पञ्चाङ्ग — Puṣkar · September 18, 2021 CE

🪷 आज: कन्या सङ्क्रान्ति — Kanyā Saṅkrānti (Mahālaya begins)
Sun enters Virgo; Mahālaya / Pitṛ-Pakṣa solar marker.

Also observed today

🪷 Today's Bhagavad-Gītā · The Daily Darśana
BG 1.42 · Chapter 1 · अर्जुनविषादयोग · Arjuna-Viṣāda-Yoga
सङ्करो नरकायैव कुलघ्नानां कुलस्य च।

पतन्ति पितरो ह्येषां लुप्तपिण्डोदकक्रियाः।।1.42।।
"1.42 Promiscuity ruins both the family and those who defile it; while the souls of our ancestors droop, through lack of the funeral cakes and ablutions." — Shri Purohit Swami
→ Enter BG 1.42's full darśana · all 5 English translations + classical ācārya commentaries

तिथि-निर्णय — Calendar Conversions

Lunar Month: Āśvina (Āśvina Śukla Pakṣa)
Vikram Saṁvat: 2078 Ānanda
Śaka Saṁvat: 1943 Plava
Bengali Saṁvat: 1428
Malayalam Era: 1197
Nanakshahi: 552
Solar Month: Kanyā (Puraṭṭāsi)
Ṛtu (Season): Śarad (Autumn)

पञ्चाङ्ग — Five Limbs

तिथि (Tithi)Śukla Trayodaśī (13/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)Dhaniṣṭhā Pada 1
योग (Yoga)Sukarma
करण (Karaṇa)Kaulava
वार (Vāra)Śanivāra (Saturday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

GrahaLongitudeRāśiNakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya151.20°KanyāUttara Phalgunī P2
चन्द्र Candra295.04°MakaraDhaniṣṭhā P1
मङ्गल Maṅgala157.47°KanyāUttara Phalgunī P4
बुध Budha177.27°KanyāCitrā P2
गुरु Bṛhaspati299.61°MakaraDhaniṣṭhā P2
शुक्र Śukra193.81°TulāSvātī P3
शनि Śani283.19°MakaraŚravaṇa P1

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

Sūryodaya (Sunrise)06:18 IST
Sūryāsta (Sunset)18:33 IST
Madhyāhna (Solar Noon)12:25 IST
Candrodaya (Moonrise)16:29 IST
Candrāsta (Moonset)03:32 IST
Dinamāna (Day Duration)12 Hours 14 Mins 48 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)11 Hours 45 Mins 12 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta04:40 – 05:29
Prātaḥ Sandhyā05:17 – 06:18
Abhijit Muhūrta12:01 – 12:50
Vijaya Muhūrta14:28 – 15:17
Godhūli Muhūrta18:21 – 18:45
Sāyāhna Sandhyā18:33 – 19:03
Amṛta Kāla18:18 – 20:03
Niśīta Muhūrta00:01 – 00:50

अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)

Rāhu Kāla09:21 – 10:53
Yamaganda13:57 – 15:29
Gulika Kāla06:18 – 07:50
Varjyam06:48 – 07:08
Dur Muhūrta 09:09 – 09:34

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

Diśā Śūla (avoid travel): East (Pūrva)
Candra Vāsa: South-East
Rāhu Vāsa: East
Ānandādi Yoga: Siddhi (Auspicious)
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 · Ārdrā · Punarvasu · Puṣya · Aśleṣā · Maghā · Svātī · Viśākhā · Anurādhā · Jyeṣṭhā · Mūla · Śatabhiṣaj · Pūrva Bhādrapadā · Uttara Bhādrapadā · Revatī
Favorable Rāśis (Chandra Bala, 6/12):
Mithuna · Karka · Tulā · Vṛścika · Makara · Mīna

चौघड़िया — Choghaḍiyā Day Windows

Day-1 Kāla06:18 – 07:50 (inauspicious)
Day-2 Śubha07:50 – 09:21 (auspicious)
Day-3 Roga09:21 – 10:53 (inauspicious)
Day-4 Udveg10:53 – 12:25 (inauspicious)
Day-5 Chala12:25 – 13:57 (neutral)
Day-6 Labha13:57 – 15:29 (auspicious)
Day-7 Amṛta15:29 – 17:01 (auspicious)
Day-8 Kāla17:01 – 18:33 (inauspicious)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Labha18:33 – 20:01 (auspicious)
Night-2 Amṛta20:01 – 21:29 (auspicious)
Night-3 Kāla21:29 – 22:57 (inauspicious)
Night-4 Śubha22:57 – 00:25 (auspicious)
Night-5 Roga00:25 – 01:53 (inauspicious)
Night-6 Udveg01:53 – 03:21 (inauspicious)
Night-7 Chala03:21 – 04:50 (neutral)
Night-8 Labha04:50 – 06:18 (auspicious)

Coordinates

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

आज की यात्रा — Today's Walk

7 steps · graha walk
Śanivāra (Saturday) — its presiding graha's walk.
Tapas + endurance + BG 17.14-19.

Cosmic Time

Kali Year5123
Ahargaṇa (days from Kali epoch)1871010.27
Julian Day2459475.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)24.1563°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)144.46°
🪷 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 (24.1563°), declination 1.84°, EoT 6.61 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: 2021-09-18 (deterministic · request-time stamp removed for cache-friendliness)