पञ्चाङ्ग — Ṛṣikeśa · May 24, 2010 CE

🪷 आज: निर्जला एकादशी — Nirjalā Ekādaśī
Strictest Ekādaśī (no water for 24 hours); Bhīma's vrata. Confers fruit of all 24 Ekādaśīs.

Also observed today

🪷 Today's Bhagavad-Gītā · The Daily Darśana
BG 2.66 · Chapter 2 · सांख्ययोग · Sāṅkhya-Yoga
नास्ति बुद्धिरयुक्तस्य न चायुक्तस्य भावना।

न चाभावयतः शान्तिरशान्तस्य कुतः सुखम्।।2.66।।
"2.66 Right discrimination is not for him who cannot concentrate. Without concentration, there cannot be meditation; he who cannot meditate must not expect peace; and without peace, how can anyone expect happiness?" — Shri Purohit Swami
→ Enter BG 2.66's full darśana · all 5 English translations + classical ācārya commentaries

तिथि-निर्णय — Calendar Conversions

Lunar Month: Jyeṣṭha (Jyeṣṭha Śukla Pakṣa)
Vikram Saṁvat: 2067 Śobhana
Śaka Saṁvat: 1932 Vikṛti
Bengali Saṁvat: 1417
Malayalam Era: 1186
Nanakshahi: 541
Solar Month: Vṛṣabha (Vaikāsi)
Ṛtu (Season): Grīṣma (Summer)

पञ्चाङ्ग — Five Limbs

तिथि (Tithi)Śukla Ekādaśī (11/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)Hasta Pada 3
योग (Yoga)Siddhi
करण (Karaṇa)Viṣṭi
वार (Vāra)Somavāra (Monday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

GrahaLongitudeRāśiNakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya38.79°VṛṣabhaKṛttikā P4
चन्द्र Candra169.03°KanyāHasta P3
मङ्गल Maṅgala118.69°KarkaAśleṣā P4
बुध Budha13.68°MeṣaBharaṇī P1
गुरु Bṛhaspati334.18°MīnaUttara Bhādrapadā P1
शुक्र Śukra70.66°MithunaĀrdrā P2
शनि Śani153.64°KanyāUttara Phalgunī P3

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

Sūryodaya (Sunrise)05:19 IST
Sūryāsta (Sunset)19:08 IST
Madhyāhna (Solar Noon)12:14 IST
Candrodaya (Moonrise)15:04 IST
Candrāsta (Moonset)02:45 IST
Dinamāna (Day Duration)13 Hours 49 Mins 42 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)10 Hours 10 Mins 18 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta03:28 – 04:23
Prātaḥ Sandhyā04:10 – 05:19
Abhijit Muhūrta11:46 – 12:41
Vijaya Muhūrta14:32 – 15:27
Godhūli Muhūrta18:56 – 19:20
Sāyāhna Sandhyā19:08 – 19:43
Amṛta Kāla18:53 – 20:38
Niśīta Muhūrta23:46 – 00:41

अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)

Rāhu Kāla07:02 – 08:46
Yamaganda10:30 – 12:14
Gulika Kāla13:57 – 15:41
Varjyam05:53 – 06:15
Dur Muhūrta 08:32 – 09:00

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

Diśā Śūla (avoid travel): East (Pūrva)
Candra Vāsa: North-West
Rāhu Vāsa: North-East
Ānandādi Yoga: Mṛtyu (Inauspicious)
Drik Ṛtu: Grīṣma (Summer) (Drik)
Vedic Ṛtu: Vasanta (Spring)
Drik Ayana: Uttarāyaṇa
Vedic Ayana: Uttarāyaṇa

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 Amṛta05:19 – 07:02 (auspicious)
Day-2 Kāla07:02 – 08:46 (inauspicious)
Day-3 Śubha08:46 – 10:30 (auspicious)
Day-4 Roga10:30 – 12:14 (inauspicious)
Day-5 Udveg12:14 – 13:57 (inauspicious)
Day-6 Chala13:57 – 15:41 (neutral)
Day-7 Labha15:41 – 17:25 (auspicious)
Day-8 Amṛta17:25 – 19:08 (auspicious)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Chala19:08 – 20:25 (neutral)
Night-2 Labha20:25 – 21:41 (auspicious)
Night-3 Amṛta21:41 – 22:57 (auspicious)
Night-4 Kāla22:57 – 00:14 (inauspicious)
Night-5 Śubha00:14 – 01:30 (auspicious)
Night-6 Roga01:30 – 02:46 (inauspicious)
Night-7 Udveg02:46 – 04:02 (inauspicious)
Night-8 Chala04:02 – 05:19 (neutral)

Coordinates

Latitude: 30.0869°
Longitude: 78.2676°
Timezone: UTC+5.5

आज की यात्रा — Today's Walk

5 steps · graha walk
Somavāra (Monday) — its presiding graha's walk.
Manas-control + BG 6.5-7.

Cosmic Time

Kali Year5112
Ahargaṇa (days from Kali epoch)1866875.27
Julian Day2455340.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)23.9982°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)131.05°
🪷 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 (23.9982°), declination 20.71°, EoT 3.31 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: 2010-05-24 (deterministic · request-time stamp removed for cache-friendliness)