पञ्चाङ्ग — Ṛṣikeśa · August 17, 2020 CE

🪷 आज: सिंह सङ्क्रान्ति — Siṁha Saṅkrānti
Sun enters Leo.

Also observed today

🪷 Today's Bhagavad-Gītā · The Daily Darśana
BG 9.8 · Chapter 9 · राजविद्याराजगुह्ययोग · Rāja-Vidyā-Rāja-Guhya-Yoga
प्रकृतिं स्वामवष्टभ्य विसृजामि पुनः पुनः।

भूतग्राममिमं कृत्स्नमवशं प्रकृतेर्वशात्।।9.8।।
"9.8 With the help of Nature, again and again I pour forth the whole multitude of beings, whether they will or no, for they are ruled by My Will." — Shri Purohit Swami
→ Enter BG 9.8's full darśana · all 5 English translations + classical ācārya commentaries

तिथि-निर्णय — Calendar Conversions

Lunar Month: Bhādrapada (Bhādrapada Kṛṣṇa Pakṣa)
Vikram Saṁvat: 2077 Pramādī
Śaka Saṁvat: 1942 Śārvarī
Bengali Saṁvat: 1427
Malayalam Era: 1196
Nanakshahi: 551
Solar Month: Siṃha (Āvaṇi)
Ṛtu (Season): Varṣā (Monsoon)

पञ्चाङ्ग — Five Limbs

तिथि (Tithi)Kṛṣṇa Trayodaśī (28/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)Punarvasu Pada 4
योग (Yoga)Siddhi
करण (Karaṇa)Vaṇija
वार (Vāra)Somavāra (Monday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

GrahaLongitudeRāśiNakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya120.47°SiṃhaMaghā P1
चन्द्र Candra93.26°KarkaPunarvasu P4
मङ्गल Maṅgala359.77°MīnaRevatī P4
बुध Budha119.57°KarkaAśleṣā P4
गुरु Bṛhaspati264.40°DhanuPūrva Āṣāḍhā P4
शुक्र Śukra74.43°MithunaĀrdrā P3
शनि Śani272.60°MakaraUttara Āṣāḍhā P2

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

Sūryodaya (Sunrise)05:45 IST
Sūryāsta (Sunset)18:56 IST
Madhyāhna (Solar Noon)12:21 IST
Candrodaya (Moonrise)03:38 IST
Candrāsta (Moonset)17:25 IST
Dinamāna (Day Duration)13 Hours 11 Mins 04 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)10 Hours 48 Mins 56 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta04:00 – 04:52
Prātaḥ Sandhyā04:39 – 05:45
Abhijit Muhūrta11:54 – 12:47
Vijaya Muhūrta14:33 – 15:25
Godhūli Muhūrta18:44 – 19:08
Sāyāhna Sandhyā18:56 – 19:29
Amṛta Kāla18:41 – 20:26
Niśīta Muhūrta23:54 – 00:47

अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)

Rāhu Kāla07:24 – 09:03
Yamaganda10:42 – 12:21
Gulika Kāla14:00 – 15:38
Varjyam06:18 – 06:39
Dur Muhūrta 08:50 – 09:16

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

Diśā Śūla (avoid travel): East (Pūrva)
Candra Vāsa: South-West
Rāhu Vāsa: North-East
Ānandādi Yoga: Chatra (Auspicious)
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):
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 · Vṛṣabha · Karka · Kanyā · Dhanu · Makara

चौघड़िया — Choghaḍiyā Day Windows

Day-1 Amṛta05:45 – 07:24 (auspicious)
Day-2 Kāla07:24 – 09:03 (inauspicious)
Day-3 Śubha09:03 – 10:42 (auspicious)
Day-4 Roga10:42 – 12:21 (inauspicious)
Day-5 Udveg12:21 – 14:00 (inauspicious)
Day-6 Chala14:00 – 15:38 (neutral)
Day-7 Labha15:38 – 17:17 (auspicious)
Day-8 Amṛta17:17 – 18:56 (auspicious)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Chala18:56 – 20:17 (neutral)
Night-2 Labha20:17 – 21:38 (auspicious)
Night-3 Amṛta21:38 – 23:00 (auspicious)
Night-4 Kāla23:00 – 00:21 (inauspicious)
Night-5 Śubha00:21 – 01:42 (auspicious)
Night-6 Roga01:42 – 03:03 (inauspicious)
Night-7 Udveg03:03 – 04:24 (inauspicious)
Night-8 Chala04:24 – 05:45 (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-Historical Resonance

Today's Kṛṣṇa Trayodaśī + Punarvasu alignment also occurred on:
-1626101-04-03Bhagavān Rāma's birth at Ayodhyā (same Punarvasu)

Cosmic Time

Kali Year5122
Ahargaṇa (days from Kali epoch)1870613.27
Julian Day2459078.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)24.1411°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)332.72°
🪷 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 (24.1411°), declination 13.32°, EoT -3.75 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: 2020-08-17 (deterministic · request-time stamp removed for cache-friendliness)