पञ्चाङ्ग — Puṣkar · June 18, 2021 CE

🪷 आज: मिथुन सङ्क्रान्ति — Mithuna Saṅkrānti
Sun enters Gemini.
🪷 Today's Bhagavad-Gītā · The Daily Darśana
BG 18.28 · Chapter 18 · मोक्षसंन्यासयोग · Mokṣa-Sannyāsa-Yoga
अयुक्तः प्राकृतः स्तब्धः शठो नैष्कृतिकोऽलसः।विषादी दीर्घसूत्री च कर्ता तामस उच्यते।।18.28।।
"18.28 While he whose purpose is infirm, who is low-minded, stubborn, dishonest, malicious, indolent, despondent, procrastinating - he may be assumed to be in Darkness." — Shri Purohit Swami
→ Enter BG 18.28's full darśana · all 5 English translations + classical ācārya commentaries

तिथि-निर्णय — Calendar Conversions

Lunar Month: Āṣāḍha (Āṣāḍha Śukla Pakṣa)
Vikram Saṁvat: 2078 Ānanda
Śaka Saṁvat: 1943 Plava
Bengali Saṁvat: 1428
Malayalam Era: 1197
Nanakshahi: 552
Solar Month: Mithuna (Āni)
Ṛtu (Season): Grīṣma (Summer)

पञ्चाङ्ग — Five Limbs

तिथि (Tithi)Śukla Aṣṭamī (8/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)Uttara Phalgunī Pada 3
योग (Yoga)Vyatīpāta
करण (Karaṇa)Bava
वार (Vāra)Śukravāra (Friday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

GrahaLongitudeRāśiNakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya62.90°MithunaMr̥gaśirā P3
चन्द्र Candra151.44°KanyāUttara Phalgunī P2
मङ्गल Maṅgala99.54°KarkaPuṣya P2
बुध Budha52.38°VṛṣabhaRohiṇī P4
गुरु Bṛhaspati307.99°KumbhaŚatabhiṣā P1
शुक्र Śukra84.47°MithunaPunarvasu P2
शनि Śani288.87°MakaraŚravaṇa P3

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

Sūryodaya (Sunrise)05:39 IST
Sūryāsta (Sunset)19:27 IST
Madhyāhna (Solar Noon)12:33 IST
Candrodaya (Moonrise)12:21 IST
Candrāsta (Moonset)00:33 IST
Dinamāna (Day Duration)13 Hours 47 Mins 59 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)10 Hours 12 Mins 01 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta03:48 – 04:43
Prātaḥ Sandhyā04:30 – 05:39
Abhijit Muhūrta12:05 – 13:00
Vijaya Muhūrta14:51 – 15:46
Godhūli Muhūrta19:15 – 19:39
Sāyāhna Sandhyā19:27 – 20:01
Amṛta Kāla19:12 – 20:57
Niśīta Muhūrta00:05 – 01:00

अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)

Rāhu Kāla10:49 – 12:33
Yamaganda16:00 – 17:43
Gulika Kāla07:22 – 09:06
Varjyam06:13 – 06:35
Dur Muhūrta 08:52 – 09:19

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

Diśā Śūla (avoid travel): West (Paścim)
Candra Vāsa: North-West
Rāhu Vāsa: South-East
Ānandādi Yoga: Prajāpati (Auspicious)
Drik Ṛtu: Grīṣma (Summer)
Vedic Ṛtu: Grīṣma (Summer)
Drik Ayana: Uttarāyaṇa
Vedic Ayana: Uttarāyaṇa

तारा-चन्द्र बल — Tara & Chandra Bala

Favorable Nakshatras (Tara Bala, 15/27):
Rohiṇī · Mṛgaśirā · Ārdrā · Punarvasu · Puṣya · Hasta · Citrā · Svātī · Viśākhā · Anurādhā · Śravaṇa · Dhaniṣṭhā · Śatabhiṣaj · Pūrva Bhādrapadā · Uttara Bhādrapadā
Favorable Rāśis (Chandra Bala, 6/12):
Mithuna · Karka · Kanyā · Vṛścika · Kumbha · Mīna

चौघड़िया — Choghaḍiyā Day Windows

Day-1 Chala05:39 – 07:22 (neutral)
Day-2 Labha07:22 – 09:06 (auspicious)
Day-3 Amṛta09:06 – 10:49 (auspicious)
Day-4 Kāla10:49 – 12:33 (inauspicious)
Day-5 Śubha12:33 – 14:16 (auspicious)
Day-6 Roga14:16 – 16:00 (inauspicious)
Day-7 Udveg16:00 – 17:43 (inauspicious)
Day-8 Chala17:43 – 19:27 (neutral)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Roga19:27 – 20:43 (inauspicious)
Night-2 Udveg20:43 – 22:00 (inauspicious)
Night-3 Chala22:00 – 23:16 (neutral)
Night-4 Labha23:16 – 00:33 (auspicious)
Night-5 Amṛta00:33 – 01:49 (auspicious)
Night-6 Kāla01:49 – 03:06 (inauspicious)
Night-7 Śubha03:06 – 04:22 (auspicious)
Night-8 Roga04:22 – 05:39 (inauspicious)

Coordinates

Latitude: 26.49°
Longitude: 74.55°
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 Aṣṭamī + Uttara Phalgunī alignment also occurred on:
-3137-12-25Bhīṣma's Mahaprasthan (same Śukla Aṣṭamī)

Cosmic Time

Kali Year5123
Ahargaṇa (days from Kali epoch)1870918.27
Julian Day2459383.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)24.1528°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)91.73°
🪷 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 (24.1528°), declination 23.40°, EoT -0.82 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: 2021-06-18 (deterministic · request-time stamp removed for cache-friendliness)