पञ्चाङ्ग — Pune, Maharashtra · August 19, 2018 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 8.8 · Chapter 8 · अक्षरब्रह्मयोग · Akṣara-Brahma-Yoga
अभ्यासयोगयुक्तेन चेतसा नान्यगामिना।

परमं पुरुषं दिव्यं याति पार्थानुचिन्तयन्।।8.8।।
"8.8 He whose mind does not wander, and who is engaged in constant meditation, attains the Supreme Spirit." — Shri Purohit Swami
→ Enter BG 8.8's full darśana · all 5 English translations + classical ācārya commentaries

तिथि-निर्णय — Calendar Conversions

Lunar Month: Bhādrapada (Bhādrapada Śukla Pakṣa)
Vikram Saṁvat: 2075 Virodhakṛt
Śaka Saṁvat: 1940 Vilambī
Bengali Saṁvat: 1425
Malayalam Era: 1194
Nanakshahi: 549
Solar Month: Siṃha (Āvaṇi)
Ṛtu (Season): Varṣā (Monsoon)

पञ्चाङ्ग — Five Limbs

तिथि (Tithi)Śukla Aṣṭamī (8/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)Anurādhā Pada 2
योग (Yoga)Indra
करण (Karaṇa)Bava
वार (Vāra)Ravivāra (Sunday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

GrahaLongitudeRāśiNakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya121.92°SiṃhaMaghā P1
चन्द्र Candra220.14°VṛścikaAnurādhā P3
मङ्गल Maṅgala274.74°MakaraUttara Āṣāḍhā P3
बुध Budha107.15°KarkaAśleṣā P1
गुरु Bṛhaspati201.36°TulāViśākhā P1
शुक्र Śukra167.57°KanyāHasta P3
शनि Śani248.59°DhanuMūla P3

Pune, Maharashtra — सूर्य/चन्द्र समय (Solar & Lunar Timings · IST)

Sūryodaya (Sunrise)06:17 IST
Sūryāsta (Sunset)18:59 IST
Madhyāhna (Solar Noon)12:38 IST
Candrodaya (Moonrise)13:38 IST
Candrāsta (Moonset)00:44 IST
Dinamāna (Day Duration)12 Hours 42 Mins 16 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)11 Hours 17 Mins 44 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta04:35 – 05:26
Prātaḥ Sandhyā05:13 – 06:17
Abhijit Muhūrta12:12 – 13:03
Vijaya Muhūrta14:45 – 15:36
Godhūli Muhūrta18:47 – 19:11
Sāyāhna Sandhyā18:59 – 19:31
Amṛta Kāla18:44 – 20:29
Niśīta Muhūrta00:12 – 01:03

अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)

Rāhu Kāla17:24 – 18:59
Yamaganda12:38 – 14:13
Gulika Kāla15:48 – 17:24
Varjyam06:48 – 07:09
Dur Muhūrta 09:15 – 09:40

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

Diśā Śūla (avoid travel): West (Paścim)
Candra Vāsa: North-East
Rāhu Vāsa: North-East
Ānandādi Yoga: Mṛtyu (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 Udveg06:17 – 07:52 (inauspicious)
Day-2 Chala07:52 – 09:27 (neutral)
Day-3 Labha09:27 – 11:03 (auspicious)
Day-4 Amṛta11:03 – 12:38 (auspicious)
Day-5 Kāla12:38 – 14:13 (inauspicious)
Day-6 Śubha14:13 – 15:48 (auspicious)
Day-7 Roga15:48 – 17:24 (inauspicious)
Day-8 Udveg17:24 – 18:59 (inauspicious)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Śubha18:59 – 20:24 (auspicious)
Night-2 Roga20:24 – 21:48 (inauspicious)
Night-3 Udveg21:48 – 23:13 (inauspicious)
Night-4 Chala23:13 – 00:38 (neutral)
Night-5 Labha00:38 – 02:03 (auspicious)
Night-6 Amṛta02:03 – 03:27 (auspicious)
Night-7 Kāla03:27 – 04:52 (inauspicious)
Night-8 Śubha04:52 – 06:17 (auspicious)

Coordinates

Latitude: 18.5204°
Longitude: 73.8567°
Timezone: UTC+5.5
Elevation: 560 m

आज की यात्रा — Today's Walk

6 steps · graha walk
Ravivāra (Sunday) — its presiding graha's walk.
Self-illumination + BG 4.1 (Sun-lineage of Gītā transmission).

🌌 Cosmic-Historical Resonance

Today's Śukla Aṣṭamī + Anurādhā alignment also occurred on:
-3137-12-25Bhīṣma's Mahaprasthan (same Śukla Aṣṭamī)

Cosmic Time

Kali Year5120
Ahargaṇa (days from Kali epoch)1869884.27
Julian Day2458349.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)24.1133°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)95.77°
🪷 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 (24.1133°), declination 12.84°, EoT -3.29 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: 2018-08-19 (deterministic · request-time stamp removed for cache-friendliness)