पञ्चाङ्ग — Purī (Jagannāth) · July 20, 2018 CE

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BG 7.8 · Chapter 7 · ज्ञानविज्ञानयोग · Jñāna-Vijñāna-Yoga

रसोऽहमप्सु कौन्तेय प्रभास्मि शशिसूर्ययोः।

प्रणवः सर्ववेदेषु शब्दः खे पौरुषं नृषु।।7.8।।

"7.8 O Arjuna! I am the Fluidity in water, the Light in the sun and in the moon. I am the mystic syllable Om in the Vedic scriptures, the Sound in ether, the Virility in man." — Shri Purohit Swami

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तिथि-निर्णय — Calendar Conversions

Lunar Month: Śrāvaṇa (Śrāvaṇa Śukla Pakṣa)

Vikram Saṁvat: 2075 Virodhakṛt

Śaka Saṁvat: 1940 Vilambī

Bengali Saṁvat: 1425

Malayalam Era: 1194

Nanakshahi: 549

Solar Month: Karkaṭa (Āḍi)

Ṛtu (Season): Varṣā (Monsoon)

पञ्चाङ्ग — Five Limbs

तिथि (Tithi)	Śukla Aṣṭamī (8/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)	Citrā Pada 3
योग (Yoga)	Siddha
करण (Karaṇa)	Viṣṭi
वार (Vāra)	Śukravāra (Friday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

Graha	Longitude	Rāśi	Nakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya	93.20°	Karka	Punarvasu P4
चन्द्र Candra	185.72°	Tulā	Citrā P4
मङ्गल Maṅgala	281.67°	Makara	Śravaṇa P1
बुध Budha	117.66°	Karka	Aśleṣā P4
गुरु Bṛhaspati	199.25°	Tulā	Svātī P4
शुक्र Śukra	136.63°	Siṃha	Pūrva Phalgunī P1
शनि Śani	250.04°	Dhanu	Mūla P4

Purī (Jagannāth) — सूर्य/चन्द्र समय (Solar & Lunar Timings · IST)

Sūryodaya (Sunrise)	05:18 IST
Sūryāsta (Sunset)	18:28 IST
Madhyāhna (Solar Noon)	11:53 IST
Candrodaya (Moonrise)	12:17 IST
Candrāsta (Moonset)	23:49 IST
Dinamāna (Day Duration)	13 Hours 10 Mins 14 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)	10 Hours 49 Mins 46 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta	03:32 – 04:25
Prātaḥ Sandhyā	04:12 – 05:18
Abhijit Muhūrta	11:26 – 12:19
Vijaya Muhūrta	14:04 – 14:57
Godhūli Muhūrta	18:16 – 18:40
Sāyāhna Sandhyā	18:28 – 19:01
Amṛta Kāla	18:13 – 19:58
Niśīta Muhūrta	23:26 – 00:19

अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)

Rāhu Kāla	10:14 – 11:53
Yamaganda	15:10 – 16:49
Gulika Kāla	06:56 – 08:35
Varjyam	05:50 – 06:12
Dur Muhūrta	08:22 – 08:48

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

Diśā Śūla (avoid travel): West (Paścim)

Candra Vāsa: North

Rāhu Vāsa: South-East

Ānandādi Yoga: Dhvānkṣa (Inauspicious)

Drik Ṛtu: Grīṣma (Summer)

Vedic Ṛtu: Grīṣma (Summer)

Drik Ayana: Dakṣiṇāyana

Vedic Ayana: Dakṣiṇāyana

तारा-चन्द्र बल — Tara & Chandra Bala

Favorable Nakshatras (Tara Bala, 15/27):
Aśvinī · Ārdrā · Punarvasu · Puṣya · Aśleṣā · Maghā · Svātī · Viśākhā · Anurādhā · Jyeṣṭhā · Mūla · Śatabhiṣaj · Pūrva Bhādrapadā · Uttara Bhādrapadā · Revatī

Favorable Rāśis (Chandra Bala, 6/12):
Meṣa · Karka · Siṃha · Tulā · Dhanu · Mīna

चौघड़िया — Choghaḍiyā Day Windows

Day-1 Chala	05:18 – 06:56 (neutral)
Day-2 Labha	06:56 – 08:35 (auspicious)
Day-3 Amṛta	08:35 – 10:14 (auspicious)
Day-4 Kāla	10:14 – 11:53 (inauspicious)
Day-5 Śubha	11:53 – 13:31 (auspicious)
Day-6 Roga	13:31 – 15:10 (inauspicious)
Day-7 Udveg	15:10 – 16:49 (inauspicious)
Day-8 Chala	16:49 – 18:28 (neutral)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Roga	18:28 – 19:49 (inauspicious)
Night-2 Udveg	19:49 – 21:10 (inauspicious)
Night-3 Chala	21:10 – 22:31 (neutral)
Night-4 Labha	22:31 – 23:53 (auspicious)
Night-5 Amṛta	23:53 – 01:14 (auspicious)
Night-6 Kāla	01:14 – 02:35 (inauspicious)
Night-7 Śubha	02:35 – 03:56 (auspicious)
Night-8 Roga	03:56 – 05:18 (inauspicious)

Coordinates

Latitude: 19.8135°

Longitude: 85.8312°

Timezone: UTC+5.5

आज की यात्रा — Today's Walk

🚶 Śukra Walk (शुक्र यात्रा)

5 steps · graha walk
Śukravāra (Friday) — its presiding graha's walk.

Beauty + creativity in dharma + BG 10.36.

🌌 Cosmic-Historical Resonance

Today's Śukla Aṣṭamī + Citrā alignment also occurred on:

-3137-12-25 — Bhīṣma's Mahaprasthan (same Śukla Aṣṭamī)

Cosmic Time

Kali Year	5120
Ahargaṇa (days from Kali epoch)	1869854.27
Julian Day	2458319.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)	24.1121°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)	89.65°

🪷 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 (24.1121°), declination 20.70°, EoT -5.99 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: 2018-07-20 (deterministic · request-time stamp removed for cache-friendliness)