पञ्चाङ्ग — Ṛṣikeśa · September 29, 2044 CE

🪷 आज: महाष्टमी — Mahā-Aṣṭamī (Durgā-Aṣṭamī)
8th day of Śāradīya Navrātri; Mahiṣāsura-mardinī kṣaṇa.

Also observed today

🪷 Today's Bhagavad-Gītā · The Daily Darśana
BG 1.42 · Chapter 1 · अर्जुनविषादयोग · Arjuna-Viṣāda-Yoga
सङ्करो नरकायैव कुलघ्नानां कुलस्य च।

पतन्ति पितरो ह्येषां लुप्तपिण्डोदकक्रियाः।।1.42।।
"1.42 Promiscuity ruins both the family and those who defile it; while the souls of our ancestors droop, through lack of the funeral cakes and ablutions." — Shri Purohit Swami
→ Enter BG 1.42's full darśana · all 5 English translations + classical ācārya commentaries

तिथि-निर्णय — Calendar Conversions

Lunar Month: Āśvina (Āśvina Śukla Pakṣa)
Vikram Saṁvat: 2101 Īśvara
Śaka Saṁvat: 1966 Raktākṣī
Bengali Saṁvat: 1451
Malayalam Era: 1220
Nanakshahi: 575
Solar Month: Kanyā (Puraṭṭāsi)
Ṛtu (Season): Śarad (Autumn)

पञ्चाङ्ग — Five Limbs

तिथि (Tithi)Śukla Aṣṭamī (8/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)Mūla Pada 4
योग (Yoga)Saubhāgya
करण (Karaṇa)Viṣṭi
वार (Vāra)Guruvāra (Thursday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

GrahaLongitudeRāśiNakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya162.08°KanyāHasta P1
चन्द्र Candra250.94°DhanuMūla P4
मङ्गल Maṅgala212.91°VṛścikaViśākhā P4
बुध Budha163.76°KanyāHasta P2
गुरु Bṛhaspati272.83°MakaraUttara Āṣāḍhā P2
शुक्र Śukra122.00°SiṃhaMaghā P1
शनि Śani211.28°VṛścikaViśākhā P4

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

Sūryodaya (Sunrise)06:09 IST
Sūryāsta (Sunset)18:04 IST
Madhyāhna (Solar Noon)12:06 IST
Candrodaya (Moonrise)12:57 IST
Candrāsta (Moonset)23:07 IST
Dinamāna (Day Duration)11 Hours 55 Mins 39 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)12 Hours 04 Mins 21 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta04:33 – 05:21
Prātaḥ Sandhyā05:09 – 06:09
Abhijit Muhūrta11:43 – 12:30
Vijaya Muhūrta14:06 – 14:53
Godhūli Muhūrta17:52 – 18:16
Sāyāhna Sandhyā18:04 – 18:34
Amṛta Kāla17:49 – 19:34
Niśīta Muhūrta23:43 – 00:30

अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)

Rāhu Kāla13:36 – 15:05
Yamaganda06:09 – 07:38
Gulika Kāla09:08 – 10:37
Varjyam06:38 – 06:57
Dur Muhūrta 08:56 – 09:19

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

Diśā Śūla (avoid travel): South (Dakṣiṇa)
Candra Vāsa: East
Rāhu Vāsa: North-West
Ānandādi Yoga: Dhvaja (Auspicious)
Drik Ṛtu: Śarad (Autumn) (Drik)
Vedic Ṛtu: Varṣā (Monsoon)
Drik Ayana: Dakṣiṇāyana
Vedic Ayana: Dakṣiṇāyana

तारा-चन्द्र बल — Tara & Chandra Bala

Favorable Nakshatras (Tara Bala, 15/27):
Bharaṇī · Kṛttikā · Rohiṇī · Mṛgaśirā · Ārdrā · Pūrva Phalgunī · Uttara Phalgunī · Hasta · Citrā · Svātī · Pūrva Āṣāḍhā · Uttara Āṣāḍhā · Śravaṇa · Dhaniṣṭhā · Śatabhiṣaj
Favorable Rāśis (Chandra Bala, 6/12):
Vṛṣabha · Mithuna · Kanyā · Tulā · Dhanu · Kumbha

चौघड़िया — Choghaḍiyā Day Windows

Day-1 Śubha06:09 – 07:38 (auspicious)
Day-2 Roga07:38 – 09:08 (inauspicious)
Day-3 Udveg09:08 – 10:37 (inauspicious)
Day-4 Chala10:37 – 12:06 (neutral)
Day-5 Labha12:06 – 13:36 (auspicious)
Day-6 Amṛta13:36 – 15:05 (auspicious)
Day-7 Kāla15:05 – 16:35 (inauspicious)
Day-8 Śubha16:35 – 18:04 (auspicious)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Amṛta18:04 – 19:35 (auspicious)
Night-2 Kāla19:35 – 21:05 (inauspicious)
Night-3 Śubha21:05 – 22:36 (auspicious)
Night-4 Roga22:36 – 00:06 (inauspicious)
Night-5 Udveg00:06 – 01:37 (inauspicious)
Night-6 Chala01:37 – 03:08 (neutral)
Night-7 Labha03:08 – 04:38 (auspicious)
Night-8 Amṛta04:38 – 06:09 (auspicious)

Coordinates

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

आज की यात्रा — Today's Walk

8 steps · graha walk
Guruvāra (Thursday) — its presiding graha's walk.
Wisdom transmission + BG 4.34.

🌌 Cosmic-Historical Resonance

Today's Śukla Aṣṭamī + Mūla alignment also occurred on:
-3137-12-25Bhīṣma's Mahaprasthan (same Śukla Aṣṭamī)

Cosmic Time

Kali Year5146
Ahargaṇa (days from Kali epoch)1879422.27
Julian Day2467887.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)24.4780°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)89.49°
🪷 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 (24.4780°), declination -2.60°, EoT 10.52 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: 2044-09-29 (deterministic · request-time stamp removed for cache-friendliness)