पञ्चाङ्ग — Ṛṣikeśa · September 5, 2023 CE

🪷 आज: बलराम जयन्ती — Balarāma Jayantī (Hala-Ṣaṣṭhī)
Birth of Bala-deva, Krishna's elder brother and Saṅkarṣaṇa.

Also observed today

🪷 Today's Bhagavad-Gītā · The Daily Darśana
BG 2.11 · Chapter 2 · सांख्ययोग · Sāṅkhya-Yoga
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अशोच्यानन्वशोचस्त्वं प्रज्ञावादांश्च भाषसे।

गतासूनगतासूंश्च नानुशोचन्ति पण्डिताः।।2.11।।
"2.11 Lord Shri Krishna said: Why grieve for those for whom no grief is due, and yet profess wisdom? The wise grieve neither for the dead nor the living." — Shri Purohit Swami
→ Enter BG 2.11's full darśana · all 5 English translations + classical ācārya commentaries

तिथि-निर्णय — Calendar Conversions

Lunar Month: Bhādrapada (Bhādrapada Kṛṣṇa 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)Kṛṣṇa Ṣaṣṭhī (21/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)Bharaṇī Pada 3
योग (Yoga)Dhruva
करण (Karaṇa)Gara
वार (Vāra)Maṅgalavāra (Tuesday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

GrahaLongitudeRāśiNakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya138.06°SiṃhaPūrva Phalgunī P2
चन्द्र Candra25.20°MeṣaBharaṇī P4
मङ्गल Maṅgala160.97°KanyāHasta P1
बुध Budha140.64°SiṃhaPūrva Phalgunī P3
गुरु Bṛhaspati21.41°MeṣaBharaṇī P3
शुक्र Śukra107.59°KarkaAśleṣā P1
शनि Śani309.08°KumbhaŚatabhiṣā P1

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

Sūryodaya (Sunrise)05:55 IST
Sūryāsta (Sunset)18:35 IST
Madhyāhna (Solar Noon)12:15 IST
Candrodaya (Moonrise)21:58 IST
Candrāsta (Moonset)11:29 IST
Dinamāna (Day Duration)12 Hours 40 Mins 15 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)11 Hours 19 Mins 45 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta04:14 – 05:04
Prātaḥ Sandhyā04:52 – 05:55
Abhijit Muhūrta11:50 – 12:40
Vijaya Muhūrta14:22 – 15:12
Godhūli Muhūrta18:23 – 18:47
Sāyāhna Sandhyā18:35 – 19:07
Amṛta Kāla18:20 – 20:05
Niśīta Muhūrta23:50 – 00:40

अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)

Rāhu Kāla15:25 – 17:00
Yamaganda09:05 – 10:40
Gulika Kāla12:15 – 13:50
Varjyam06:27 – 06:47
Dur Muhūrta 08:52 – 09:18

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

Diśā Śūla (avoid travel): North (Uttara)
Candra Vāsa: East
Rāhu Vāsa: North
Ānandādi Yoga: Mudgara (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):
Kṛttikā · Rohiṇī · Mṛgaśirā · Ārdrā · Punarvasu · Uttara Phalgunī · Hasta · Citrā · Svātī · Viśākhā · Uttara Āṣāḍhā · Śravaṇa · Dhaniṣṭhā · Śatabhiṣaj · Pūrva Bhādrapadā
Favorable Rāśis (Chandra Bala, 6/12):
Meṣa · Mithuna · Kanyā · Tulā · Makara · Kumbha

चौघड़िया — Choghaḍiyā Day Windows

Day-1 Roga05:55 – 07:30 (inauspicious)
Day-2 Udveg07:30 – 09:05 (inauspicious)
Day-3 Chala09:05 – 10:40 (neutral)
Day-4 Labha10:40 – 12:15 (auspicious)
Day-5 Amṛta12:15 – 13:50 (auspicious)
Day-6 Kāla13:50 – 15:25 (inauspicious)
Day-7 Śubha15:25 – 17:00 (auspicious)
Day-8 Roga17:00 – 18:35 (inauspicious)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Kāla18:35 – 20:00 (inauspicious)
Night-2 Śubha20:00 – 21:25 (auspicious)
Night-3 Roga21:25 – 22:50 (inauspicious)
Night-4 Udveg22:50 – 00:15 (inauspicious)
Night-5 Chala00:15 – 01:40 (neutral)
Night-6 Labha01:40 – 03:05 (auspicious)
Night-7 Amṛta03:05 – 04:30 (auspicious)
Night-8 Kāla04:30 – 05:55 (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)1871727.27
Julian Day2460192.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)24.1837°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)244.88°
🪷 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 (24.1837°), declination 6.97°, EoT 1.85 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: 2023-09-05 (deterministic · request-time stamp removed for cache-friendliness)