पञ्चाङ्ग — Ṛṣikeśa · August 18, 2028 CE

🪷 आज: सिंह सङ्क्रान्ति — Siṁha Saṅkrānti
Sun enters Leo.

Also observed today

🪷 Today's Bhagavad-Gītā · The Daily Darśana
BG 11.51 · Chapter 11 · विश्वरूपदर्शनयोग · Viśvarūpa-Darśana-Yoga
अर्जुन उवाच

दृष्ट्वेदं मानुषं रूपं तवसौम्यं जनार्दन।

इदानीमस्मि संवृत्तः सचेताः प्रकृतिं गतः।।11.51।।
"11.51 Arjuna said: Seeing Thee in Thy gentle human form, my Lord, I am myself again, calm once more." — Shri Purohit Swami
→ Enter BG 11.51's full darśana · all 5 English translations + classical ācārya commentaries

तिथि-निर्णय — Calendar Conversions

Lunar Month: Bhādrapada (Bhādrapada Kṛṣṇa Pakṣa)
Vikram Saṁvat: 2085 Durmati
Śaka Saṁvat: 1950 Kīlaka
Bengali Saṁvat: 1435
Malayalam Era: 1204
Nanakshahi: 559
Solar Month: Siṃha (Āvaṇi)
Ṛtu (Season): Varṣā (Monsoon)

पञ्चाङ्ग — Five Limbs

तिथि (Tithi)Kṛṣṇa Trayodaśī (28/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)Punarvasu Pada 3
योग (Yoga)Siddhi
करण (Karaṇa)Gara
वार (Vāra)Śukravāra (Friday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

GrahaLongitudeRāśiNakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya121.38°SiṃhaMaghā P1
चन्द्र Candra88.02°MithunaPunarvasu P3
मङ्गल Maṅgala84.04°MithunaPunarvasu P2
बुध Budha141.72°SiṃhaPūrva Phalgunī P3
गुरु Bṛhaspati154.42°KanyāUttara Phalgunī P3
शुक्र Śukra75.37°MithunaĀrdrā P3
शनि Śani17.01°MeṣaBharaṇī P2

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

Sūryodaya (Sunrise)05:46 IST
Sūryāsta (Sunset)18:55 IST
Madhyāhna (Solar Noon)12:20 IST
Candrodaya (Moonrise)03:11 IST
Candrāsta (Moonset)17:03 IST
Dinamāna (Day Duration)13 Hours 09 Mins 21 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)10 Hours 50 Mins 39 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta04:01 – 04:53
Prātaḥ Sandhyā04:40 – 05:46
Abhijit Muhūrta11:54 – 12:47
Vijaya Muhūrta14:32 – 15:25
Godhūli Muhūrta18:43 – 19:07
Sāyāhna Sandhyā18:55 – 19:28
Amṛta Kāla18:40 – 20:25
Niśīta Muhūrta23:54 – 00:47

अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)

Rāhu Kāla10:42 – 12:20
Yamaganda15:38 – 17:16
Gulika Kāla07:24 – 09:03
Varjyam06:19 – 06:40
Dur Muhūrta 08:50 – 09:16

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

Diśā Śūla (avoid travel): West (Paścim)
Candra Vāsa: South
Rāhu Vāsa: South-East
Ānandādi Yoga: Sushira (Auspicious)
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 · Puṣya · Aśleṣā · Maghā · Pūrva Phalgunī · Uttara Phalgunī · Anurādhā · Jyeṣṭhā · Mūla · Pūrva Āṣāḍhā · Uttara Āṣāḍhā · Uttara Bhādrapadā · Revatī
Favorable Rāśis (Chandra Bala, 6/12):
Meṣa · Mithuna · Siṃha · Vṛścika · Dhanu · Mīna

चौघड़िया — Choghaḍiyā Day Windows

Day-1 Chala05:46 – 07:24 (neutral)
Day-2 Labha07:24 – 09:03 (auspicious)
Day-3 Amṛta09:03 – 10:42 (auspicious)
Day-4 Kāla10:42 – 12:20 (inauspicious)
Day-5 Śubha12:20 – 13:59 (auspicious)
Day-6 Roga13:59 – 15:38 (inauspicious)
Day-7 Udveg15:38 – 17:16 (inauspicious)
Day-8 Chala17:16 – 18:55 (neutral)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Roga18:55 – 20:16 (inauspicious)
Night-2 Udveg20:16 – 21:38 (inauspicious)
Night-3 Chala21:38 – 22:59 (neutral)
Night-4 Labha22:59 – 00:20 (auspicious)
Night-5 Amṛta00:20 – 01:42 (auspicious)
Night-6 Kāla01:42 – 03:03 (inauspicious)
Night-7 Śubha03:03 – 04:24 (auspicious)
Night-8 Roga04:24 – 05:46 (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 Kṛṣṇa Trayodaśī + Punarvasu alignment also occurred on:
-1626101-04-03Bhagavān Rāma's birth at Ayodhyā (same Punarvasu)

Cosmic Time

Kali Year5130
Ahargaṇa (days from Kali epoch)1873536.27
Julian Day2462001.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)24.2529°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)327.73°
🪷 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 (24.2529°), declination 12.97°, EoT -3.53 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: 2028-08-18 (deterministic · request-time stamp removed for cache-friendliness)