पञ्चाङ्ग — Puṣkar · September 18, 2024 CE

🪷 आज: शरद पूर्णिमा — Śarad Pūrṇimā / Kojāgarī Pūrṇimā
Krishna's Mahā-rāsa with the gopīs at Vṛndāvana. Lakṣmī wakes ("ko jāgartti?")

Also observed today

🪷 Today's Bhagavad-Gītā · The Daily Darśana
BG 11.23 · Chapter 11 · विश्वरूपदर्शनयोग · Viśvarūpa-Darśana-Yoga
रूपं महत्ते बहुवक्त्रनेत्रं

महाबाहो बहुबाहूरुपादम्।

बहूदरं बहुदंष्ट्राकरालं

दृष्ट्वा लोकाः प्रव्यथितास्तथाऽहम्।।11.23।।
"11.23 Seeing Thy stupendous Form, O Most Mighty, with its myriad faces, its innumerable eyes and limbs and terrible jaws, I myself and all the worlds are overwhelmed with awe." — Shri Purohit Swami
→ Enter BG 11.23's full darśana · all 5 English translations + classical ācārya commentaries

तिथि-निर्णय — Calendar Conversions

Lunar Month: Āśvina (Āśvina Śukla Pakṣa)
Vikram Saṁvat: 2081 Piṅgala
Śaka Saṁvat: 1946 Krodhi
Bengali Saṁvat: 1431
Malayalam Era: 1200
Nanakshahi: 555
Solar Month: Kanyā (Puraṭṭāsi)
Ṛtu (Season): Śarad (Autumn)

पञ्चाङ्ग — Five Limbs

तिथि (Tithi)Śukla Pūrṇimā (15/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)Pūrva Bhādrapadā Pada 3
योग (Yoga)Śūla
करण (Karaṇa)Bava
वार (Vāra)Budhavāra (Wednesday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

GrahaLongitudeRāśiNakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya151.43°KanyāUttara Phalgunī P2
चन्द्र Candra330.37°MīnaPūrva Bhādrapadā P4
मङ्गल Maṅgala73.23°MithunaĀrdrā P2
बुध Budha140.15°SiṃhaPūrva Phalgunī P3
गुरु Bṛhaspati56.39°VṛṣabhaMr̥gaśirā P1
शुक्र Śukra179.30°KanyāCitrā P2
शनि Śani321.16°KumbhaPūrva Bhādrapadā P1

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

Sūryodaya (Sunrise)06:18 IST
Sūryāsta (Sunset)18:32 IST
Madhyāhna (Solar Noon)12:25 IST
Candrodaya (Moonrise)18:23 IST
Candrāsta (Moonset)06:19 IST
Dinamāna (Day Duration)12 Hours 14 Mins 23 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)11 Hours 45 Mins 37 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 Muhūrta18:20 – 18:44
Sāyāhna Sandhyā18:32 – 19:03
Amṛta Kāla18:17 – 20:02
Niśīta Muhūrta00:01 – 00:50

अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)

Rāhu Kāla12:25 – 13:57
Yamaganda07:50 – 09:22
Gulika Kāla10:53 – 12:25
Varjyam06:49 – 07:08
Dur Muhūrta 09:09 – 09:34

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

Diśā Śūla (avoid travel): North (Uttara)
Candra Vāsa: South-West
Rāhu Vāsa: South-West
Ānandādi Yoga: Vajra (Inauspicious)
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 · Bharaṇī · Kṛttikā · Puṣya · Aśleṣā · Maghā · Pūrva Phalgunī · Uttara Phalgunī · Anurādhā · Jyeṣṭhā · Mūla · Pūrva Āṣāḍhā · Uttara Āṣāḍhā · Uttara Bhādrapadā · Revatī
Favorable Rāśis (Chandra Bala, 6/12):
Vṛṣabha · Siṃha · Kanyā · Dhanu · Makara · Mīna

चौघड़िया — Choghaḍiyā Day Windows

Day-1 Labha06:18 – 07:50 (auspicious)
Day-2 Amṛta07:50 – 09:22 (auspicious)
Day-3 Kāla09:22 – 10:53 (inauspicious)
Day-4 Śubha10:53 – 12:25 (auspicious)
Day-5 Roga12:25 – 13:57 (inauspicious)
Day-6 Udveg13:57 – 15:29 (inauspicious)
Day-7 Chala15:29 – 17:01 (neutral)
Day-8 Labha17:01 – 18:32 (auspicious)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Udveg18:32 – 20:01 (inauspicious)
Night-2 Chala20:01 – 21:29 (neutral)
Night-3 Labha21:29 – 22:57 (auspicious)
Night-4 Amṛta22:57 – 00:25 (auspicious)
Night-5 Kāla00:25 – 01:53 (inauspicious)
Night-6 Śubha01:53 – 03:22 (auspicious)
Night-7 Roga03:22 – 04:50 (inauspicious)
Night-8 Udveg04:50 – 06:18 (inauspicious)

Coordinates

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

आज की यात्रा — Today's Walk

6 steps · graha walk
Budhavāra (Wednesday) — its presiding graha's walk.
Discrimination + BG 2.41 (vyavasāyātmikā buddhi).

🌌 Cosmic-Historical Resonance

Today's Śukla Pūrṇimā + Pūrva Bhādrapadā alignment also occurred on:
-3137-10-04Mahābhārata Day 1 (Bhagavad Gītā delivered) (same Śukla Pūrṇimā)
-0562-04-11Bhagavān Buddha's birth at Lumbinī (same Śukla Pūrṇimā)

Cosmic Time

Kali Year5126
Ahargaṇa (days from Kali epoch)1872106.27
Julian Day2460571.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)24.1982°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)178.39°
🪷 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 (24.1982°), declination 1.74°, 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: 2024-09-18 (deterministic · request-time stamp removed for cache-friendliness)