पञ्चाङ्ग — Nāśik · 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

Nāśik — सूर्य/चन्द्र समय (Solar & Lunar Timings · IST)

Sūryodaya (Sunrise)06:21 IST
Sūryāsta (Sunset)18:41 IST
Madhyāhna (Solar Noon)12:31 IST
Candrodaya (Moonrise)12:53 IST
Candrāsta (Moonset)23:48 IST
Dinamāna (Day Duration)12 Hours 20 Mins 02 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)11 Hours 39 Mins 58 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta04:42 – 05:31
Prātaḥ Sandhyā05:19 – 06:21
Abhijit Muhūrta12:06 – 12:55
Vijaya Muhūrta14:34 – 15:24
Godhūli Muhūrta18:29 – 18:53
Sāyāhna Sandhyā18:41 – 19:12
Amṛta Kāla18:26 – 20:11
Niśīta Muhūrta00:06 – 00:55

अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)

Rāhu Kāla12:31 – 14:03
Yamaganda07:53 – 09:26
Gulika Kāla10:58 – 12:31
Varjyam06:52 – 07:11
Dur Muhūrta 09:13 – 09:38

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 Labha06:21 – 07:53 (auspicious)
Day-2 Amṛta07:53 – 09:26 (auspicious)
Day-3 Kāla09:26 – 10:58 (inauspicious)
Day-4 Śubha10:58 – 12:31 (auspicious)
Day-5 Roga12:31 – 14:03 (inauspicious)
Day-6 Udveg14:03 – 15:36 (inauspicious)
Day-7 Chala15:36 – 17:08 (neutral)
Day-8 Labha17:08 – 18:41 (auspicious)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Udveg18:41 – 20:08 (inauspicious)
Night-2 Chala20:08 – 21:36 (neutral)
Night-3 Labha21:36 – 23:03 (auspicious)
Night-4 Amṛta23:03 – 00:31 (auspicious)
Night-5 Kāla00:31 – 01:58 (inauspicious)
Night-6 Śubha01:58 – 03:26 (auspicious)
Night-7 Roga03:26 – 04:53 (inauspicious)
Night-8 Udveg04:53 – 06:21 (inauspicious)

Coordinates

Latitude: 19.9975°
Longitude: 73.7898°
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)