पञ्चाङ्ग — Ṛṣikeśa · August 21, 2026 CE

🪷 आज: सिंह सङ्क्रान्ति — Siṁha Saṅkrānti
Sun enters Leo.
🪷 Today's Bhagavad-Gītā · The Daily Darśana
BG 11.24 · Chapter 11 · विश्वरूपदर्शनयोग · Viśvarūpa-Darśana-Yoga
नभःस्पृशं दीप्तमनेकवर्णं

व्यात्ताननं दीप्तविशालनेत्रम्।

दृष्ट्वा हि त्वां प्रव्यथितान्तरात्मा

धृतिं न विन्दामि शमं च विष्णो।।11.24।।
"11.24 When I see Thee, touching the Heavens, glowing with colour, with open mouth and wide open fiery eyes, I am terrified. O My Lord! My courage and peace of mind desert me." — Shri Purohit Swami
→ Enter BG 11.24's full darśana · all 5 English translations + classical ācārya commentaries

तिथि-निर्णय — Calendar Conversions

Lunar Month: Bhādrapada (Bhādrapada Śukla Pakṣa)
Vikram Saṁvat: 2083 Siddhārthī
Śaka Saṁvat: 1948 Parābhava
Bengali Saṁvat: 1433
Malayalam Era: 1202
Nanakshahi: 557
Solar Month: Siṃha (Āvaṇi)
Ṛtu (Season): Varṣā (Monsoon)

पञ्चाङ्ग — Five Limbs

तिथि (Tithi)Śukla Navamī (9/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)Anurādhā Pada 3
योग (Yoga)Indra
करण (Karaṇa)Bālava
वार (Vāra)Śukravāra (Friday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

GrahaLongitudeRāśiNakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya123.80°SiṃhaMaghā P2
चन्द्र Candra224.00°VṛścikaAnurādhā P4
मङ्गल Maṅgala71.79°MithunaĀrdrā P2
बुध Budha116.56°KarkaAśleṣā P3
गुरु Bṛhaspati106.93°KarkaAśleṣā P1
शुक्र Śukra169.19°KanyāHasta P3
शनि Śani350.04°MīnaRevatī P2

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

Sūryodaya (Sunrise)05:47 IST
Sūryāsta (Sunset)18:52 IST
Madhyāhna (Solar Noon)12:20 IST
Candrodaya (Moonrise)13:51 IST
Candrāsta (Moonset)00:10 IST
Dinamāna (Day Duration)13 Hours 05 Mins 19 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)10 Hours 54 Mins 41 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta04:02 – 04:55
Prātaḥ Sandhyā04:42 – 05:47
Abhijit Muhūrta11:54 – 12:46
Vijaya Muhūrta14:31 – 15:23
Godhūli Muhūrta18:40 – 19:04
Sāyāhna Sandhyā18:52 – 19:25
Amṛta Kāla18:37 – 20:22
Niśīta Muhūrta23:54 – 00:46

अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)

Rāhu Kāla10:42 – 12:20
Yamaganda15:36 – 17:14
Gulika Kāla07:25 – 09:03
Varjyam06:20 – 06:41
Dur Muhūrta 08:50 – 09:16

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

Diśā Śūla (avoid travel): West (Paścim)
Candra Vāsa: North-East
Rāhu Vāsa: South-East
Ānandādi Yoga: Vajra (Inauspicious)
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 · Rohiṇī · Aśleṣā · Maghā · Pūrva Phalgunī · Uttara Phalgunī · Hasta · Jyeṣṭhā · Mūla · Pūrva Āṣāḍhā · Uttara Āṣāḍhā · Śravaṇa · Revatī
Favorable Rāśis (Chandra Bala, 6/12):
Meṣa · Vṛṣabha · Siṃha · Kanyā · Vṛścika · Makara

चौघड़िया — Choghaḍiyā Day Windows

Day-1 Chala05:47 – 07:25 (neutral)
Day-2 Labha07:25 – 09:03 (auspicious)
Day-3 Amṛta09:03 – 10:42 (auspicious)
Day-4 Kāla10:42 – 12:20 (inauspicious)
Day-5 Śubha12:20 – 13:58 (auspicious)
Day-6 Roga13:58 – 15:36 (inauspicious)
Day-7 Udveg15:36 – 17:14 (inauspicious)
Day-8 Chala17:14 – 18:52 (neutral)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Roga18:52 – 20:14 (inauspicious)
Night-2 Udveg20:14 – 21:36 (inauspicious)
Night-3 Chala21:36 – 22:58 (neutral)
Night-4 Labha22:58 – 00:20 (auspicious)
Night-5 Amṛta00:20 – 01:42 (auspicious)
Night-6 Kāla01:42 – 03:03 (inauspicious)
Night-7 Śubha03:03 – 04:25 (auspicious)
Night-8 Roga04:25 – 05:47 (inauspicious)

Coordinates

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

आज की यात्रा — Today's Walk

5 steps · graha walk
Śukravāra (Friday) — its presiding graha's walk.
Beauty + creativity in dharma + BG 10.36.

🌌 Cosmic-Historical Resonance

Today's Śukla Navamī + Anurādhā alignment also occurred on:
-1626101-04-03Bhagavān Rāma's birth at Ayodhyā (same Śukla Navamī)

Cosmic Time

Kali Year5128
Ahargaṇa (days from Kali epoch)1872808.27
Julian Day2461273.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)24.2251°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)99.32°
🪷 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 (24.2251°), declination 12.16°, EoT -2.80 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: 2026-08-21 (deterministic · request-time stamp removed for cache-friendliness)