पञ्चाङ्ग — Prayāgrāj (Allāhābād) · August 21, 2026 CE

🪷 आज: सिंह सङ्क्रान्ति — Siṁha Saṅkrānti
Sun enters Leo.
🪷 Today's Bhagavad-Gītā · The Daily Darśana
BG 11.24 · Chapter 11 · विश्वरूपदर्शनयोग · Viśvarūpa-Darśana-Yoga
नभःस्पृशं दीप्तमनेकवर्णं

व्यात्ताननं दीप्तविशालनेत्रम्।

दृष्ट्वा हि त्वां प्रव्यथितान्तरात्मा

धृतिं न विन्दामि शमं च विष्णो।।11.24।।
"11.24 When I see Thee, touching the Heavens, glowing with colour, with open mouth and wide open fiery eyes, I am terrified. O My Lord! My courage and peace of mind desert me." — Shri Purohit Swami
→ Enter BG 11.24's full darśana · all 5 English translations + classical ācārya commentaries

तिथि-निर्णय — Calendar Conversions

Lunar Month: Bhādrapada (Bhādrapada Śukla Pakṣa)
Vikram Saṁvat: 2083 Siddhārthī
Śaka Saṁvat: 1948 Parābhava
Bengali Saṁvat: 1433
Malayalam Era: 1202
Nanakshahi: 557
Solar Month: Siṃha (Āvaṇi)
Ṛtu (Season): Varṣā (Monsoon)

पञ्चाङ्ग — Five Limbs

तिथि (Tithi)Śukla Navamī (9/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)Anurādhā Pada 3
योग (Yoga)Indra
करण (Karaṇa)Bālava
वार (Vāra)Śukravāra (Friday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

GrahaLongitudeRāśiNakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya123.80°SiṃhaMaghā P2
चन्द्र Candra224.00°VṛścikaAnurādhā P4
मङ्गल Maṅgala71.79°MithunaĀrdrā P2
बुध Budha116.56°KarkaAśleṣā P3
गुरु Bṛhaspati106.93°KarkaAśleṣā P1
शुक्र Śukra169.19°KanyāHasta P3
शनि Śani350.04°MīnaRevatī P2

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

Sūryodaya (Sunrise)05:38 IST
Sūryāsta (Sunset)18:33 IST
Madhyāhna (Solar Noon)12:05 IST
Candrodaya (Moonrise)13:27 IST
Candrāsta (Moonset)00:05 IST
Dinamāna (Day Duration)12 Hours 54 Mins 39 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)11 Hours 05 Mins 21 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta03:55 – 04:46
Prātaḥ Sandhyā04:34 – 05:38
Abhijit Muhūrta11:40 – 12:31
Vijaya Muhūrta14:15 – 15:06
Godhūli Muhūrta18:21 – 18:45
Sāyāhna Sandhyā18:33 – 19:05
Amṛta Kāla18:18 – 20:03
Niśīta Muhūrta23:40 – 00:31

अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)

Rāhu Kāla10:29 – 12:05
Yamaganda15:19 – 16:56
Gulika Kāla07:15 – 08:52
Varjyam06:10 – 06:31
Dur Muhūrta 08:39 – 09:05

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

Diśā Śūla (avoid travel): West (Paścim)
Candra Vāsa: North-East
Rāhu Vāsa: South-East
Ānandādi Yoga: Vajra (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 · Kṛttikā · Rohiṇī · Aśleṣā · Maghā · Pūrva Phalgunī · Uttara Phalgunī · Hasta · Jyeṣṭhā · Mūla · Pūrva Āṣāḍhā · Uttara Āṣāḍhā · Śravaṇa · Revatī
Favorable Rāśis (Chandra Bala, 6/12):
Meṣa · Vṛṣabha · Siṃha · Kanyā · Vṛścika · Makara

चौघड़िया — Choghaḍiyā Day Windows

Day-1 Chala05:38 – 07:15 (neutral)
Day-2 Labha07:15 – 08:52 (auspicious)
Day-3 Amṛta08:52 – 10:29 (auspicious)
Day-4 Kāla10:29 – 12:05 (inauspicious)
Day-5 Śubha12:05 – 13:42 (auspicious)
Day-6 Roga13:42 – 15:19 (inauspicious)
Day-7 Udveg15:19 – 16:56 (inauspicious)
Day-8 Chala16:56 – 18:33 (neutral)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Roga18:33 – 19:56 (inauspicious)
Night-2 Udveg19:56 – 21:19 (inauspicious)
Night-3 Chala21:19 – 22:42 (neutral)
Night-4 Labha22:42 – 00:05 (auspicious)
Night-5 Amṛta00:05 – 01:29 (auspicious)
Night-6 Kāla01:29 – 02:52 (inauspicious)
Night-7 Śubha02:52 – 04:15 (auspicious)
Night-8 Roga04:15 – 05:38 (inauspicious)

Coordinates

Latitude: 25.4358°
Longitude: 81.8463°
Timezone: UTC+5.5

आज की यात्रा — Today's Walk

5 steps · graha walk
Śukravāra (Friday) — its presiding graha's walk.
Beauty + creativity in dharma + BG 10.36.

🌌 Cosmic-Historical Resonance

Today's Śukla Navamī + Anurādhā alignment also occurred on:
-1626101-04-03Bhagavān Rāma's birth at Ayodhyā (same Śukla Navamī)

Cosmic Time

Kali Year5128
Ahargaṇa (days from Kali epoch)1872808.27
Julian Day2461273.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)24.2251°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)99.32°
🪷 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 (24.2251°), declination 12.16°, 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: 2026-08-21 (deterministic · request-time stamp removed for cache-friendliness)