पञ्चाङ्ग — Noida, Uttar Pradesh · August 21, 2014 CE

🪷 आज: इन्दिरा एकादशी — Indirā Ekādaśī
Falls in Pitṛ Pakṣa; liberates ancestors from naraka.

Also observed today

🪷 Today's Bhagavad-Gītā · The Daily Darśana
BG 6.28 · Chapter 6 · ध्यानयोग · Dhyāna-Yoga
युञ्जन्नेवं सदाऽऽत्मानं योगी विगतकल्मषः।

सुखेन ब्रह्मसंस्पर्शमत्यन्तं सुखमश्नुते।।6.28।।
"6.28 Thus, free from sin, abiding always in the Eternal, the saint enjoys without effort the Bliss which flows from realisation of the Infinite." — Shri Purohit Swami
→ Enter BG 6.28's full darśana · all 5 English translations + classical ācārya commentaries

तिथि-निर्णय — Calendar Conversions

Lunar Month: Bhādrapada (Bhādrapada Kṛṣṇa Pakṣa)
Vikram Saṁvat: 2071 Plavaṅga
Śaka Saṁvat: 1936 Jaya
Bengali Saṁvat: 1421
Malayalam Era: 1190
Nanakshahi: 545
Solar Month: Siṃha (Āvaṇi)
Ṛtu (Season): Varṣā (Monsoon)

पञ्चाङ्ग — Five Limbs

तिथि (Tithi)Kṛṣṇa Ekādaśī (26/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)Ārdrā Pada 2
योग (Yoga)Vajra
करण (Karaṇa)Bālava
वार (Vāra)Guruvāra (Thursday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

GrahaLongitudeRāśiNakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya123.87°SiṃhaMaghā P2
चन्द्र Candra74.11°MithunaĀrdrā P3
मङ्गल Maṅgala200.48°TulāViśākhā P1
बुध Budha135.59°SiṃhaPūrva Phalgunī P1
गुरु Bṛhaspati103.07°KarkaPuṣya P3
शुक्र Śukra106.47°KarkaPuṣya P4
शनि Śani203.12°TulāViśākhā P1

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

Sūryodaya (Sunrise)05:52 IST
Sūryāsta (Sunset)18:54 IST
Madhyāhna (Solar Noon)12:23 IST
Candrodaya (Moonrise)02:07 IST
Candrāsta (Moonset)16:01 IST
Dinamāna (Day Duration)13 Hours 01 Mins 48 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)10 Hours 58 Mins 12 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta04:08 – 05:00
Prātaḥ Sandhyā04:47 – 05:52
Abhijit Muhūrta11:57 – 12:49
Vijaya Muhūrta14:34 – 15:26
Godhūli Muhūrta18:42 – 19:06
Sāyāhna Sandhyā18:54 – 19:27
Amṛta Kāla18:39 – 20:24
Niśīta Muhūrta23:57 – 00:49

अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)

Rāhu Kāla14:01 – 15:39
Yamaganda05:52 – 07:30
Gulika Kāla09:08 – 10:46
Varjyam06:25 – 06:46
Dur Muhūrta 08:55 – 09:21

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

Diśā Śūla (avoid travel): South (Dakṣiṇa)
Candra Vāsa: South
Rāhu Vāsa: North-West
Ānandādi Yoga: Mausala (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):
Aśvinī · Bharaṇī · Punarvasu · Puṣya · Aśleṣā · Maghā · Pūrva Phalgunī · Viśākhā · Anurādhā · Jyeṣṭhā · Mūla · Pūrva Āṣāḍhā · Pūrva Bhādrapadā · Uttara Bhādrapadā · Revatī
Favorable Rāśis (Chandra Bala, 6/12):
Meṣa · Mithuna · Siṃha · Vṛścika · Dhanu · Mīna

चौघड़िया — Choghaḍiyā Day Windows

Day-1 Śubha05:52 – 07:30 (auspicious)
Day-2 Roga07:30 – 09:08 (inauspicious)
Day-3 Udveg09:08 – 10:46 (inauspicious)
Day-4 Chala10:46 – 12:23 (neutral)
Day-5 Labha12:23 – 14:01 (auspicious)
Day-6 Amṛta14:01 – 15:39 (auspicious)
Day-7 Kāla15:39 – 17:16 (inauspicious)
Day-8 Śubha17:16 – 18:54 (auspicious)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Amṛta18:54 – 20:16 (auspicious)
Night-2 Kāla20:16 – 21:39 (inauspicious)
Night-3 Śubha21:39 – 23:01 (auspicious)
Night-4 Roga23:01 – 00:23 (inauspicious)
Night-5 Udveg00:23 – 01:46 (inauspicious)
Night-6 Chala01:46 – 03:08 (neutral)
Night-7 Labha03:08 – 04:30 (auspicious)
Night-8 Amṛta04:30 – 05:52 (auspicious)

Coordinates

Latitude: 28.5355°
Longitude: 77.391°
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 Year5116
Ahargaṇa (days from Kali epoch)1868425.27
Julian Day2456890.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)24.0575°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)308.15°
🪷 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 (24.0575°), declination 12.19°, EoT -2.80 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: 2014-08-21 (deterministic · request-time stamp removed for cache-friendliness)