पञ्चाङ्ग — Ṛṣikeśa · August 4, 2014 CE

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BG 6.11 · Chapter 6 · ध्यानयोग · Dhyāna-Yoga

शुचौ देशे प्रतिष्ठाप्य स्थिरमासनमात्मनः।

नात्युच्छ्रितं नातिनीचं चैलाजिनकुशोत्तरम्।।6.11।।

"6.11 Having chosen a holy place, let him sit in a firm posture on a seat, neither too high nor too low, and covered with a grass mat, a deer skin and a cloth." — Shri Purohit Swami

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तिथि-निर्णय — Calendar Conversions

Lunar Month: Śrāvaṇa (Śrāvaṇa Śukla Pakṣa)

Vikram Saṁvat: 2071 Plavaṅga

Śaka Saṁvat: 1936 Jaya

Bengali Saṁvat: 1421

Malayalam Era: 1190

Nanakshahi: 545

Solar Month: Karkaṭa (Āḍi)

Ṛtu (Season): Varṣā (Monsoon)

पञ्चाङ्ग — Five Limbs

तिथि (Tithi)	Śukla Aṣṭamī (8/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)	Viśākhā Pada 1
योग (Yoga)	Śukla
करण (Karaṇa)	Bava
वार (Vāra)	Somavāra (Monday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

Graha	Longitude	Rāśi	Nakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya	107.56°	Karka	Aśleṣā P1
चन्द्र Candra	197.72°	Tulā	Svātī P4
मङ्गल Maṅgala	190.56°	Tulā	Svātī P2
बुध Budha	102.18°	Karka	Puṣya P3
गुरु Bṛhaspati	99.36°	Karka	Puṣya P2
शुक्र Śukra	85.69°	Mithuna	Punarvasu P2
शनि Śani	202.51°	Tulā	Viśākhā P1

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

Sūryodaya (Sunrise)	05:37 IST
Sūryāsta (Sunset)	19:08 IST
Madhyāhna (Solar Noon)	12:23 IST
Candrodaya (Moonrise)	12:57 IST
Candrāsta (Moonset)	23:50 IST
Dinamāna (Day Duration)	13 Hours 31 Mins 23 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)	10 Hours 28 Mins 37 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta	03:49 – 04:43
Prātaḥ Sandhyā	04:29 – 05:37
Abhijit Muhūrta	11:56 – 12:50
Vijaya Muhūrta	14:38 – 15:32
Godhūli Muhūrta	18:56 – 19:20
Sāyāhna Sandhyā	19:08 – 19:42
Amṛta Kāla	18:53 – 20:38
Niśīta Muhūrta	23:56 – 00:50

अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)

Rāhu Kāla	07:18 – 09:00
Yamaganda	10:41 – 12:23
Gulika Kāla	14:04 – 15:46
Varjyam	06:11 – 06:32
Dur Muhūrta	08:46 – 09:13

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

Diśā Śūla (avoid travel): East (Pūrva)

Candra Vāsa: North

Rāhu Vāsa: North-East

Ānandādi Yoga: Śubha (Auspicious)

Drik Ṛtu: Varṣā (Monsoon) (Drik)

Vedic Ṛtu: Grīṣma (Summer)

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 · Karka · Siṃha · Tulā · Dhanu · Mīna

चौघड़िया — Choghaḍiyā Day Windows

Day-1 Amṛta	05:37 – 07:18 (auspicious)
Day-2 Kāla	07:18 – 09:00 (inauspicious)
Day-3 Śubha	09:00 – 10:41 (auspicious)
Day-4 Roga	10:41 – 12:23 (inauspicious)
Day-5 Udveg	12:23 – 14:04 (inauspicious)
Day-6 Chala	14:04 – 15:46 (neutral)
Day-7 Labha	15:46 – 17:27 (auspicious)
Day-8 Amṛta	17:27 – 19:08 (auspicious)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Chala	19:08 – 20:27 (neutral)
Night-2 Labha	20:27 – 21:46 (auspicious)
Night-3 Amṛta	21:46 – 23:04 (auspicious)
Night-4 Kāla	23:04 – 00:23 (inauspicious)
Night-5 Śubha	00:23 – 01:41 (auspicious)
Night-6 Roga	01:41 – 03:00 (inauspicious)
Night-7 Udveg	03:00 – 04:18 (inauspicious)
Night-8 Chala	04:18 – 05:37 (neutral)

Coordinates

Latitude: 30.0869°

Longitude: 78.2676°

Timezone: UTC+5.5

आज की यात्रा — Today's Walk

🚶 Candra Walk (चन्द्र यात्रा)

5 steps · graha walk
Somavāra (Monday) — its presiding graha's walk.

Manas-control + BG 6.5-7.

🌌 Cosmic-Historical Resonance

Today's Śukla Aṣṭamī + Viśākhā alignment also occurred on:

-3137-12-25 — Bhīṣma's Mahaprasthan (same Śukla Aṣṭamī)

-0562-04-11 — Bhagavān Buddha's birth at Lumbinī (same Viśākhā)

Cosmic Time

Kali Year	5116
Ahargaṇa (days from Kali epoch)	1868408.27
Julian Day	2456873.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)	24.0568°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)	94.13°

🪷 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 (24.0568°), declination 17.30°, EoT -5.79 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: 2014-08-04 (deterministic · request-time stamp removed for cache-friendliness)