पञ्चाङ्ग — Ṛṣikeśa · August 23, 2021 CE

🪷 आज: पितृ पक्ष आरम्भ — Pitṛ-Pakṣa Start
Begin 16-day śrāddha period for ancestors. Bhādrapada Pūrṇimā next-day.

Also observed today

🪷 Today's Bhagavad-Gītā · The Daily Darśana
BG 1.16 · Chapter 1 · अर्जुनविषादयोग · Arjuna-Viṣāda-Yoga
अनन्तविजयं राजा कुन्तीपुत्रो युधिष्ठिरः।

नकुलः सहदेवश्च सुघोषमणिपुष्पकौ।।1.16।।
"1.16 The King Dharmaraja, the son of Kunti, blew the Anantavijaya, Nakalu and Sahadeo, the Sugosh and Manipushpaka, respectively." — Shri Purohit Swami
→ Enter BG 1.16's full darśana · all 5 English translations + classical ācārya commentaries

तिथि-निर्णय — Calendar Conversions

Lunar Month: Bhādrapada (Bhādrapada Kṛṣṇa Pakṣa)
Vikram Saṁvat: 2078 Ānanda
Śaka Saṁvat: 1943 Plava
Bengali Saṁvat: 1428
Malayalam Era: 1197
Nanakshahi: 552
Solar Month: Siṃha (Āvaṇi)
Ṛtu (Season): Varṣā (Monsoon)

पञ्चाङ्ग — Five Limbs

तिथि (Tithi)Kṛṣṇa Pratipada (16/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)Śatabhiṣā Pada 3
योग (Yoga)Atigaṇḍa
करण (Karaṇa)Kaulava
वार (Vāra)Somavāra (Monday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

GrahaLongitudeRāśiNakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya126.00°SiṃhaMaghā P2
चन्द्र Candra312.74°KumbhaŚatabhiṣā P2
मङ्गल Maṅgala140.79°SiṃhaPūrva Phalgunī P3
बुध Budha144.67°SiṃhaPūrva Phalgunī P4
गुरु Bṛhaspati302.64°KumbhaDhaniṣṭhā P3
शुक्र Śukra163.62°KanyāHasta P2
शनि Śani284.57°MakaraŚravaṇa P2

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

Sūryodaya (Sunrise)05:48 IST
Sūryāsta (Sunset)18:50 IST
Madhyāhna (Solar Noon)12:19 IST
Candrodaya (Moonrise)19:04 IST
Candrāsta (Moonset)06:28 IST
Dinamāna (Day Duration)13 Hours 01 Mins 40 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)10 Hours 58 Mins 20 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta04:04 – 04:56
Prātaḥ Sandhyā04:43 – 05:48
Abhijit Muhūrta11:53 – 12:45
Vijaya Muhūrta14:29 – 15:22
Godhūli Muhūrta18:38 – 19:02
Sāyāhna Sandhyā18:50 – 19:23
Amṛta Kāla18:35 – 20:20
Niśīta Muhūrta23:53 – 00:45

अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)

Rāhu Kāla07:26 – 09:04
Yamaganda10:41 – 12:19
Gulika Kāla13:57 – 15:35
Varjyam06:21 – 06:42
Dur Muhūrta 08:51 – 09:17

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

Diśā Śūla (avoid travel): East (Pūrva)
Candra Vāsa: South
Rāhu Vāsa: North-East
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):
Aśvinī · Bharaṇī · Punarvasu · Puṣya · Aśleṣā · Maghā · Pūrva Phalgunī · Viśākhā · Anurādhā · Jyeṣṭhā · Mūla · Pūrva Āṣāḍhā · Pūrva Bhādrapadā · Uttara Bhādrapadā · Revatī
Favorable Rāśis (Chandra Bala, 6/12):
Meṣa · Karka · Siṃha · Vṛścika · Dhanu · Kumbha

चौघड़िया — Choghaḍiyā Day Windows

Day-1 Amṛta05:48 – 07:26 (auspicious)
Day-2 Kāla07:26 – 09:04 (inauspicious)
Day-3 Śubha09:04 – 10:41 (auspicious)
Day-4 Roga10:41 – 12:19 (inauspicious)
Day-5 Udveg12:19 – 13:57 (inauspicious)
Day-6 Chala13:57 – 15:35 (neutral)
Day-7 Labha15:35 – 17:12 (auspicious)
Day-8 Amṛta17:12 – 18:50 (auspicious)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Chala18:50 – 20:12 (neutral)
Night-2 Labha20:12 – 21:35 (auspicious)
Night-3 Amṛta21:35 – 22:57 (auspicious)
Night-4 Kāla22:57 – 00:19 (inauspicious)
Night-5 Śubha00:19 – 01:41 (auspicious)
Night-6 Roga01:41 – 03:04 (inauspicious)
Night-7 Udveg03:04 – 04:26 (inauspicious)
Night-8 Chala04:26 – 05:48 (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 Time

Kali Year5123
Ahargaṇa (days from Kali epoch)1870984.27
Julian Day2459449.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)24.1553°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)188.69°
🪷 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 (24.1553°), declination 11.42°, EoT -2.27 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: 2021-08-23 (deterministic · request-time stamp removed for cache-friendliness)