पञ्चाङ्ग — Ṛṣikeśa · August 28, 2012 CE

🪷 आज: वामन जयन्ती — Vāmana Jayantī
Vāmana's three-step measure of all worlds; Bali's surrender. (= Onam in Kerala.)

Also observed today

🪷 Today's Bhagavad-Gītā · The Daily Darśana
BG 6.6 · Chapter 6 · ध्यानयोग · Dhyāna-Yoga
बन्धुरात्माऽऽत्मनस्तस्य येनात्मैवात्मना जितः।

अनात्मनस्तु शत्रुत्वे वर्तेतात्मैव शत्रुवत्।।6.6।।
"6.6 To him who has conquered his lower nature by Its help, the Self is a friend, but to him who has not done so, It is an enemy." — Shri Purohit Swami
→ Enter BG 6.6's full darśana · all 5 English translations + classical ācārya commentaries

तिथि-निर्णय — Calendar Conversions

Lunar Month: Bhādrapada (Bhādrapada Śukla Pakṣa)
Vikram Saṁvat: 2069 Viśvāvasu
Śaka Saṁvat: 1934 Nandana
Bengali Saṁvat: 1419
Malayalam Era: 1188
Nanakshahi: 543
Solar Month: Siṃha (Āvaṇi)
Ṛtu (Season): Varṣā (Monsoon)

पञ्चाङ्ग — Five Limbs

तिथि (Tithi)Śukla Dvādaśī (12/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)Pūrva Āṣāḍhā Pada 4
योग (Yoga)Āyuṣmān
करण (Karaṇa)Bava
वार (Vāra)Maṅgalavāra (Tuesday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

GrahaLongitudeRāśiNakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya131.12°SiṃhaMaghā P4
चन्द्र Candra266.43°DhanuPūrva Āṣāḍhā P4
मङ्गल Maṅgala188.63°TulāSvātī P1
बुध Budha118.12°KarkaAśleṣā P4
गुरु Bṛhaspati49.82°VṛṣabhaRohiṇī P3
शुक्र Śukra85.62°MithunaPunarvasu P2
शनि Śani181.58°TulāCitrā P3

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

Sūryodaya (Sunrise)05:51 IST
Sūryāsta (Sunset)18:44 IST
Madhyāhna (Solar Noon)12:18 IST
Candrodaya (Moonrise)16:10 IST
Candrāsta (Moonset)02:28 IST
Dinamāna (Day Duration)12 Hours 52 Mins 57 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)11 Hours 07 Mins 03 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta04:08 – 05:00
Prātaḥ Sandhyā04:47 – 05:51
Abhijit Muhūrta11:52 – 12:44
Vijaya Muhūrta14:27 – 15:18
Godhūli Muhūrta18:32 – 18:56
Sāyāhna Sandhyā18:44 – 19:16
Amṛta Kāla18:29 – 20:14
Niśīta Muhūrta23:52 – 00:44

अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)

Rāhu Kāla15:31 – 17:08
Yamaganda09:05 – 10:41
Gulika Kāla12:18 – 13:54
Varjyam06:23 – 06:44
Dur Muhūrta 08:52 – 09:17

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

Diśā Śūla (avoid travel): North (Uttara)
Candra Vāsa: East
Rāhu Vāsa: North
Ānandādi Yoga: Dhātṛ (Auspicious)
Drik Ṛtu: Varṣā (Monsoon) (Drik)
Vedic Ṛtu: Varṣā (Monsoon)
Drik Ayana: Dakṣiṇāyana
Vedic Ayana: Dakṣiṇāyana

तारा-चन्द्र बल — Tara & Chandra Bala

Favorable Nakshatras (Tara Bala, 15/27):
Kṛttikā · Rohiṇī · Mṛgaśirā · Ārdrā · Punarvasu · Uttara Phalgunī · Hasta · Citrā · Svātī · Viśākhā · Uttara Āṣāḍhā · Śravaṇa · Dhaniṣṭhā · Śatabhiṣaj · Pūrva Bhādrapadā
Favorable Rāśis (Chandra Bala, 6/12):
Vṛṣabha · Mithuna · Kanyā · Tulā · Dhanu · Kumbha

चौघड़िया — Choghaḍiyā Day Windows

Day-1 Roga05:51 – 07:28 (inauspicious)
Day-2 Udveg07:28 – 09:05 (inauspicious)
Day-3 Chala09:05 – 10:41 (neutral)
Day-4 Labha10:41 – 12:18 (auspicious)
Day-5 Amṛta12:18 – 13:54 (auspicious)
Day-6 Kāla13:54 – 15:31 (inauspicious)
Day-7 Śubha15:31 – 17:08 (auspicious)
Day-8 Roga17:08 – 18:44 (inauspicious)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Kāla18:44 – 20:08 (inauspicious)
Night-2 Śubha20:08 – 21:31 (auspicious)
Night-3 Roga21:31 – 22:54 (inauspicious)
Night-4 Udveg22:54 – 00:18 (inauspicious)
Night-5 Chala00:18 – 01:41 (neutral)
Night-6 Labha01:41 – 03:05 (auspicious)
Night-7 Amṛta03:05 – 04:28 (auspicious)
Night-8 Kāla04:28 – 05:51 (inauspicious)

Coordinates

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

आज की यात्रा — Today's Walk

7 steps · graha walk
Maṅgalavāra (Tuesday) — its presiding graha's walk.
Right action + BG 2.31-38 (kṣatriya-dharma).

Cosmic Time

Kali Year5114
Ahargaṇa (days from Kali epoch)1867702.27
Julian Day2456167.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)24.0298°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)136.21°
🪷 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 (24.0298°), declination 9.62°, EoT -0.81 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: 2012-08-28 (deterministic · request-time stamp removed for cache-friendliness)