पञ्चाङ्ग — Puṣkar · September 16, 2008 CE

🪷 आज: पितृ पक्ष आरम्भ — Pitṛ-Pakṣa Start
Begin 16-day śrāddha period for ancestors. Bhādrapada Pūrṇimā next-day.

Also observed today

🪷 Today's Bhagavad-Gītā · The Daily Darśana
BG 4.37 · Chapter 4 · ज्ञानकर्मसंन्यासयोग · Jñāna-Karma-Sannyāsa-Yoga
यथैधांसि समिद्धोऽग्निर्भस्मसात्कुरुतेऽर्जुन।

ज्ञानाग्निः सर्वकर्माणि भस्मसात्कुरुते तथा।।4.37।।
"4.37 As the kindled fire consumes the fuel, so, O Arjuna, in the flame of wisdom the embers of action are burnt to ashes." — Shri Purohit Swami
→ Enter BG 4.37's full darśana · all 5 English translations + classical ācārya commentaries

तिथि-निर्णय — Calendar Conversions

Lunar Month: Bhādrapada (Bhādrapada Kṛṣṇa Pakṣa)
Vikram Saṁvat: 2065 Plava
Śaka Saṁvat: 1930 Sarvadhāri
Bengali Saṁvat: 1415
Malayalam Era: 1184
Nanakshahi: 539
Solar Month: Siṃha (Āvaṇi)
Ṛtu (Season): Varṣā (Monsoon)

पञ्चाङ्ग — Five Limbs

तिथि (Tithi)Kṛṣṇa Pratipada (16/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)Uttara Bhādrapadā Pada 1
योग (Yoga)Gaṇḍa
करण (Karaṇa)Kaulava
वार (Vāra)Maṅgalavāra (Tuesday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

GrahaLongitudeRāśiNakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya149.58°SiṃhaUttara Phalgunī P1
चन्द्र Candra337.86°MīnaUttara Bhādrapadā P2
मङ्गल Maṅgala173.77°KanyāCitrā P1
बुध Budha175.71°KanyāCitrā P1
गुरु Bṛhaspati259.21°DhanuPūrva Āṣāḍhā P2
शुक्र Śukra176.04°KanyāCitrā P1
शनि Śani139.23°SiṃhaPūrva Phalgunī P2

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

Sūryodaya (Sunrise)06:17 IST
Sūryāsta (Sunset)18:35 IST
Madhyāhna (Solar Noon)12:26 IST
Candrodaya (Moonrise)18:55 IST
Candrāsta (Moonset)07:03 IST
Dinamāna (Day Duration)12 Hours 17 Mins 40 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)11 Hours 42 Mins 20 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta04:39 – 05:28
Prātaḥ Sandhyā05:16 – 06:17
Abhijit Muhūrta12:01 – 12:51
Vijaya Muhūrta14:29 – 15:18
Godhūli Muhūrta18:23 – 18:47
Sāyāhna Sandhyā18:35 – 19:06
Amṛta Kāla18:20 – 20:05
Niśīta Muhūrta00:01 – 00:51

अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)

Rāhu Kāla15:30 – 17:03
Yamaganda09:22 – 10:54
Gulika Kāla12:26 – 13:58
Varjyam06:48 – 07:08
Dur Muhūrta 09:09 – 09:34

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

Diśā Śūla (avoid travel): North (Uttara)
Candra Vāsa: South-West
Rāhu Vāsa: North
Ānandādi Yoga: Dhvānkṣa (Inauspicious)
Drik Ṛtu: Varṣā (Monsoon) (Drik)
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):
Vṛṣabha · Siṃha · Kanyā · Dhanu · Makara · Mīna

चौघड़िया — Choghaḍiyā Day Windows

Day-1 Roga06:17 – 07:49 (inauspicious)
Day-2 Udveg07:49 – 09:22 (inauspicious)
Day-3 Chala09:22 – 10:54 (neutral)
Day-4 Labha10:54 – 12:26 (auspicious)
Day-5 Amṛta12:26 – 13:58 (auspicious)
Day-6 Kāla13:58 – 15:30 (inauspicious)
Day-7 Śubha15:30 – 17:03 (auspicious)
Day-8 Roga17:03 – 18:35 (inauspicious)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Kāla18:35 – 20:03 (inauspicious)
Night-2 Śubha20:03 – 21:30 (auspicious)
Night-3 Roga21:30 – 22:58 (inauspicious)
Night-4 Udveg22:58 – 00:26 (inauspicious)
Night-5 Chala00:26 – 01:54 (neutral)
Night-6 Labha01:54 – 03:22 (auspicious)
Night-7 Amṛta03:22 – 04:49 (auspicious)
Night-8 Kāla04:49 – 06:17 (inauspicious)

Coordinates

Latitude: 26.49°
Longitude: 74.55°
Timezone: UTC+5.5

आज की यात्रा — Today's Walk

7 steps · graha walk
Maṅgalavāra (Tuesday) — its presiding graha's walk.
Right action + BG 2.31-38 (kṣatriya-dharma).

Cosmic Time

Kali Year5110
Ahargaṇa (days from Kali epoch)1866260.27
Julian Day2454725.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)23.9747°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)187.32°
🪷 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 (23.9747°), declination 2.56°, EoT 5.87 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: 2008-09-16 (deterministic · request-time stamp removed for cache-friendliness)