पञ्चाङ्ग — Noida, Uttar Pradesh · August 22, 2015 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 18.4 · Chapter 18 · मोक्षसंन्यासयोग · Mokṣa-Sannyāsa-Yoga
निश्चयं श्रृणु मे तत्र त्यागे भरतसत्तम।त्यागो हि पुरुषव्याघ्र त्रिविधः संप्रकीर्तितः।।18.4।।
"18.4 O best of Indians! Listen to my judgment as regards this problem. It has a threefold aspect." — Shri Purohit Swami
→ Enter BG 18.4's full darśana · all 5 English translations + classical ācārya commentaries

तिथि-निर्णय — Calendar Conversions

Lunar Month: Bhādrapada (Bhādrapada Śukla Pakṣa)
Vikram Saṁvat: 2072 Kīlaka
Śaka Saṁvat: 1937 Manmatha
Bengali Saṁvat: 1422
Malayalam Era: 1191
Nanakshahi: 546
Solar Month: Siṃha (Āvaṇi)
Ṛtu (Season): Varṣā (Monsoon)

पञ्चाङ्ग — Five Limbs

तिथि (Tithi)Śukla Aṣṭamī (8/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)Viśākhā Pada 3
योग (Yoga)Brahma
करण (Karaṇa)Viṣṭi
वार (Vāra)Śanivāra (Saturday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

GrahaLongitudeRāśiNakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya124.59°SiṃhaMaghā P2
चन्द्र Candra205.72°TulāViśākhā P2
मङ्गल Maṅgala104.16°KarkaPuṣya P4
बुध Budha148.25°SiṃhaUttara Phalgunī P1
गुरु Bṛhaspati127.47°SiṃhaMaghā P3
शुक्र Śukra114.53°KarkaAśleṣā P3
शनि Śani214.31°VṛścikaAnurādhā P1

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

Sūryodaya (Sunrise)05:53 IST
Sūryāsta (Sunset)18:53 IST
Madhyāhna (Solar Noon)12:23 IST
Candrodaya (Moonrise)12:25 IST
Candrāsta (Moonset)23:10 IST
Dinamāna (Day Duration)13 Hours 00 Mins 38 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)10 Hours 59 Mins 22 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta04:09 – 05:01
Prātaḥ Sandhyā04:48 – 05:53
Abhijit Muhūrta11:57 – 12:49
Vijaya Muhūrta14:33 – 15:25
Godhūli Muhūrta18:41 – 19:05
Sāyāhna Sandhyā18:53 – 19:26
Amṛta Kāla18:38 – 20:23
Niśīta Muhūrta23:57 – 00:49

अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)

Rāhu Kāla09:08 – 10:45
Yamaganda14:01 – 15:38
Gulika Kāla05:53 – 07:30
Varjyam06:25 – 06:46
Dur Muhūrta 08:55 – 09:21

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

Diśā Śūla (avoid travel): East (Pūrva)
Candra Vāsa: North
Rāhu Vāsa: East
Ānandādi Yoga: Maitra (Auspicious)
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 · Kṛttikā · Puṣya · Aśleṣā · Maghā · Pūrva Phalgunī · Uttara Phalgunī · Anurādhā · Jyeṣṭhā · Mūla · Pūrva Āṣāḍhā · Uttara Āṣāḍhā · Uttara Bhādrapadā · Revatī
Favorable Rāśis (Chandra Bala, 6/12):
Meṣa · Karka · Siṃha · Tulā · Dhanu · Mīna

चौघड़िया — Choghaḍiyā Day Windows

Day-1 Kāla05:53 – 07:30 (inauspicious)
Day-2 Śubha07:30 – 09:08 (auspicious)
Day-3 Roga09:08 – 10:45 (inauspicious)
Day-4 Udveg10:45 – 12:23 (inauspicious)
Day-5 Chala12:23 – 14:01 (neutral)
Day-6 Labha14:01 – 15:38 (auspicious)
Day-7 Amṛta15:38 – 17:16 (auspicious)
Day-8 Kāla17:16 – 18:53 (inauspicious)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Labha18:53 – 20:16 (auspicious)
Night-2 Amṛta20:16 – 21:38 (auspicious)
Night-3 Kāla21:38 – 23:01 (inauspicious)
Night-4 Śubha23:01 – 00:23 (auspicious)
Night-5 Roga00:23 – 01:45 (inauspicious)
Night-6 Udveg01:45 – 03:08 (inauspicious)
Night-7 Chala03:08 – 04:30 (neutral)
Night-8 Labha04:30 – 05:53 (auspicious)

Coordinates

Latitude: 28.5355°
Longitude: 77.391°
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-Historical Resonance

Today's Śukla Aṣṭamī + Viśākhā alignment also occurred on:
-3137-12-25Bhīṣma's Mahaprasthan (same Śukla Aṣṭamī)
-0562-04-11Bhagavān Buddha's birth at Lumbinī (same Viśākhā)

Cosmic Time

Kali Year5117
Ahargaṇa (days from Kali epoch)1868791.27
Julian Day2457256.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)24.0715°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)85.18°
🪷 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 (24.0715°), declination 11.94°, EoT -2.54 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: 2015-08-22 (deterministic · request-time stamp removed for cache-friendliness)