद्ब्रह्मणो विदुः।

रात्रिं युगसहस्रान्तां तेऽहोरात्रविदो जनाः।।8.17।।
"8.17 Those who understand the cosmic day and cosmic night know that one day of creation is a thousand cycles, and that the night is of equal length." — Shri Purohit Swami
→ Enter BG 8.17's full darśana · all 5 English translations + classical ācārya commentaries

तिथि-निर्णय — Calendar Conversions

Lunar Month: Āśvina (Āśvina Kṛṣṇa Pakṣa)
Vikram Saṁvat: 2073 Saumya
Śaka Saṁvat: 1938 Durmukhi
Bengali Saṁvat: 1423
Malayalam Era: 1192
Nanakshahi: 547
Solar Month: Kanyā (Puraṭṭāsi)
Ṛtu (Season): Śarad (Autumn)

पञ्चाङ्ग — Five Limbs

तिथि (Tithi)Kṛṣṇa Ekādaśī (26/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)Puṣya Pada 2
योग (Yoga)Śiva
करण (Karaṇa)Bava
वार (Vāra)Somavāra (Monday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

GrahaLongitudeRāśiNakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya159.30°KanyāUttara Phalgunī P4
चन्द्र Candra102.06°KarkaPuṣya P3
मङ्गल Maṅgala244.91°DhanuMūla P2
बुध Budha141.78°SiṃhaPūrva Phalgunī P3
गुरु Bṛhaspati158.91°KanyāUttara Phalgunī P4
शुक्र Śukra188.64°TulāSvātī P1
शनि Śani226.99°VṛścikaJyeṣṭhā P1

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

Sūryodaya (Sunrise)06:07 IST
Sūryāsta (Sunset)18:09 IST
Madhyāhna (Solar Noon)12:08 IST
Candrodaya (Moonrise)01:31 IST
Candrāsta (Moonset)15:07 IST
Dinamāna (Day Duration)12 Hours 01 Mins 29 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)11 Hours 58 Mins 31 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta04:31 – 05:19
Prātaḥ Sandhyā05:07 – 06:07
Abhijit Muhūrta11:44 – 12:32
Vijaya Muhūrta14:08 – 14:56
Godhūli Muhūrta17:57 – 18:21
Sāyāhna Sandhyā18:09 – 18:39
Amṛta Kāla17:54 – 19:39
Niśīta Muhūrta23:44 – 00:32

अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)

Rāhu Kāla07:37 – 09:07
Yamaganda10:38 – 12:08
Gulika Kāla13:38 – 15:08
Varjyam06:37 – 06:56
Dur Muhūrta 08:55 – 09:20

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

Diśā Śūla (avoid travel): East (Pūrva)
Candra Vāsa: South-West
Rāhu Vāsa: North-East
Ānandādi Yoga: Maitra (Auspicious)
Drik Ṛtu: Śarad (Autumn) (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 · Rohiṇī · Aśleṣā · Maghā · Pūrva Phalgunī · Uttara Phalgunī · Hasta · Jyeṣṭhā · Mūla · Pūrva Āṣāḍhā · Uttara Āṣāḍhā · Śravaṇa · Revatī
Favorable Rāśis (Chandra Bala, 6/12):
Meṣa · Vṛṣabha · Karka · Kanyā · Dhanu · Makara

चौघड़िया — Choghaḍiyā Day Windows

Day-1 Amṛta06:07 – 07:37 (auspicious)
Day-2 Kāla07:37 – 09:07 (inauspicious)
Day-3 Śubha09:07 – 10:38 (auspicious)
Day-4 Roga10:38 – 12:08 (inauspicious)
Day-5 Udveg12:08 – 13:38 (inauspicious)
Day-6 Chala13:38 – 15:08 (neutral)
Day-7 Labha15:08 – 16:38 (auspicious)
Day-8 Amṛta16:38 – 18:09 (auspicious)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Chala18:09 – 19:38 (neutral)
Night-2 Labha19:38 – 21:08 (auspicious)
Night-3 Amṛta21:08 – 22:38 (auspicious)
Night-4 Kāla22:38 – 00:08 (inauspicious)
Night-5 Śubha00:08 – 01:38 (auspicious)
Night-6 Roga01:38 – 03:07 (inauspicious)
Night-7 Udveg03:07 – 04:37 (inauspicious)
Night-8 Chala04:37 – 06:07 (neutral)

Coordinates

Latitude: 29.9457°
Longitude: 78.1642°
Timezone: UTC+5.5

आज की यात्रा — Today's Walk

5 steps · graha walk
Somavāra (Monday) — its presiding graha's walk.
Manas-control + BG 6.5-7.

Cosmic Time

Kali Year5118
Ahargaṇa (days from Kali epoch)1869192.27
Julian Day2457657.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)24.0868°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)301.01°
🪷 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 (24.0868°), declination -1.35°, EoT 9.50 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: 2016-09-26 (deterministic · request-time stamp removed for cache-friendliness)