पञ्चाङ्ग — Ṛṣikeśa · May 21, 2013 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 13.16 · Chapter 13 · क्षेत्रक्षेत्रज्ञविभागयोग · Kṣetra-Kṣetrajña-Vibhāga-Yoga
बहिरन्तश्च भूतानामचरं चरमेव च।सूक्ष्मत्वात्तदविज्ञेयं दूरस्थं चान्तिके च तत्।।13.16।।
"13.16 It is within all beings, yet outside; motionless yet moving; too subtle to be perceived; far away yet always near." — Shri Purohit Swami
→ Enter BG 13.16's full darśana · all 5 English translations + classical ācārya commentaries

तिथि-निर्णय — Calendar Conversions

Lunar Month: Jyeṣṭha (Jyeṣṭha Śukla Pakṣa)
Vikram Saṁvat: 2070 Parābhava
Śaka Saṁvat: 1935 Vijaya
Bengali Saṁvat: 1420
Malayalam Era: 1189
Nanakshahi: 544
Solar Month: Vṛṣabha (Vaikāsi)
Ṛtu (Season): Grīṣma (Summer)

पञ्चाङ्ग — Five Limbs

तिथि (Tithi)Śukla Ekādaśī (11/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)Hasta Pada 1
योग (Yoga)Vajra
करण (Karaṇa)Viṣṭi
वार (Vāra)Maṅgalavāra (Tuesday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

GrahaLongitudeRāśiNakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya36.13°VṛṣabhaKṛttikā P3
चन्द्र Candra160.42°KanyāHasta P1
मङ्गल Maṅgala28.30°MeṣaKṛttikā P1
बुध Budha46.76°VṛṣabhaRohiṇī P3
गुरु Bṛhaspati57.29°VṛṣabhaMr̥gaśirā P2
शुक्र Śukra49.82°VṛṣabhaRohiṇī P3
शनि Śani192.28°TulāSvātī P2

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

Sūryodaya (Sunrise)05:20 IST
Sūryāsta (Sunset)19:07 IST
Madhyāhna (Solar Noon)12:13 IST
Candrodaya (Moonrise)14:32 IST
Candrāsta (Moonset)02:29 IST
Dinamāna (Day Duration)13 Hours 46 Mins 47 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)10 Hours 13 Mins 13 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta03:30 – 04:25
Prātaḥ Sandhyā04:11 – 05:20
Abhijit Muhūrta11:46 – 12:41
Vijaya Muhūrta14:31 – 15:26
Godhūli Muhūrta18:55 – 19:19
Sāyāhna Sandhyā19:07 – 19:41
Amṛta Kāla18:52 – 20:37
Niśīta Muhūrta23:46 – 00:41

अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)

Rāhu Kāla15:40 – 17:23
Yamaganda08:47 – 10:30
Gulika Kāla12:13 – 13:57
Varjyam05:54 – 06:16
Dur Muhūrta 08:33 – 09:00

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

Diśā Śūla (avoid travel): North (Uttara)
Candra Vāsa: North-West
Rāhu Vāsa: North
Ānandādi Yoga: Amṛta (Auspicious)
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 Roga05:20 – 07:03 (inauspicious)
Day-2 Udveg07:03 – 08:47 (inauspicious)
Day-3 Chala08:47 – 10:30 (neutral)
Day-4 Labha10:30 – 12:13 (auspicious)
Day-5 Amṛta12:13 – 13:57 (auspicious)
Day-6 Kāla13:57 – 15:40 (inauspicious)
Day-7 Śubha15:40 – 17:23 (auspicious)
Day-8 Roga17:23 – 19:07 (inauspicious)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Kāla19:07 – 20:23 (inauspicious)
Night-2 Śubha20:23 – 21:40 (auspicious)
Night-3 Roga21:40 – 22:57 (inauspicious)
Night-4 Udveg22:57 – 00:13 (inauspicious)
Night-5 Chala00:13 – 01:30 (neutral)
Night-6 Labha01:30 – 02:47 (auspicious)
Night-7 Amṛta02:47 – 04:03 (auspicious)
Night-8 Kāla04:03 – 05:20 (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 Year5115
Ahargaṇa (days from Kali epoch)1867968.27
Julian Day2456433.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)24.0400°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)126.17°
🪷 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 (24.0400°), declination 20.18°, EoT 3.54 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: 2013-05-21 (deterministic · request-time stamp removed for cache-friendliness)