पञ्चाङ्ग — Ṛṣikeśa · August 29, 2023 CE

🪷 आज: ओणम् (वामन-बलि स्मरण) — Onam (Vāmana / King Bali)
Kerala festival; King Bali's annual return to Kerala. Aligned with Thiru-Onam (Śravaṇa nakshatra in Bhādrapada).

Also observed today

🪷 Today's Bhagavad-Gītā · The Daily Darśana
BG 2.4 · Chapter 2 · सांख्ययोग · Sāṅkhya-Yoga
अर्जुन उवाच

कथं भीष्ममहं संख्ये द्रोणं च मधुसूदन।

इषुभिः प्रतियोत्स्यामि पूजार्हावरिसूदन।।2.4।।
"2.4 Arjuna argued: My Lord! How can I, when the battle rages, send an arrow through Bheeshma and Drona, who should receive my reverence?" — Shri Purohit Swami
→ Enter BG 2.4's full darśana · all 5 English translations + classical ācārya commentaries

तिथि-निर्णय — Calendar Conversions

Lunar Month: Bhādrapada (Bhādrapada Śukla Pakṣa)
Vikram Saṁvat: 2080 Nala
Śaka Saṁvat: 1945 Śobhana
Bengali Saṁvat: 1430
Malayalam Era: 1199
Nanakshahi: 554
Solar Month: Siṃha (Āvaṇi)
Ṛtu (Season): Varṣā (Monsoon)

पञ्चाङ्ग — Five Limbs

तिथि (Tithi)Śukla Trayodaśī (13/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)Śravaṇa Pada 1
योग (Yoga)Śobhana
करण (Karaṇa)Taitila
वार (Vāra)Maṅgalavāra (Tuesday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

GrahaLongitudeRāśiNakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya131.29°SiṃhaMaghā P4
चन्द्र Candra282.28°MakaraŚravaṇa P1
मङ्गल Maṅgala156.46°KanyāUttara Phalgunī P3
बुध Budha146.20°SiṃhaPūrva Phalgunī P4
गुरु Bṛhaspati21.34°MeṣaBharaṇī P3
शुक्र Śukra108.28°KarkaAśleṣā P1
शनि Śani309.60°KumbhaŚatabhiṣā P1

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

Sūryodaya (Sunrise)05:51 IST
Sūryāsta (Sunset)18:44 IST
Madhyāhna (Solar Noon)12:17 IST
Candrodaya (Moonrise)17:04 IST
Candrāsta (Moonset)03:39 IST
Dinamāna (Day Duration)12 Hours 52 Mins 23 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)11 Hours 07 Mins 37 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta04:08 – 05:00
Prātaḥ Sandhyā04:47 – 05:51
Abhijit Muhūrta11:52 – 12:43
Vijaya Muhūrta14:26 – 15:18
Godhūli Muhūrta18:32 – 18:56
Sāyāhna Sandhyā18:44 – 19:16
Amṛta Kāla18:29 – 20:14
Niśīta Muhūrta23:52 – 00:43

अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)

Rāhu Kāla15:31 – 17:07
Yamaganda09:04 – 10:41
Gulika Kāla12:17 – 13:54
Varjyam06:23 – 06:44
Dur Muhūrta 08:51 – 09:17

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

Diśā Śūla (avoid travel): North (Uttara)
Candra Vāsa: South-East
Rāhu Vāsa: North
Ānandādi Yoga: Kāladaṇḍa (Inauspicious)
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):
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 · Tulā · Vṛścika · Makara · Mīna

चौघड़िया — Choghaḍiyā Day Windows

Day-1 Roga05:51 – 07:28 (inauspicious)
Day-2 Udveg07:28 – 09:04 (inauspicious)
Day-3 Chala09:04 – 10:41 (neutral)
Day-4 Labha10:41 – 12:17 (auspicious)
Day-5 Amṛta12:17 – 13:54 (auspicious)
Day-6 Kāla13:54 – 15:31 (inauspicious)
Day-7 Śubha15:31 – 17:07 (auspicious)
Day-8 Roga17:07 – 18:44 (inauspicious)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Kāla18:44 – 20:07 (inauspicious)
Night-2 Śubha20:07 – 21:31 (auspicious)
Night-3 Roga21:31 – 22:54 (inauspicious)
Night-4 Udveg22:54 – 00:17 (inauspicious)
Night-5 Chala00:17 – 01:41 (neutral)
Night-6 Labha01:41 – 03:04 (auspicious)
Night-7 Amṛta03:04 – 04:28 (auspicious)
Night-8 Kāla04:28 – 05:51 (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 Year5125
Ahargaṇa (days from Kali epoch)1871720.27
Julian Day2460185.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)24.1835°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)152.66°
🪷 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 (24.1835°), declination 9.50°, EoT -0.50 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: 2023-08-29 (deterministic · request-time stamp removed for cache-friendliness)