पञ्चाङ्ग — Kota, Rajasthan · August 31, 2028 CE

🪷 आज: वामन जयन्ती — Vāmana Jayantī
Vāmana's three-step measure of all worlds; Bali's surrender. (= Onam in Kerala.)

Also observed today

🪷 Today's Bhagavad-Gītā · The Daily Darśana
BG 12.9 · Chapter 12 · भक्तियोग · Bhakti-Yoga
अथ चित्तं समाधातुं न शक्नोषि मयि स्थिरम्।अभ्यासयोगेन ततो मामिच्छाप्तुं धनञ्जय।।12.9।।
"12.9 But if thou canst not fix thy mind firmly on Me, then, My beloved friend, try to do so by constant practice." — Shri Purohit Swami
→ Enter BG 12.9's full darśana · all 5 English translations + classical ācārya commentaries

तिथि-निर्णय — Calendar Conversions

Lunar Month: Bhādrapada (Bhādrapada Śukla Pakṣa)
Vikram Saṁvat: 2085 Durmati
Śaka Saṁvat: 1950 Kīlaka
Bengali Saṁvat: 1435
Malayalam Era: 1204
Nanakshahi: 559
Solar Month: Siṃha (Āvaṇi)
Ṛtu (Season): Varṣā (Monsoon)

पञ्चाङ्ग — Five Limbs

तिथि (Tithi)Śukla Dvādaśī (12/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)Uttara Āṣāḍhā Pada 1
योग (Yoga)Saubhāgya
करण (Karaṇa)Bava
वार (Vāra)Guruvāra (Thursday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

GrahaLongitudeRāśiNakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya133.92°SiṃhaPūrva Phalgunī P1
चन्द्र Candra270.43°MakaraUttara Āṣāḍhā P2
मङ्गल Maṅgala92.42°KarkaPunarvasu P4
बुध Budha159.73°KanyāUttara Phalgunī P4
गुरु Bṛhaspati157.04°KanyāUttara Phalgunī P4
शुक्र Śukra88.89°MithunaPunarvasu P3
शनि Śani16.97°MeṣaBharaṇī P2

Kota, Rajasthan — सूर्य/चन्द्र समय (Solar & Lunar Timings · IST)

Sūryodaya (Sunrise)06:07 IST
Sūryāsta (Sunset)18:46 IST
Madhyāhna (Solar Noon)12:26 IST
Candrodaya (Moonrise)16:12 IST
Candrāsta (Moonset)02:53 IST
Dinamāna (Day Duration)12 Hours 39 Mins 46 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)11 Hours 20 Mins 14 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta04:25 – 05:16
Prātaḥ Sandhyā05:03 – 06:07
Abhijit Muhūrta12:01 – 12:52
Vijaya Muhūrta14:33 – 15:24
Godhūli Muhūrta18:34 – 18:58
Sāyāhna Sandhyā18:46 – 19:18
Amṛta Kāla18:31 – 20:16
Niśīta Muhūrta00:01 – 00:52

अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)

Rāhu Kāla14:01 – 15:36
Yamaganda06:07 – 07:41
Gulika Kāla09:16 – 10:51
Varjyam06:38 – 06:58
Dur Muhūrta 09:04 – 09:29

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

Diśā Śūla (avoid travel): South (Dakṣiṇa)
Candra Vāsa: South-East
Rāhu Vāsa: North-West
Ānandādi Yoga: Vajra (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):
Rohiṇī · Mṛgaśirā · Ārdrā · Punarvasu · Puṣya · Hasta · Citrā · Svātī · Viśākhā · Anurādhā · Śravaṇa · Dhaniṣṭhā · Śatabhiṣaj · Pūrva Bhādrapadā · Uttara Bhādrapadā
Favorable Rāśis (Chandra Bala, 6/12):
Mithuna · Karka · Tulā · Vṛścika · Makara · Mīna

चौघड़िया — Choghaḍiyā Day Windows

Day-1 Śubha06:07 – 07:41 (auspicious)
Day-2 Roga07:41 – 09:16 (inauspicious)
Day-3 Udveg09:16 – 10:51 (inauspicious)
Day-4 Chala10:51 – 12:26 (neutral)
Day-5 Labha12:26 – 14:01 (auspicious)
Day-6 Amṛta14:01 – 15:36 (auspicious)
Day-7 Kāla15:36 – 17:11 (inauspicious)
Day-8 Śubha17:11 – 18:46 (auspicious)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Amṛta18:46 – 20:11 (auspicious)
Night-2 Kāla20:11 – 21:36 (inauspicious)
Night-3 Śubha21:36 – 23:01 (auspicious)
Night-4 Roga23:01 – 00:26 (inauspicious)
Night-5 Udveg00:26 – 01:51 (inauspicious)
Night-6 Chala01:51 – 03:16 (neutral)
Night-7 Labha03:16 – 04:41 (auspicious)
Night-8 Amṛta04:41 – 06:07 (auspicious)

Coordinates

Latitude: 25.2138°
Longitude: 75.8648°
Timezone: UTC+5.5

आज की यात्रा — Today's Walk

8 steps · graha walk
Guruvāra (Thursday) — its presiding graha's walk.
Wisdom transmission + BG 4.34.

Cosmic Time

Kali Year5130
Ahargaṇa (days from Kali epoch)1873549.27
Julian Day2462014.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)24.2534°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)134.90°
🪷 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 (24.2534°), declination 8.50°, 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: 2028-08-31 (deterministic · request-time stamp removed for cache-friendliness)