पञ्चाङ्ग — Ṛṣikeśa · May 18, 2024 CE

🪷 आज: गङ्गा दशहरा — Gaṅgā Daśaharā
Devī Gaṅgā's descent to earth (Bhagīratha's success). Dasha-pāpa-haraṇī.

Also observed today

🪷 Today's Bhagavad-Gītā · The Daily Darśana
BG 8.4 · Chapter 8 · अक्षरब्रह्मयोग · Akṣara-Brahma-Yoga
अधिभूतं क्षरो भावः पुरुषश्चाधिदैवतम्।

अधियज्ञोऽहमेवात्र देहे देहभृतां वर।।8.4।।
"8.4 Matter consists of the forms that perish; Divinity is the Supreme Self; and He who inspires the spirit of sacrifice in man, O noblest of thy race, is I Myself, Who now stand in human form before thee." — Shri Purohit Swami
→ Enter BG 8.4's full darśana · all 5 English translations + classical ācārya commentaries

तिथि-निर्णय — Calendar Conversions

Lunar Month: Jyeṣṭha (Jyeṣṭha Śukla Pakṣa)
Vikram Saṁvat: 2081 Piṅgala
Śaka Saṁvat: 1946 Krodhi
Bengali Saṁvat: 1431
Malayalam Era: 1200
Nanakshahi: 555
Solar Month: Vṛṣabha (Vaikāsi)
Ṛtu (Season): Grīṣma (Summer)

पञ्चाङ्ग — Five Limbs

तिथि (Tithi)Śukla Daśamī (10/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)Uttara Phalgunī Pada 1
योग (Yoga)Harṣaṇa
करण (Karaṇa)Gara
वार (Vāra)Śanivāra (Saturday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

GrahaLongitudeRāśiNakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya33.41°VṛṣabhaKṛttikā P3
चन्द्र Candra151.24°KanyāUttara Phalgunī P2
मङ्गल Maṅgala348.78°MīnaRevatī P1
बुध Budha8.29°MeṣaAśvinī P3
गुरु Bṛhaspati33.96°VṛṣabhaKṛttikā P3
शुक्र Śukra28.36°MeṣaKṛttikā P1
शनि Śani323.85°KumbhaPūrva Bhādrapadā P2

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

Sūryodaya (Sunrise)05:21 IST
Sūryāsta (Sunset)19:05 IST
Madhyāhna (Solar Noon)12:13 IST
Candrodaya (Moonrise)13:58 IST
Candrāsta (Moonset)02:11 IST
Dinamāna (Day Duration)13 Hours 43 Mins 45 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)10 Hours 16 Mins 15 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta03:32 – 04:26
Prātaḥ Sandhyā04:13 – 05:21
Abhijit Muhūrta11:46 – 12:41
Vijaya Muhūrta14:31 – 15:25
Godhūli Muhūrta18:53 – 19:17
Sāyāhna Sandhyā19:05 – 19:39
Amṛta Kāla18:50 – 20:35
Niśīta Muhūrta23:46 – 00:41

अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)

Rāhu Kāla08:47 – 10:30
Yamaganda13:56 – 15:39
Gulika Kāla05:21 – 07:04
Varjyam05:56 – 06:18
Dur Muhūrta 08:34 – 09:01

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

Diśā Śūla (avoid travel): East (Pūrva)
Candra Vāsa: North-West
Rāhu Vāsa: East
Ānandādi Yoga: Śrīvatsa (Auspicious)
Drik Ṛtu: Vasanta (Spring)
Vedic Ṛtu: Vasanta (Spring)
Drik Ayana: Uttarāyaṇa
Vedic Ayana: Uttarāyaṇa

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 · Kanyā · Vṛścika · Kumbha · Mīna

चौघड़िया — Choghaḍiyā Day Windows

Day-1 Kāla05:21 – 07:04 (inauspicious)
Day-2 Śubha07:04 – 08:47 (auspicious)
Day-3 Roga08:47 – 10:30 (inauspicious)
Day-4 Udveg10:30 – 12:13 (inauspicious)
Day-5 Chala12:13 – 13:56 (neutral)
Day-6 Labha13:56 – 15:39 (auspicious)
Day-7 Amṛta15:39 – 17:22 (auspicious)
Day-8 Kāla17:22 – 19:05 (inauspicious)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Labha19:05 – 20:22 (auspicious)
Night-2 Amṛta20:22 – 21:39 (auspicious)
Night-3 Kāla21:39 – 22:56 (inauspicious)
Night-4 Śubha22:56 – 00:13 (auspicious)
Night-5 Roga00:13 – 01:30 (inauspicious)
Night-6 Udveg01:30 – 02:47 (inauspicious)
Night-7 Chala02:47 – 04:04 (neutral)
Night-8 Labha04:04 – 05:21 (auspicious)

Coordinates

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

आज की यात्रा — Today's Walk

7 steps · graha walk
Śanivāra (Saturday) — its presiding graha's walk.
Tapas + endurance + BG 17.14-19.

Cosmic Time

Kali Year5126
Ahargaṇa (days from Kali epoch)1871983.27
Julian Day2460448.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)24.1935°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)116.41°
🪷 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 (24.1935°), declination 19.62°, EoT 3.69 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: 2024-05-18 (deterministic · request-time stamp removed for cache-friendliness)