पञ्चाङ्ग — Puṣkar · September 8, 2013 CE

🪷 आज: वराह जयन्ती — Varāha Jayantī
Varāha lifted Bhū-Devī from the cosmic ocean.

Also observed today

🪷 Today's Bhagavad-Gītā · The Daily Darśana
BG 17.20 · Chapter 17 · श्रद्धात्रयविभागयोग · Śraddhā-Traya-Vibhāga-Yoga
दातव्यमिति यद्दानं दीयतेऽनुपकारिणे।देशे काले च पात्रे च तद्दानं सात्त्विकं स्मृतम्।।17.20।।
"17.20 The gift which is given without thought of recompense, in the belief that it ought to be made, in a fit place, at an opportune time and to a deserving person - such a gift is Pure." — Shri Purohit Swami
→ Enter BG 17.20's full darśana · all 5 English translations + classical ācārya commentaries

तिथि-निर्णय — Calendar Conversions

Lunar Month: Bhādrapada (Bhādrapada Śukla Pakṣa)
Vikram Saṁvat: 2070 Parābhava
Śaka Saṁvat: 1935 Vijaya
Bengali Saṁvat: 1420
Malayalam Era: 1189
Nanakshahi: 544
Solar Month: Siṃha (Āvaṇi)
Ṛtu (Season): Varṣā (Monsoon)

पञ्चाङ्ग — Five Limbs

तिथि (Tithi)Śukla Tṛtīyā (3/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)Hasta Pada 4
योग (Yoga)Śukla
करण (Karaṇa)Gara
वार (Vāra)Ravivāra (Sunday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

GrahaLongitudeRāśiNakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya141.52°SiṃhaPūrva Phalgunī P3
चन्द्र Candra172.17°KanyāHasta P4
मङ्गल Maṅgala102.76°KarkaPuṣya P3
बुध Budha153.58°KanyāUttara Phalgunī P3
गुरु Bṛhaspati80.58°MithunaPunarvasu P1
शुक्र Śukra182.06°TulāCitrā P3
शनि Śani193.44°TulāSvātī P3

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

Sūryodaya (Sunrise)06:14 IST
Sūryāsta (Sunset)18:44 IST
Madhyāhna (Solar Noon)12:29 IST
Candrodaya (Moonrise)08:42 IST
Candrāsta (Moonset)20:21 IST
Dinamāna (Day Duration)12 Hours 30 Mins 16 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)11 Hours 29 Mins 44 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta04:34 – 05:24
Prātaḥ Sandhyā05:11 – 06:14
Abhijit Muhūrta12:04 – 12:54
Vijaya Muhūrta14:34 – 15:24
Godhūli Muhūrta18:32 – 18:56
Sāyāhna Sandhyā18:44 – 19:15
Amṛta Kāla18:29 – 20:14
Niśīta Muhūrta00:04 – 00:54

अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)

Rāhu Kāla17:10 – 18:44
Yamaganda12:29 – 14:03
Gulika Kāla15:36 – 17:10
Varjyam06:45 – 07:05
Dur Muhūrta 09:09 – 09:34

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

Diśā Śūla (avoid travel): West (Paścim)
Candra Vāsa: North-West
Rāhu Vāsa: North-East
Ānandādi Yoga: Mānasa (Auspicious)
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):
Mṛgaśirā · Ārdrā · Punarvasu · Puṣya · Aśleṣā · Citrā · Svātī · Viśākhā · Anurādhā · Jyeṣṭhā · Dhaniṣṭhā · Śatabhiṣaj · Pūrva Bhādrapadā · Uttara Bhādrapadā · Revatī
Favorable Rāśis (Chandra Bala, 6/12):
Mithuna · Karka · Kanyā · Vṛścika · Kumbha · Mīna

चौघड़िया — Choghaḍiyā Day Windows

Day-1 Udveg06:14 – 07:48 (inauspicious)
Day-2 Chala07:48 – 09:21 (neutral)
Day-3 Labha09:21 – 10:55 (auspicious)
Day-4 Amṛta10:55 – 12:29 (auspicious)
Day-5 Kāla12:29 – 14:03 (inauspicious)
Day-6 Śubha14:03 – 15:36 (auspicious)
Day-7 Roga15:36 – 17:10 (inauspicious)
Day-8 Udveg17:10 – 18:44 (inauspicious)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Śubha18:44 – 20:10 (auspicious)
Night-2 Roga20:10 – 21:36 (inauspicious)
Night-3 Udveg21:36 – 23:03 (inauspicious)
Night-4 Chala23:03 – 00:29 (neutral)
Night-5 Labha00:29 – 01:55 (auspicious)
Night-6 Amṛta01:55 – 03:21 (auspicious)
Night-7 Kāla03:21 – 04:48 (inauspicious)
Night-8 Śubha04:48 – 06:14 (auspicious)

Coordinates

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

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 Time

Kali Year5115
Ahargaṇa (days from Kali epoch)1868078.27
Julian Day2456543.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)24.0442°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)30.98°
🪷 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 (24.0442°), declination 5.69°, EoT 2.92 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: 2013-09-08 (deterministic · request-time stamp removed for cache-friendliness)