पञ्चाङ्ग — Ṛṣikeśa · September 20, 2018 CE

🪷 आज: पाशाङ्कुशा एकादशी — Pāśāṅkuśā Ekādaśī
Confers strength + wealth + son; equivalent to 1000 Aśvamedha-yajñas.

Also observed today

🪷 Today's Bhagavad-Gītā · The Daily Darśana
BG 9.12 · Chapter 9 · राजविद्याराजगुह्ययोग · Rāja-Vidyā-Rāja-Guhya-Yoga
मोघाशा मोघकर्माणो मोघज्ञाना विचेतसः।

राक्षसीमासुरीं चैव प्रकृतिं मोहिनीं श्रिताः।।9.12।।
"9.12 Their hopes are vain, their actions worthless, their knowledge futile; they are without sense, deceitful, barbarous and godless." — Shri Purohit Swami
→ Enter BG 9.12's full darśana · all 5 English translations + classical ācārya commentaries

तिथि-निर्णय — Calendar Conversions

Lunar Month: Āśvina (Āśvina Śukla Pakṣa)
Vikram Saṁvat: 2075 Virodhakṛt
Śaka Saṁvat: 1940 Vilambī
Bengali Saṁvat: 1425
Malayalam Era: 1194
Nanakshahi: 549
Solar Month: Kanyā (Puraṭṭāsi)
Ṛtu (Season): Śarad (Autumn)

पञ्चाङ्ग — Five Limbs

तिथि (Tithi)Śukla Ekādaśī (11/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)Uttara Āṣāḍhā Pada 3
योग (Yoga)Śobhana
करण (Karaṇa)Vaṇija
वार (Vāra)Guruvāra (Thursday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

GrahaLongitudeRāśiNakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya152.93°KanyāUttara Phalgunī P2
चन्द्र Candra276.42°MakaraUttara Āṣāḍhā P3
मङ्गल Maṅgala277.80°MakaraUttara Āṣāḍhā P4
बुध Budha151.74°KanyāUttara Phalgunī P2
गुरु Bṛhaspati205.92°TulāViśākhā P2
शुक्र Śukra192.29°TulāSvātī P2
शनि Śani248.47°DhanuMūla P3

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

Sūryodaya (Sunrise)06:03 IST
Sūryāsta (Sunset)18:16 IST
Madhyāhna (Solar Noon)12:10 IST
Candrodaya (Moonrise)15:09 IST
Candrāsta (Moonset)01:38 IST
Dinamāna (Day Duration)12 Hours 13 Mins 09 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)11 Hours 46 Mins 51 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta04:25 – 05:14
Prātaḥ Sandhyā05:02 – 06:03
Abhijit Muhūrta11:45 – 12:34
Vijaya Muhūrta14:12 – 15:01
Godhūli Muhūrta18:04 – 18:28
Sāyāhna Sandhyā18:16 – 18:47
Amṛta Kāla18:01 – 19:46
Niśīta Muhūrta23:45 – 00:34

अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)

Rāhu Kāla13:41 – 15:13
Yamaganda06:03 – 07:35
Gulika Kāla09:06 – 10:38
Varjyam06:34 – 06:53
Dur Muhūrta 08:54 – 09:19

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

Diśā Śūla (avoid travel): South (Dakṣiṇa)
Candra Vāsa: South-East
Rāhu Vāsa: North-West
Ānandādi Yoga: Vajra (Inauspicious)
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):
Rohiṇī · Mṛgaśirā · Ārdrā · Punarvasu · Puṣya · Hasta · Citrā · Svātī · Viśākhā · Anurādhā · Śravaṇa · Dhaniṣṭhā · Śatabhiṣaj · Pūrva Bhādrapadā · Uttara Bhādrapadā
Favorable Rāśis (Chandra Bala, 6/12):
Mithuna · Karka · Tulā · Vṛścika · Makara · Mīna

चौघड़िया — Choghaḍiyā Day Windows

Day-1 Śubha06:03 – 07:35 (auspicious)
Day-2 Roga07:35 – 09:06 (inauspicious)
Day-3 Udveg09:06 – 10:38 (inauspicious)
Day-4 Chala10:38 – 12:10 (neutral)
Day-5 Labha12:10 – 13:41 (auspicious)
Day-6 Amṛta13:41 – 15:13 (auspicious)
Day-7 Kāla15:13 – 16:45 (inauspicious)
Day-8 Śubha16:45 – 18:16 (auspicious)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Amṛta18:16 – 19:45 (auspicious)
Night-2 Kāla19:45 – 21:13 (inauspicious)
Night-3 Śubha21:13 – 22:41 (auspicious)
Night-4 Roga22:41 – 00:10 (inauspicious)
Night-5 Udveg00:10 – 01:38 (inauspicious)
Night-6 Chala01:38 – 03:06 (neutral)
Night-7 Labha03:06 – 04:35 (auspicious)
Night-8 Amṛta04:35 – 06:03 (auspicious)

Coordinates

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

आज की यात्रा — Today's Walk

8 steps · graha walk
Guruvāra (Thursday) — its presiding graha's walk.
Wisdom transmission + BG 4.34.

Cosmic Time

Kali Year5120
Ahargaṇa (days from Kali epoch)1869916.27
Julian Day2458381.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)24.1145°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)122.10°
🪷 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 (24.1145°), declination 1.17°, EoT 7.35 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: 2018-09-20 (deterministic · request-time stamp removed for cache-friendliness)