पञ्चाङ्ग — Raipur, Chhattisgarh · August 18, 2028 CE

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🪷 Today's Bhagavad-Gītā · The Daily Darśana

BG 11.51 · Chapter 11 · विश्वरूपदर्शनयोग · Viśvarūpa-Darśana-Yoga

अर्जुन उवाच

दृष्ट्वेदं मानुषं रूपं तवसौम्यं जनार्दन।

इदानीमस्मि संवृत्तः सचेताः प्रकृतिं गतः।।11.51।।

"11.51 Arjuna said: Seeing Thee in Thy gentle human form, my Lord, I am myself again, calm once more." — Shri Purohit Swami

→ Enter BG 11.51's full darśana · all 5 English translations + classical ācārya commentaries

तिथि-निर्णय — Calendar Conversions

Lunar Month: Bhādrapada (Bhādrapada Kṛṣṇa Pakṣa)

Vikram Saṁvat: 2085 Durmati

Śaka Saṁvat: 1950 Kīlaka

Bengali Saṁvat: 1435

Malayalam Era: 1204

Nanakshahi: 559

Solar Month: Siṃha (Āvaṇi)

Ṛtu (Season): Varṣā (Monsoon)

पञ्चाङ्ग — Five Limbs

तिथि (Tithi)	Kṛṣṇa Trayodaśī (28/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)	Punarvasu Pada 3
योग (Yoga)	Siddhi
करण (Karaṇa)	Gara
वार (Vāra)	Śukravāra (Friday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

Graha	Longitude	Rāśi	Nakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya	121.38°	Siṃha	Maghā P1
चन्द्र Candra	88.02°	Mithuna	Punarvasu P3
मङ्गल Maṅgala	84.04°	Mithuna	Punarvasu P2
बुध Budha	141.72°	Siṃha	Pūrva Phalgunī P3
गुरु Bṛhaspati	154.42°	Kanyā	Uttara Phalgunī P3
शुक्र Śukra	75.37°	Mithuna	Ārdrā P3
शनि Śani	17.01°	Meṣa	Bharaṇī P2

Raipur, Chhattisgarh — सूर्य/चन्द्र समय (Solar & Lunar Timings · IST)

Sūryodaya (Sunrise)	05:43 IST
Sūryāsta (Sunset)	18:31 IST
Madhyāhna (Solar Noon)	12:07 IST
Candrodaya (Moonrise)	03:15 IST
Candrāsta (Moonset)	16:32 IST
Dinamāna (Day Duration)	12 Hours 48 Mins 30 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)	11 Hours 11 Mins 30 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta	04:00 – 04:52
Prātaḥ Sandhyā	04:39 – 05:43
Abhijit Muhūrta	11:41 – 12:33
Vijaya Muhūrta	14:15 – 15:06
Godhūli Muhūrta	18:19 – 18:43
Sāyāhna Sandhyā	18:31 – 19:03
Amṛta Kāla	18:16 – 20:01
Niśīta Muhūrta	23:41 – 00:33

अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)

Rāhu Kāla	10:31 – 12:07
Yamaganda	15:19 – 16:55
Gulika Kāla	07:19 – 08:55
Varjyam	06:15 – 06:35
Dur Muhūrta	08:42 – 09:08

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

Diśā Śūla (avoid travel): West (Paścim)

Candra Vāsa: South

Rāhu Vāsa: South-East

Ānandādi Yoga: Sushira (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 · 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):
Meṣa · Mithuna · Siṃha · Vṛścika · Dhanu · Mīna

चौघड़िया — Choghaḍiyā Day Windows

Day-1 Chala	05:43 – 07:19 (neutral)
Day-2 Labha	07:19 – 08:55 (auspicious)
Day-3 Amṛta	08:55 – 10:31 (auspicious)
Day-4 Kāla	10:31 – 12:07 (inauspicious)
Day-5 Śubha	12:07 – 13:43 (auspicious)
Day-6 Roga	13:43 – 15:19 (inauspicious)
Day-7 Udveg	15:19 – 16:55 (inauspicious)
Day-8 Chala	16:55 – 18:31 (neutral)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Roga	18:31 – 19:55 (inauspicious)
Night-2 Udveg	19:55 – 21:19 (inauspicious)
Night-3 Chala	21:19 – 22:43 (neutral)
Night-4 Labha	22:43 – 00:07 (auspicious)
Night-5 Amṛta	00:07 – 01:31 (auspicious)
Night-6 Kāla	01:31 – 02:55 (inauspicious)
Night-7 Śubha	02:55 – 04:19 (auspicious)
Night-8 Roga	04:19 – 05:43 (inauspicious)

Coordinates

Latitude: 21.2514°

Longitude: 81.6296°

Timezone: UTC+5.5

आज की यात्रा — Today's Walk

🚶 Śukra Walk (शुक्र यात्रा)

5 steps · graha walk
Śukravāra (Friday) — its presiding graha's walk.

Beauty + creativity in dharma + BG 10.36.

🌌 Cosmic-Historical Resonance

Today's Kṛṣṇa Trayodaśī + Punarvasu alignment also occurred on:

-1626101-04-03 — Bhagavān Rāma's birth at Ayodhyā (same Punarvasu)

Cosmic Time

Kali Year	5130
Ahargaṇa (days from Kali epoch)	1873536.27
Julian Day	2462001.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)	24.2529°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)	327.73°

🪷 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 (24.2529°), declination 12.97°, EoT -3.53 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: 2028-08-18 (deterministic · request-time stamp removed for cache-friendliness)