पञ्चाङ्ग — Prayāgrāj (Allāhābād) · May 16, 2024 CE

🪷 आज: वृषभ सङ्क्रान्ति — Vṛṣabha Saṅkrānti
Sun enters Taurus.
🪷 Today's Bhagavad-Gītā · The Daily Darśana
BG 8.2 · Chapter 8 · अक्षरब्रह्मयोग · Akṣara-Brahma-Yoga
अधियज्ञः कथं कोऽत्र देहेऽस्मिन्मधुसूदन।

प्रयाणकाले च कथं ज्ञेयोऽसि नियतात्मभिः।।8.2।।
"8.2 Who is it who rules the spirit sacrifice in many; and at the time of death how may those who have learned self-control come to the knowledge of Thee?" — Shri Purohit Swami
→ Enter BG 8.2's full darśana · all 5 English translations + classical ācārya commentaries

तिथि-निर्णय — Calendar Conversions

Lunar Month: Jyeṣṭha (Jyeṣṭha Śukla Pakṣa)
Vikram Saṁvat: 2081 Piṅgala
Śaka Saṁvat: 1946 Krodhi
Bengali Saṁvat: 1431
Malayalam Era: 1200
Nanakshahi: 555
Solar Month: Vṛṣabha (Vaikāsi)
Ṛtu (Season): Grīṣma (Summer)

पञ्चाङ्ग — Five Limbs

तिथि (Tithi)Śukla Aṣṭamī (8/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)Maghā Pada 2
योग (Yoga)Dhruva
करण (Karaṇa)Bava
वार (Vāra)Guruvāra (Thursday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

GrahaLongitudeRāśiNakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya31.48°VṛṣabhaKṛttikā P2
चन्द्र Candra127.63°SiṃhaMaghā P3
मङ्गल Maṅgala347.26°MīnaRevatī P1
बुध Budha5.70°MeṣaAśvinī P2
गुरु Bṛhaspati33.49°VṛṣabhaKṛttikā P3
शुक्र Śukra25.90°MeṣaBharaṇī P4
शनि Śani323.72°KumbhaPūrva Bhādrapadā P2

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

Sūryodaya (Sunrise)05:17 IST
Sūryāsta (Sunset)18:41 IST
Madhyāhna (Solar Noon)11:59 IST
Candrodaya (Moonrise)12:00 IST
Candrāsta (Moonset)00:47 IST
Dinamāna (Day Duration)13 Hours 24 Mins 06 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)10 Hours 35 Mins 54 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta03:30 – 04:23
Prātaḥ Sandhyā04:10 – 05:17
Abhijit Muhūrta11:32 – 12:26
Vijaya Muhūrta14:13 – 15:06
Godhūli Muhūrta18:29 – 18:53
Sāyāhna Sandhyā18:41 – 19:14
Amṛta Kāla18:26 – 20:11
Niśīta Muhūrta23:32 – 00:26

अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)

Rāhu Kāla13:39 – 15:20
Yamaganda05:17 – 06:57
Gulika Kāla08:38 – 10:18
Varjyam05:50 – 06:12
Dur Muhūrta 08:24 – 08:51

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

Diśā Śūla (avoid travel): South (Dakṣiṇa)
Candra Vāsa: West
Rāhu Vāsa: North-West
Ānandādi Yoga: Cara (Auspicious)
Drik Ṛtu: Vasanta (Spring)
Vedic Ṛtu: Vasanta (Spring)
Drik Ayana: Uttarāyaṇa
Vedic Ayana: Uttarāyaṇa

तारा-चन्द्र बल — Tara & Chandra Bala

Favorable Nakshatras (Tara Bala, 15/27):
Bharaṇī · Kṛttikā · Rohiṇī · Mṛgaśirā · Ārdrā · Pūrva Phalgunī · Uttara Phalgunī · Hasta · Citrā · Svātī · Pūrva Āṣāḍhā · Uttara Āṣāḍhā · Śravaṇa · Dhaniṣṭhā · Śatabhiṣaj
Favorable Rāśis (Chandra Bala, 6/12):
Vṛṣabha · Mithuna · Siṃha · Tulā · Makara · Kumbha

चौघड़िया — Choghaḍiyā Day Windows

Day-1 Śubha05:17 – 06:57 (auspicious)
Day-2 Roga06:57 – 08:38 (inauspicious)
Day-3 Udveg08:38 – 10:18 (inauspicious)
Day-4 Chala10:18 – 11:59 (neutral)
Day-5 Labha11:59 – 13:39 (auspicious)
Day-6 Amṛta13:39 – 15:20 (auspicious)
Day-7 Kāla15:20 – 17:00 (inauspicious)
Day-8 Śubha17:00 – 18:41 (auspicious)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Amṛta18:41 – 20:00 (auspicious)
Night-2 Kāla20:00 – 21:20 (inauspicious)
Night-3 Śubha21:20 – 22:39 (auspicious)
Night-4 Roga22:39 – 23:59 (inauspicious)
Night-5 Udveg23:59 – 01:18 (inauspicious)
Night-6 Chala01:18 – 02:38 (neutral)
Night-7 Labha02:38 – 03:57 (auspicious)
Night-8 Amṛta03:57 – 05:17 (auspicious)

Coordinates

Latitude: 25.4358°
Longitude: 81.8463°
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 Śukla Aṣṭamī + Maghā alignment also occurred on:
-3137-12-25Bhīṣma's Mahaprasthan (same Śukla Aṣṭamī)

Cosmic Time

Kali Year5126
Ahargaṇa (days from Kali epoch)1871981.27
Julian Day2460446.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)24.1935°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)94.81°
🪷 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 (24.1935°), declination 19.18°, EoT 3.74 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: 2024-05-16 (deterministic · request-time stamp removed for cache-friendliness)