पञ्चाङ्ग — Jamnagar, Gujarat · August 22, 2015 CE

🪷 आज: राधाष्टमी — Rādhāṣṭamī
Manifestation of Śrī Rādhā at Barsānā — Krishna's ādi-śakti.

Also observed today

🪷 Today's Bhagavad-Gītā · The Daily Darśana
BG 18.4 · Chapter 18 · मोक्षसंन्यासयोग · Mokṣa-Sannyāsa-Yoga
निश्चयं श्रृणु मे तत्र त्यागे भरतसत्तम।त्यागो हि पुरुषव्याघ्र त्रिविधः संप्रकीर्तितः।।18.4।।
"18.4 O best of Indians! Listen to my judgment as regards this problem. It has a threefold aspect." — Shri Purohit Swami
→ Enter BG 18.4's full darśana · all 5 English translations + classical ācārya commentaries

तिथि-निर्णय — Calendar Conversions

Lunar Month: Bhādrapada (Bhādrapada Śukla Pakṣa)
Vikram Saṁvat: 2072 Kīlaka
Śaka Saṁvat: 1937 Manmatha
Bengali Saṁvat: 1422
Malayalam Era: 1191
Nanakshahi: 546
Solar Month: Siṃha (Āvaṇi)
Ṛtu (Season): Varṣā (Monsoon)

पञ्चाङ्ग — Five Limbs

तिथि (Tithi)Śukla Aṣṭamī (8/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)Viśākhā Pada 3
योग (Yoga)Brahma
करण (Karaṇa)Viṣṭi
वार (Vāra)Śanivāra (Saturday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

GrahaLongitudeRāśiNakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya124.59°SiṃhaMaghā P2
चन्द्र Candra205.72°TulāViśākhā P2
मङ्गल Maṅgala104.16°KarkaPuṣya P4
बुध Budha148.25°SiṃhaUttara Phalgunī P1
गुरु Bṛhaspati127.47°SiṃhaMaghā P3
शुक्र Śukra114.53°KarkaAśleṣā P3
शनि Śani214.31°VṛścikaAnurādhā P1

Jamnagar, Gujarat — सूर्य/चन्द्र समय (Solar & Lunar Timings · IST)

Sūryodaya (Sunrise)06:29 IST
Sūryāsta (Sunset)19:16 IST
Madhyāhna (Solar Noon)12:52 IST
Candrodaya (Moonrise)12:44 IST
Candrāsta (Moonset)23:49 IST
Dinamāna (Day Duration)12 Hours 47 Mins 33 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)11 Hours 12 Mins 27 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta04:46 – 05:37
Prātaḥ Sandhyā05:25 – 06:29
Abhijit Muhūrta12:27 – 13:18
Vijaya Muhūrta15:00 – 15:51
Godhūli Muhūrta19:04 – 19:28
Sāyāhna Sandhyā19:16 – 19:48
Amṛta Kāla19:01 – 20:46
Niśīta Muhūrta00:27 – 01:18

अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)

Rāhu Kāla09:40 – 11:16
Yamaganda14:28 – 16:04
Gulika Kāla06:29 – 08:04
Varjyam07:01 – 07:21
Dur Muhūrta 09:28 – 09:53

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

Diśā Śūla (avoid travel): East (Pūrva)
Candra Vāsa: North
Rāhu Vāsa: East
Ānandādi Yoga: Maitra (Auspicious)
Drik Ṛtu: Varṣā (Monsoon)
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 · Tulā · Dhanu · Mīna

चौघड़िया — Choghaḍiyā Day Windows

Day-1 Kāla06:29 – 08:04 (inauspicious)
Day-2 Śubha08:04 – 09:40 (auspicious)
Day-3 Roga09:40 – 11:16 (inauspicious)
Day-4 Udveg11:16 – 12:52 (inauspicious)
Day-5 Chala12:52 – 14:28 (neutral)
Day-6 Labha14:28 – 16:04 (auspicious)
Day-7 Amṛta16:04 – 17:40 (auspicious)
Day-8 Kāla17:40 – 19:16 (inauspicious)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Labha19:16 – 20:40 (auspicious)
Night-2 Amṛta20:40 – 22:04 (auspicious)
Night-3 Kāla22:04 – 23:28 (inauspicious)
Night-4 Śubha23:28 – 00:52 (auspicious)
Night-5 Roga00:52 – 02:16 (inauspicious)
Night-6 Udveg02:16 – 03:40 (inauspicious)
Night-7 Chala03:40 – 05:04 (neutral)
Night-8 Labha05:04 – 06:29 (auspicious)

Coordinates

Latitude: 22.4707°
Longitude: 70.0577°
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-Historical Resonance

Today's Śukla Aṣṭamī + Viśākhā alignment also occurred on:
-3137-12-25Bhīṣma's Mahaprasthan (same Śukla Aṣṭamī)
-0562-04-11Bhagavān Buddha's birth at Lumbinī (same Viśākhā)

Cosmic Time

Kali Year5117
Ahargaṇa (days from Kali epoch)1868791.27
Julian Day2457256.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)24.0715°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)85.18°
🪷 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 (24.0715°), declination 11.94°, EoT -2.54 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: 2015-08-22 (deterministic · request-time stamp removed for cache-friendliness)