पञ्चाङ्ग — Jamnagar, Gujarat · September 11, 2024 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 11.16 · Chapter 11 · विश्वरूपदर्शनयोग · Viśvarūpa-Darśana-Yoga
अनेकबाहूदरवक्त्रनेत्रं

पश्यामि त्वां सर्वतोऽनन्तरूपम्।

नान्तं न मध्यं न पुनस्तवादिं

पश्यामि विश्वेश्वर विश्वरूप।।11.16।।
"11.16 I see Thee, infinite in form, with, as it were, faces, eyes and limbs everywhere; no beginning, no middle, no end; O Thou Lord of the Universe, Whose Form is universal!" — Shri Purohit Swami
→ Enter BG 11.16's full darśana · all 5 English translations + classical ācārya commentaries

तिथि-निर्णय — Calendar Conversions

Lunar Month: Bhādrapada (Bhādrapada Śukla Pakṣa)
Vikram Saṁvat: 2081 Piṅgala
Śaka Saṁvat: 1946 Krodhi
Bengali Saṁvat: 1431
Malayalam Era: 1200
Nanakshahi: 555
Solar Month: Siṃha (Āvaṇi)
Ṛtu (Season): Varṣā (Monsoon)

पञ्चाङ्ग — Five Limbs

तिथि (Tithi)Śukla Aṣṭamī (8/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)Jyeṣṭhā Pada 3
योग (Yoga)Prīti
करण (Karaṇa)Bava
वार (Vāra)Budhavāra (Wednesday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

GrahaLongitudeRāśiNakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya144.61°SiṃhaPūrva Phalgunī P4
चन्द्र Candra232.04°VṛścikaJyeṣṭhā P2
मङ्गल Maṅgala69.18°MithunaĀrdrā P1
बुध Budha128.12°SiṃhaMaghā P3
गुरु Bṛhaspati55.85°VṛṣabhaMr̥gaśirā P1
शुक्र Śukra170.76°KanyāHasta P4
शनि Śani321.69°KumbhaPūrva Bhādrapadā P1

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

Sūryodaya (Sunrise)06:35 IST
Sūryāsta (Sunset)18:57 IST
Madhyāhna (Solar Noon)12:46 IST
Candrodaya (Moonrise)13:13 IST
Candrāsta (Moonset)23:58 IST
Dinamāna (Day Duration)12 Hours 21 Mins 55 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)11 Hours 38 Mins 05 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta04:56 – 05:45
Prātaḥ Sandhyā05:33 – 06:35
Abhijit Muhūrta12:21 – 13:10
Vijaya Muhūrta14:49 – 15:39
Godhūli Muhūrta18:45 – 19:09
Sāyāhna Sandhyā18:57 – 19:28
Amṛta Kāla18:42 – 20:27
Niśīta Muhūrta00:21 – 01:10

अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)

Rāhu Kāla12:46 – 14:18
Yamaganda08:08 – 09:40
Gulika Kāla11:13 – 12:46
Varjyam07:06 – 07:25
Dur Muhūrta 09:28 – 09:53

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

Diśā Śūla (avoid travel): North (Uttara)
Candra Vāsa: North-East
Rāhu Vāsa: South-West
Ānandādi Yoga: Kāladaṇḍa (Inauspicious)
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 · Rohiṇī · Mṛgaśirā · Maghā · Pūrva Phalgunī · Uttara Phalgunī · Hasta · Citrā · Mūla · Pūrva Āṣāḍhā · Uttara Āṣāḍhā · Śravaṇa · Dhaniṣṭhā
Favorable Rāśis (Chandra Bala, 6/12):
Meṣa · Vṛṣabha · Siṃha · Kanyā · Vṛścika · Makara

चौघड़िया — Choghaḍiyā Day Windows

Day-1 Labha06:35 – 08:08 (auspicious)
Day-2 Amṛta08:08 – 09:40 (auspicious)
Day-3 Kāla09:40 – 11:13 (inauspicious)
Day-4 Śubha11:13 – 12:46 (auspicious)
Day-5 Roga12:46 – 14:18 (inauspicious)
Day-6 Udveg14:18 – 15:51 (inauspicious)
Day-7 Chala15:51 – 17:24 (neutral)
Day-8 Labha17:24 – 18:57 (auspicious)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Udveg18:57 – 20:24 (inauspicious)
Night-2 Chala20:24 – 21:51 (neutral)
Night-3 Labha21:51 – 23:18 (auspicious)
Night-4 Amṛta23:18 – 00:46 (auspicious)
Night-5 Kāla00:46 – 02:13 (inauspicious)
Night-6 Śubha02:13 – 03:40 (auspicious)
Night-7 Roga03:40 – 05:08 (inauspicious)
Night-8 Udveg05:08 – 06:35 (inauspicious)

Coordinates

Latitude: 22.4707°
Longitude: 70.0577°
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-Historical Resonance

Today's Śukla Aṣṭamī + Jyeṣṭhā alignment also occurred on:
-3137-10-20Karṇa-Vadha (Mahābhārata Day 17) (same Jyeṣṭhā)
-3137-12-25Bhīṣma's Mahaprasthan (same Śukla Aṣṭamī)

Cosmic Time

Kali Year5126
Ahargaṇa (days from Kali epoch)1872099.27
Julian Day2460564.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)24.1980°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)91.56°
🪷 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 (24.1980°), declination 4.43°, EoT 4.01 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: 2024-09-11 (deterministic · request-time stamp removed for cache-friendliness)