पञ्चाङ्ग — Meerut, Uttar Pradesh · August 17, 2024 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 10.33 · Chapter 10 · विभूतियोग · Vibhūti-Yoga
अक्षराणामकारोऽस्मि द्वन्द्वः सामासिकस्य च।

अहमेवाक्षयः कालो धाताऽहं विश्वतोमुखः।।10.33।।
"10.33 Of letters I am A; I am the copulative in compound words; I am Time inexhaustible; and I am the all-pervading Preserver." — Shri Purohit Swami
→ Enter BG 10.33'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 Dvādaśī (12/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)Pūrva Āṣāḍhā Pada 4
योग (Yoga)Prīti
करण (Karaṇa)Bālava
वार (Vāra)Śanivāra (Saturday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

GrahaLongitudeRāśiNakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya120.44°SiṃhaMaghā P1
चन्द्र Candra263.54°DhanuPūrva Āṣāḍhā P4
मङ्गल Maṅgala53.70°VṛṣabhaMr̥gaśirā P1
बुध Budha123.87°SiṃhaMaghā P2
गुरु Bṛhaspati52.84°VṛṣabhaRohiṇī P4
शुक्र Śukra140.14°SiṃhaPūrva Phalgunī P3
शनि Śani323.53°KumbhaPūrva Bhādrapadā P2

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

Sūryodaya (Sunrise)05:49 IST
Sūryāsta (Sunset)18:57 IST
Madhyāhna (Solar Noon)12:23 IST
Candrodaya (Moonrise)16:45 IST
Candrāsta (Moonset)03:06 IST
Dinamāna (Day Duration)13 Hours 08 Mins 08 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)10 Hours 51 Mins 52 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta04:04 – 04:56
Prātaḥ Sandhyā04:43 – 05:49
Abhijit Muhūrta11:57 – 12:49
Vijaya Muhūrta14:34 – 15:27
Godhūli Muhūrta18:45 – 19:09
Sāyāhna Sandhyā18:57 – 19:30
Amṛta Kāla18:42 – 20:27
Niśīta Muhūrta23:57 – 00:49

अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)

Rāhu Kāla09:06 – 10:44
Yamaganda14:01 – 15:40
Gulika Kāla05:49 – 07:27
Varjyam06:22 – 06:43
Dur Muhūrta 08:53 – 09:19

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

Diśā Śūla (avoid travel): East (Pūrva)
Candra Vāsa: East
Rāhu Vāsa: East
Ānandādi Yoga: Utpāta (Inauspicious)
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):
Kṛttikā · Rohiṇī · Mṛgaśirā · Ārdrā · Punarvasu · Uttara Phalgunī · Hasta · Citrā · Svātī · Viśākhā · Uttara Āṣāḍhā · Śravaṇa · Dhaniṣṭhā · Śatabhiṣaj · Pūrva Bhādrapadā
Favorable Rāśis (Chandra Bala, 6/12):
Vṛṣabha · Mithuna · Kanyā · Tulā · Dhanu · Kumbha

चौघड़िया — Choghaḍiyā Day Windows

Day-1 Kāla05:49 – 07:27 (inauspicious)
Day-2 Śubha07:27 – 09:06 (auspicious)
Day-3 Roga09:06 – 10:44 (inauspicious)
Day-4 Udveg10:44 – 12:23 (inauspicious)
Day-5 Chala12:23 – 14:01 (neutral)
Day-6 Labha14:01 – 15:40 (auspicious)
Day-7 Amṛta15:40 – 17:18 (auspicious)
Day-8 Kāla17:18 – 18:57 (inauspicious)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Labha18:57 – 20:18 (auspicious)
Night-2 Amṛta20:18 – 21:40 (auspicious)
Night-3 Kāla21:40 – 23:01 (inauspicious)
Night-4 Śubha23:01 – 00:23 (auspicious)
Night-5 Roga00:23 – 01:44 (inauspicious)
Night-6 Udveg01:44 – 03:06 (inauspicious)
Night-7 Chala03:06 – 04:27 (neutral)
Night-8 Labha04:27 – 05:49 (auspicious)

Coordinates

Latitude: 28.9845°
Longitude: 77.7064°
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 Time

Kali Year5126
Ahargaṇa (days from Kali epoch)1872074.27
Julian Day2460539.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)24.1970°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)143.84°
🪷 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 (24.1970°), declination 13.31°, EoT -3.75 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: 2024-08-17 (deterministic · request-time stamp removed for cache-friendliness)