पञ्चाङ्ग — Meerut, Uttar Pradesh · July 16, 2020 CE

🪷 आज: कामिका एकादशी — Kāmikā Ekādaśī
First Ekādaśī of Cāturmāsya; equivalent to gift of cow + svarṇa.

Also observed today

🪷 Today's Bhagavad-Gītā · The Daily Darśana
BG 8.4 · Chapter 8 · अक्षरब्रह्मयोग · Akṣara-Brahma-Yoga
अधिभूतं क्षरो भावः पुरुषश्चाधिदैवतम्।

अधियज्ञोऽहमेवात्र देहे देहभृतां वर।।8.4।।
"8.4 Matter consists of the forms that perish; Divinity is the Supreme Self; and He who inspires the spirit of sacrifice in man, O noblest of thy race, is I Myself, Who now stand in human form before thee." — Shri Purohit Swami
→ Enter BG 8.4's full darśana · all 5 English translations + classical ācārya commentaries

तिथि-निर्णय — Calendar Conversions

Lunar Month: Āṣāḍha (Āṣāḍha Kṛṣṇa Pakṣa)
Vikram Saṁvat: 2077 Pramādī
Śaka Saṁvat: 1942 Śārvarī
Bengali Saṁvat: 1427
Malayalam Era: 1196
Nanakshahi: 551
Solar Month: Mithuna (Āni)
Ṛtu (Season): Grīṣma (Summer)

पञ्चाङ्ग — Five Limbs

तिथि (Tithi)Kṛṣṇa Ekādaśī (26/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)Kṛttikā Pada 2
योग (Yoga)Gaṇḍa
करण (Karaṇa)Bava
वार (Vāra)Guruvāra (Thursday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

GrahaLongitudeRāśiNakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya89.84°MithunaPunarvasu P3
चन्द्र Candra33.70°VṛṣabhaKṛttikā P3
मङ्गल Maṅgala345.85°MīnaUttara Bhādrapadā P4
बुध Budha71.49°MithunaĀrdrā P2
गुरु Bṛhaspati267.97°DhanuUttara Āṣāḍhā P1
शुक्र Śukra47.82°VṛṣabhaRohiṇī P3
शनि Śani274.84°MakaraUttara Āṣāḍhā P3

Meerut, Uttar Pradesh — सूर्य/चन्द्र समय (Solar & Lunar Timings · IST)

Sūryodaya (Sunrise)05:31 IST
Sūryāsta (Sunset)19:19 IST
Madhyāhna (Solar Noon)12:25 IST
Candrodaya (Moonrise)01:52 IST
Candrāsta (Moonset)15:29 IST
Dinamāna (Day Duration)13 Hours 48 Mins 13 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)10 Hours 11 Mins 47 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta03:40 – 04:36
Prātaḥ Sandhyā04:22 – 05:31
Abhijit Muhūrta11:57 – 12:52
Vijaya Muhūrta14:43 – 15:38
Godhūli Muhūrta19:07 – 19:31
Sāyāhna Sandhyā19:19 – 19:53
Amṛta Kāla19:04 – 20:49
Niśīta Muhūrta23:57 – 00:52

अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)

Rāhu Kāla14:08 – 15:52
Yamaganda05:31 – 07:14
Gulika Kāla08:58 – 10:41
Varjyam06:05 – 06:27
Dur Muhūrta 08:44 – 09:12

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

Diśā Śūla (avoid travel): South (Dakṣiṇa)
Candra Vāsa: South-East
Rāhu Vāsa: North-West
Ānandādi Yoga: Siddhi (Auspicious)
Drik Ṛtu: Grīṣma (Summer) (Drik)
Vedic Ṛtu: Grīṣma (Summer)
Drik Ayana: Dakṣiṇāyana
Vedic Ayana: Uttarāyaṇa

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):
Vṛṣabha · Karka · Tulā · Vṛścika · Kumbha · Mīna

चौघड़िया — Choghaḍiyā Day Windows

Day-1 Śubha05:31 – 07:14 (auspicious)
Day-2 Roga07:14 – 08:58 (inauspicious)
Day-3 Udveg08:58 – 10:41 (inauspicious)
Day-4 Chala10:41 – 12:25 (neutral)
Day-5 Labha12:25 – 14:08 (auspicious)
Day-6 Amṛta14:08 – 15:52 (auspicious)
Day-7 Kāla15:52 – 17:35 (inauspicious)
Day-8 Śubha17:35 – 19:19 (auspicious)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Amṛta19:19 – 20:35 (auspicious)
Night-2 Kāla20:35 – 21:52 (inauspicious)
Night-3 Śubha21:52 – 23:08 (auspicious)
Night-4 Roga23:08 – 00:25 (inauspicious)
Night-5 Udveg00:25 – 01:41 (inauspicious)
Night-6 Chala01:41 – 02:58 (neutral)
Night-7 Labha02:58 – 04:14 (auspicious)
Night-8 Amṛta04:14 – 05:31 (auspicious)

Coordinates

Latitude: 28.9845°
Longitude: 77.7064°
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-Historical Resonance

Today's Kṛṣṇa Ekādaśī + Kṛttikā alignment also occurred on:
-3137-10-04Mahābhārata Day 1 (Bhagavad Gītā delivered) (same Kṛttikā)
-3137-12-25Bhīṣma's Mahaprasthan (same Kṛttikā)

Cosmic Time

Kali Year5122
Ahargaṇa (days from Kali epoch)1870581.27
Julian Day2459046.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)24.1399°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)303.79°
🪷 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 (24.1399°), declination 21.31°, EoT -5.68 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: 2020-07-16 (deterministic · request-time stamp removed for cache-friendliness)