पञ्चाङ्ग — Haridwār · August 31, 2022 CE

🪷 आज: गणेश चतुर्थी — Gaṇeśa Caturthī
Gaṇeśa's birth day; 11-day festival in Maharashtra.

Also observed today

🪷 Today's Bhagavad-Gītā · The Daily Darśana
BG 10.17 · Chapter 10 · विभूतियोग · Vibhūti-Yoga
कथं विद्यामहं योगिंस्त्वां सदा परिचिन्तयन्।

केषु केषु च भावेषु चिन्त्योऽसि भगवन्मया।।10.17।।
"10.17 O Master! How shall I, by constant meditation, know Thee? My Lord! What are Thy various manifestations through which I am to mediate on Thee?" — Shri Purohit Swami
→ Enter BG 10.17's full darśana · all 5 English translations + classical ācārya commentaries

तिथि-निर्णय — Calendar Conversions

Lunar Month: Bhādrapada (Bhādrapada Śukla Pakṣa)
Vikram Saṁvat: 2079 Rākṣasa
Śaka Saṁvat: 1944 Śubhakṛt
Bengali Saṁvat: 1429
Malayalam Era: 1198
Nanakshahi: 553
Solar Month: Siṃha (Āvaṇi)
Ṛtu (Season): Varṣā (Monsoon)

पञ्चाङ्ग — Five Limbs

तिथि (Tithi)Śukla Caturthī (4/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)Citrā Pada 2
योग (Yoga)Śukla
करण (Karaṇa)Viṣṭi
वार (Vāra)Budhavāra (Wednesday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

GrahaLongitudeRāśiNakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya133.47°SiṃhaPūrva Phalgunī P1
चन्द्र Candra176.98°KanyāCitrā P2
मङ्गल Maṅgala41.49°VṛṣabhaRohiṇī P1
बुध Budha160.17°KanyāHasta P1
गुरु Bṛhaspati342.78°MīnaUttara Bhādrapadā P3
शुक्र Śukra119.22°KarkaAśleṣā P4
शनि Śani296.59°MakaraDhaniṣṭhā P1

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

Sūryodaya (Sunrise)05:53 IST
Sūryāsta (Sunset)18:41 IST
Madhyāhna (Solar Noon)12:17 IST
Candrodaya (Moonrise)09:28 IST
Candrāsta (Moonset)20:55 IST
Dinamāna (Day Duration)12 Hours 48 Mins 17 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)11 Hours 11 Mins 43 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta04:11 – 05:02
Prātaḥ Sandhyā04:49 – 05:53
Abhijit Muhūrta11:52 – 12:43
Vijaya Muhūrta14:25 – 15:16
Godhūli Muhūrta18:29 – 18:53
Sāyāhna Sandhyā18:41 – 19:13
Amṛta Kāla18:26 – 20:11
Niśīta Muhūrta23:52 – 00:43

अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)

Rāhu Kāla12:17 – 13:53
Yamaganda07:29 – 09:05
Gulika Kāla10:41 – 12:17
Varjyam06:25 – 06:46
Dur Muhūrta 08:52 – 09:18

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

Diśā Śūla (avoid travel): North (Uttara)
Candra Vāsa: North-West
Rāhu Vāsa: South-West
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):
Aśvinī · Ārdrā · Punarvasu · Puṣya · Aśleṣā · Maghā · Svātī · Viśākhā · Anurādhā · Jyeṣṭhā · Mūla · Śatabhiṣaj · Pūrva Bhādrapadā · Uttara Bhādrapadā · Revatī
Favorable Rāśis (Chandra Bala, 6/12):
Mithuna · Karka · Kanyā · Vṛścika · Kumbha · Mīna

चौघड़िया — Choghaḍiyā Day Windows

Day-1 Labha05:53 – 07:29 (auspicious)
Day-2 Amṛta07:29 – 09:05 (auspicious)
Day-3 Kāla09:05 – 10:41 (inauspicious)
Day-4 Śubha10:41 – 12:17 (auspicious)
Day-5 Roga12:17 – 13:53 (inauspicious)
Day-6 Udveg13:53 – 15:29 (inauspicious)
Day-7 Chala15:29 – 17:05 (neutral)
Day-8 Labha17:05 – 18:41 (auspicious)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Udveg18:41 – 20:05 (inauspicious)
Night-2 Chala20:05 – 21:29 (neutral)
Night-3 Labha21:29 – 22:53 (auspicious)
Night-4 Amṛta22:53 – 00:17 (auspicious)
Night-5 Kāla00:17 – 01:41 (inauspicious)
Night-6 Śubha01:41 – 03:05 (auspicious)
Night-7 Roga03:05 – 04:29 (inauspicious)
Night-8 Udveg04:29 – 05:53 (inauspicious)

Coordinates

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

आज की यात्रा — Today's Walk

6 steps · graha walk
Budhavāra (Wednesday) — its presiding graha's walk.
Discrimination + BG 2.41 (vyavasāyātmikā buddhi).

Cosmic Time

Kali Year5124
Ahargaṇa (days from Kali epoch)1871357.27
Julian Day2459822.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)24.1696°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)44.91°
🪷 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 (24.1696°), declination 8.70°, EoT 0.15 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: 2022-08-31 (deterministic · request-time stamp removed for cache-friendliness)