पञ्चाङ्ग — Somnāth · August 29, 2014 CE

🪷 आज: गणेश चतुर्थी — Gaṇeśa Caturthī
Gaṇeśa's birth day; 11-day festival in Maharashtra.

Also observed today

🪷 Today's Bhagavad-Gītā · The Daily Darśana
BG 6.36 · Chapter 6 · ध्यानयोग · Dhyāna-Yoga
असंयतात्मना योगो दुष्प्राप इति मे मतिः।

वश्यात्मना तु यतता शक्योऽवाप्तुमुपायतः।।6.36।।
"6.36 It is not possible to attain Self-Realisation if a man does not know how to control himself; but for him who, striving by proper means, learns such control, it is possible." — Shri Purohit Swami
→ Enter BG 6.36's full darśana · all 5 English translations + classical ācārya commentaries

तिथि-निर्णय — Calendar Conversions

Lunar Month: Bhādrapada (Bhādrapada Śukla Pakṣa)
Vikram Saṁvat: 2071 Plavaṅga
Śaka Saṁvat: 1936 Jaya
Bengali Saṁvat: 1421
Malayalam Era: 1190
Nanakshahi: 545
Solar Month: Siṃha (Āvaṇi)
Ṛtu (Season): Varṣā (Monsoon)

पञ्चाङ्ग — Five Limbs

तिथि (Tithi)Śukla Caturthī (4/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)Hasta Pada 4
योग (Yoga)Śubha
करण (Karaṇa)Vaṇija
वार (Vāra)Śukravāra (Friday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

GrahaLongitudeRāśiNakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya131.59°SiṃhaMaghā P4
चन्द्र Candra169.64°KanyāHasta P3
मङ्गल Maṅgala205.44°TulāViśākhā P2
बुध Budha149.12°SiṃhaUttara Phalgunī P1
गुरु Bṛhaspati104.76°KarkaPuṣya P4
शुक्र Śukra116.31°KarkaAśleṣā P3
शनि Śani203.56°TulāViśākhā P2

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

Sūryodaya (Sunrise)06:31 IST
Sūryāsta (Sunset)19:07 IST
Madhyāhna (Solar Noon)12:49 IST
Candrodaya (Moonrise)09:27 IST
Candrāsta (Moonset)21:15 IST
Dinamāna (Day Duration)12 Hours 36 Mins 21 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)11 Hours 23 Mins 39 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta04:50 – 05:40
Prātaḥ Sandhyā05:28 – 06:31
Abhijit Muhūrta12:24 – 13:14
Vijaya Muhūrta14:55 – 15:45
Godhūli Muhūrta18:55 – 19:19
Sāyāhna Sandhyā19:07 – 19:39
Amṛta Kāla18:52 – 20:37
Niśīta Muhūrta00:24 – 01:14

अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)

Rāhu Kāla11:14 – 12:49
Yamaganda15:58 – 17:33
Gulika Kāla08:05 – 09:40
Varjyam07:02 – 07:22
Dur Muhūrta 09:27 – 09:52

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

Diśā Śūla (avoid travel): West (Paścim)
Candra Vāsa: North-West
Rāhu Vāsa: South-East
Ānandādi Yoga: Saumya (Auspicious)
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):
Mṛgaśirā · Ārdrā · Punarvasu · Puṣya · Aśleṣā · Citrā · Svātī · Viśākhā · Anurādhā · Jyeṣṭhā · Dhaniṣṭhā · Śatabhiṣaj · Pūrva Bhādrapadā · Uttara Bhādrapadā · Revatī
Favorable Rāśis (Chandra Bala, 6/12):
Mithuna · Karka · Kanyā · Vṛścika · Kumbha · Mīna

चौघड़िया — Choghaḍiyā Day Windows

Day-1 Chala06:31 – 08:05 (neutral)
Day-2 Labha08:05 – 09:40 (auspicious)
Day-3 Amṛta09:40 – 11:14 (auspicious)
Day-4 Kāla11:14 – 12:49 (inauspicious)
Day-5 Śubha12:49 – 14:23 (auspicious)
Day-6 Roga14:23 – 15:58 (inauspicious)
Day-7 Udveg15:58 – 17:33 (inauspicious)
Day-8 Chala17:33 – 19:07 (neutral)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Roga19:07 – 20:33 (inauspicious)
Night-2 Udveg20:33 – 21:58 (inauspicious)
Night-3 Chala21:58 – 23:23 (neutral)
Night-4 Labha23:23 – 00:49 (auspicious)
Night-5 Amṛta00:49 – 02:14 (auspicious)
Night-6 Kāla02:14 – 03:40 (inauspicious)
Night-7 Śubha03:40 – 05:05 (auspicious)
Night-8 Roga05:05 – 06:31 (inauspicious)

Coordinates

Latitude: 20.888°
Longitude: 70.4017°
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 Time

Kali Year5116
Ahargaṇa (days from Kali epoch)1868433.27
Julian Day2456898.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)24.0578°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)41.04°
🪷 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 (24.0578°), declination 9.44°, EoT -0.50 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: 2014-08-29 (deterministic · request-time stamp removed for cache-friendliness)